Baking Paper, Parchment, 70 Square Feet vs Parchment Paper: which is safer?
If You Care Baking Paper, Parchment, 70 Square Feet is the clear pick. Simply Done Parchment Paper carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
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
Simply Done
Parchment Paper
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleSilicone coating degradation at high heat
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from worn coating
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Paper degradation and particulate shedding on the If You Care and not on the Simply Done.
- We flag Silicone coating degradation at high heat and Microplastic shedding from worn coating on the Simply Done and not on the If You Care.
- The If You Care is silicone-coated parchment paper where the Simply Done is silicone-coated kraft 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.
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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