Plastic Wrap 11-7/8 x 750', 2-Pack vs Reynolds Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil Roll: which is safer?
Kirkland Signature Plastic Wrap 11-7/8 x 750', 2-Pack is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Kirkland Signature
Plastic Wrap 11-7/8 x 750', 2-Pack
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Good 62/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Polyethylene (PE) film
Confidence
82%
PossiblePolyethylene film degradation under heat
PossibleMicroplastics from degradation or tearing
Reynolds Wrap
Reynolds Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil Roll
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Good 56/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
aluminum foil (bare)
Confidence
82%
PossibleAluminum leaching into acidic or salty foods
ReportedSharp edges and mechanical injury
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Polyethylene film degradation under heat and Microplastics from degradation or tearing on the Kirkland Signature and not on the Reynolds Wrap.
- We flag Aluminum leaching into acidic or salty foods and Sharp edges and mechanical injury on the Reynolds Wrap and not on the Kirkland Signature.
- The Kirkland Signature is Polyethylene (PE) film where the Reynolds Wrap is aluminum foil (bare), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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