Original Bundt Pan vs Original Bundt Pan 12 Cup: which is safer?
Original Bundt Pan 12 Cup is the clear pick. Nordic Ware Original Bundt Pan carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Nordic Ware
Original Bundt Pan
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAluminum leaching
ReportedNon-stick coating degradation and fume risk
PossibleCoating flaking and microparticle ingestion
Our pick
Nordic Ware
Original Bundt Pan 12 Cup
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleCoating degradation over time
PossibleRust or iron oxidation from improper storage
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Aluminum leaching, Non-stick coating degradation and fume risk, Coating flaking and microparticle ingestion and Lack of published material safety data on the Nordic Ware and not on the Nordic Ware.
- We flag Coating degradation over time and Rust or iron oxidation from improper storage on the Nordic Ware and not on the Nordic Ware.
- The Nordic Ware is cast aluminum with non-stick coating (type unspecified) where the Nordic Ware is Cast iron with natural seasoning, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 55 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Nordic Ware is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Nordic Ware grade, at 55% confidence against 88%, because it discloses less.
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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