T-Fal T-fal 12" 5quart cooker & T-fal 12" frypan

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20161205-08B70-2147410145. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: T-Fal T-fal 12" 5quart cooker & T-fal 12" frypan. Incident: T-Fal non-stick induction pan. Was frying scrambled eggs over low gas flame. Very loud pop was heard, caused animals to run away, and upon investigating, rivet head (one of two) holding handle on separated and partially detached. Could have become projectile, but did not detach fully. No injury.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20250923-1CB1E-2147327606. Matched catalog product: T-Fal T-fal 12" 5quart cooker & T-fal 12" frypan. Incident: While cooking with a T-fal nonstick pot and its matching tempered glass lid, I experienced a sudden and alarming product failure. I was using the pot under normal stovetop conditions to prepare a fresh piece of fish when I heard a loud POP. The glass lid shattered around the handle area, and the knob detached completely, leaving a hole in the center of the lid. The rest of the glass remained intact but was visibly fractured.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20131001-FE0AC-2147451313. Matched catalog product: T-Fal T-fal 12" 5quart cooker & T-fal 12" frypan. Incident: I purchased a 12-piece set of T-fal Ultimate hard anodized cookware with the thermo-spot. From the first time I used them, I noticed they slid around on the burner more than I thought they should. So much so that you cannot stir in them or dish out food without holding onto the handle. One evening I put a pot of water on to bring to a boil for pasta. I was turned away from my stove preparing other things when I heard a noise. When I turned to look, the pan was wiggling (merely from the boiling water) and had slid most of the way off the burner and was headed towards the edge of the stove top. Had I not noticed this, it could have fallen off my stove and burned me. My main concern is the possibility of this happening when a child is in the kitchen. I do not believe they are safe to use because of this.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20250425-B1778-2147331725. Matched catalog product: T-Fal T-fal 12" 5quart cooker & T-fal 12" frypan. Incident: Pan overheated rapidly after being on medium-high heat for 4 minutes. When raw vegetables were added to the pan, the food and the pan caught on fire. Although there was no property damage and no one was hurt, it was an extremely scary incident. If a child was nearby or if someone had been standing directly over the pan, there may have been severe injuries.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20230306-BFDA4-2147348993. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: T-fal T-fal 12" 5quart cooker & T-fal 12" frypan (one T-fal pan is 12 in across and 2in deep. The other one is 12 in across and 3 in deep). Incident: I purchased T-fal frying pans from Walmart in Shelby Twp, MI. One about a year ago and the other one about 4 years ago. I was using them to fry eggs, brown hamburger etc with a gas stove. I noticed upon looking closely at them, that the middle emblem which is red with the letter T in it, is crumbling into the food, on both pans. When I took a picture of the two emblems, I also noticed that the one pan also has little yellow markings across the whole cooking area and they are all crumbling off as well. I'm not sure if we have injuries from this situation, as we have been internalizing this teflon and paint material for some time now. I notified T-fal company by email and they said this: Dear [REDACTED], Thank you for your email via https://www.t-falusa.com. Please note based on the pictures provided we could not determine a manufacturing related cause and thus it would not be subject to replacement under the terms of our warranty. This determination was reached by the discoloration from overheating. In most instances when the non-stick coating has lost its' non-stick properties, it is due to overheating of the pan. Cookware with non-stick coatings should be used on low to medium heat settings, because due to the superior quality of our cookware, the cookware will heat up quicker and retain the heat longer. Overheating of the non-stick coating will cause the non-stick properties to break down. As a result, you will find that foods are sticking to the cookware. Another indication that your pan has been overheated is that your cookware has turned a brown or rusty color. If the