ProCast 12 Cup Nonstick Cast Aluminum Bundt Cake Pan vs Original Bundt Pan 12 Cup: which is safer?

Original Bundt Pan 12 Cup is the clear pick. Nordic Ware ProCast 12 Cup Nonstick Cast Aluminum Bundt Cake Pan carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Nordic Ware ProCast 12 Cup Nonstick Cast Aluminum Bundt Cake Pan

Nordic Ware

ProCast 12 Cup Nonstick Cast Aluminum Bundt Cake Pan

PFAS grade

Poor 40/100

Overall grade

Bad 4/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Cast aluminum with proprietary nonstick coating (unspecified Teflon-family coating or Teflon-type coating status)

Confidence

35%

LikelyNonstick coating degradation and flaking

PossibleAluminum leaching at high temperatures

PossibleThermal fume risk from nonstick coating

Our pick

Nordic Ware

Original Bundt Pan 12 Cup

PFAS grade

Excellent 95/100

Overall grade

Excellent 87/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Cast iron with natural seasoning

Confidence

88%

PossibleCoating degradation over time

PossibleRust or iron oxidation from improper storage

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Nonstick coating degradation and flaking, Aluminum leaching at high temperatures, Thermal fume risk from nonstick coating and Unverified PFAS-free claim 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 proprietary nonstick coating (unspecified fluoropolymer or PTFE status) 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 35% 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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