Exploding Frying Pans Recalled

Newsday ^ | January 14, 2003 | The Associated Press

[Willie Green]

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use.

WASHINGTON -- An Iowa company is recalling about 8,700 frying pans that can explode or separate during use, posing the risk of burns from spilled food and possible property damage.

Innova Inc., of Davenport, has received 16 reports of frying pans exploding, burning two consumers with hot oil and damaging property eight times, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Tuesday.

The pans, manufactured in China, are stainless steel on the outside and have a black, nonstick coating on the inside. The words "ULTREX DOUBLE WALL" and the company's name are engraved on the bottom

[Willie Green]

Why worry about China's military buildup when they can attack us with exploding frying pans?

[gov_bean_ counter]

I thought that only appliances from Russia exploded. Oops. Same thing.

[Petronski]

I thought that only appliances from Russia exploded. Oops. Same thing.

Ever heard of the late-70s-era Soviet televisions that would catch fire if you turned them off? Too funny.

[xJones]

Looks like I've got some mailing to do.

Isn't it a shame we learn about this AFTER Christmas?

[mhking]

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

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[dirtboy]

Why worry about China's military buildup when they can attack us with exploding frying pans?

Shhh. This is part of Saddam's defensive plans. Scatter these pans across the desert surrounding Baghdad, and take out American GIs who pick them up and use them to heat up their MREs...

[dirtboy]

Isn't it a shame we learn about this AFTER Christmas?

Too bad the White House staff couldn't have left a few of these for the Clintons to pilfer away to Chappaqua...

[per loin]

Apparently the Chinese forgot to add a "Use at room temperature only" label.

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

Aaaaahhhh Sooooo... We thought you wanted flying pans! Solly!

[Cagey]

"The Mother of all Exploding Frying Pans"

[Poohbah]

The pans sound like they're made out of the metal alloy used to detonate the high explosives in nuclear warheads. Which means that the ChiCom ICBM force has detonators that won't stick to the explosives :o)

[frodolives]

Ah, my good ol' exploding fry pan, I remember ye well......

[johnny7]

I hate it when they blow up! Then I got to pick out the shrapnel. Dang!

[Protagoras]

Why worry about China's military buildup when they can attack us with exploding frying pans?

Same answer as all questions, raise the tarriffs on exploding frying pans. (and everything else)

[dfwgator]

Gives a whole new meaning to "Out of the Frying Pan, into the fire."

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[rs79bm]

Just how do you create a frying pan that explodes? This have got to be very poorly made with very *cheap* material. An average metal or cast iron frying pan at oven temperature should never, ever explode. So, this begs the question, does anyone know what material these frying pans were made of? I would be interested in knowing.

[Cagey]

Magnesium.