Craft Series Utensil Set vs Utensil Essentials 6-Piece Silicone Utensil Set: which is safer?
Our Place Utensil Essentials 6-Piece Silicone Utensil Set is the clear pick. Craft Series Utensil Set carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Le Creuset
Craft Series Utensil Set
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleSilicone handle degradation
PossibleAdhesive failure between handle and utensil head
PossibleBacterial growth in handle crevices
Our pick
Our Place
Utensil Essentials 6-Piece Silicone Utensil Set
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleMicroplastic generation
PossibleBacterial colonization
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Silicone handle degradation, Adhesive failure between handle and utensil head and Bacterial growth in handle crevices on the Le Creuset and not on the Our Place.
- We flag Microplastic generation and Bacterial colonization on the Our Place and not on the Le Creuset.
- The Le Creuset is Stainless steel utensils with silicone handles where the Our Place is Silicone utensils, no coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Our Place is the one to buy.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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