Kitchens Parchment Paper Roll, 25 ft x 12 in, 25 Total Sq. ft. vs Baking Paper, Parchment, 70 Square Feet: which is safer?
If You Care Baking Paper, Parchment, 70 Square Feet is the clear pick. Reynolds Kitchens Parchment Paper Roll, 25 ft x 12 in, 25 Total Sq. ft. carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Reynolds
Kitchens Parchment Paper Roll, 25 ft x 12 in, 25 Total Sq. ft.
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in silicone coating (separate grade)
PossibleSilicone coating degradation and microparticle release
PossibleChlorine residue (if bleached paper base)
Our pick
If You Care
Baking Paper, Parchment, 70 Square Feet
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePaper degradation and particulate shedding
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in silicone coating (separate grade), Silicone coating degradation and microparticle release, Chlorine residue (if bleached paper base) and Off-gassing or thermal decomposition at high heat on the Reynolds and not on the If You Care.
- We flag Paper degradation and particulate shedding on the If You Care and not on the Reynolds.
- The Reynolds is silicone-coated paper, grease-resistant treatment unspecified where the If You Care is silicone-coated parchment paper, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 65 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the If You Care is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Reynolds grade, at 35% confidence against 82%, 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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