Many common bakeware items are full of toxins you don’t want in your food. Thankfully there are other options! Here is the best non-toxic bakeware I use as a mom on a budget.
Quick Look at Non-Toxic Bakeware
- 💲 Most Affordable: Stainless steel
- 🍳 Non-Stick: Cast iron
- ❄️ Best for Storing Food: Glass
- 👀 Most Visually-Appealing: Ceramic
What Works for Me (and I bake A LOT)
When I first learned about toxins in bakeware I immediately went through my kitchen and threw out every toxic piece. However, replacing bakeware with healthy options wasn’t quite so easy.
After years of collecting and baking with non-toxic bakeware, these are the best items that I use in my kitchen all the time.
Stainless Steel
Pros
Cons
Price
Low – Stainless steel is hard to beat when you’re looking for non-toxic bakeware on a budget.
Best bakeware items
Wildone set of 3 stainless steel baking sheets – These are the baking sheets I own and love! They’re great for recipes like gluten-free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.
Fox Run muffin pan – I use this pan all the time. It’s perfect for recipes like oat flour banana muffins or healthy chocolate cupcakes.
Glass
Pros
Cons
Price
Low
Best bakeware items
Anchor set of 3 glass bread pans – These are my favorite bread pans! Everything from gluten-free pumpkin bread to meatloaf without eggs turns out great in these.
Pyrex 3 quart glass baking dish – One of the best workhorses in my kitchen. I love using it for gluten-free blueberry crisp since I can see when the blueberries start to bubble.
Pyrex 9″ glass pie pan – These pie pans are wonderful for sweet and savory pies!
Cast Iron
If I could only have one item in my kitchen, it would be my large cast iron skillet!
Pros
Cons
Price
Moderate – Even if you can’t afford many cast iron pieces, one large skillet is a great all-purpose item to have in your kitchen.
Best bakeware items
15″ Lodge cast iron skillet – This is my go-to skillet I use daily. My Blueberry cheesecake Dutch baby is one of my favorite recipes to bake in it!
8″ Lodge cast iron skillet – I love using this for smaller baking jobs.
9″x13″ Lodge cast iron casserole dish
Ceramic
Pros
Cons
Price
High – Ceramic pieces are often beautiful and high-quality, but they’re not a good budget option.
Best bakeware items
Lodge enameled cast iron Dutch oven – This cast iron Dutch oven is coated with porcelain ceramic and I love how it can go straight from the stovetop to the oven! I use it for recipes like my Indian beef curry.
Emile Henry 2-quart square baking dish
Staub set of 2 rectangular baking dishes
Is Silicone Non-Toxic?
Silicone is generally considered non-toxic if the item is made from 100% food-grade silicone. However, there haven’t been many studies on it, and some people (myself included) aren’t comfortable doing lots of baking with it.
It’s also common to find silicone bakeware that has a mixture of materials, so you need to be careful when selecting silicone items.
Pros
Cons
If you’re looking for more tips for creating a low-tox home, check out my list of 20 ways to detox your kitchen!
Toxic Bakeware Materials
Aluminum
Especially when cooking acidic food or at higher temperatures, aluminum bakeware can leach aluminum into food. Aluminum has been proven to be a neurotoxin, and chronic intake has even been linked to Alzheimers!
Traditional Non-Stick (Teflon)
The coating on non-stick bakeware includes PFAs (or forever chemicals) which can get into food that comes in contact with the bakeware.
While studies have been unclear regarding the levels of exposure needed to cause health issues, the EPA warns that certain levels of exposure can cause fertility problems, increased risk of certain cancers, developmental delays in children, hormonal interferences, and other issues.
What’s your favorite piece of non-toxic bakeware? Let me know in the comments. I’d love to hear!
