TCC Cooking Company Recalls CHEFS Vertical Roasters Due to Burn and Laceration Hazards
Home product recall 16-007. Announced by CPSC on Oct 14, 2015.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 14, 2015. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund what’s offered
- About 4,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The vertical roasters can break or shatter, posing burn and laceration hazards.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled roasters. Consumers who purchased the roaster through Target.com should return the product to any Target store for a full refund. All other consumers should discard the product and contact TCC Cooking Company to receive a gift card equal to the purchase price.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: refund.
- How to reach the firm: TCC Cooking Company at 800-338-3232 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, or online at www.chefscatalog.com and click on the Product Recalls link under the Need Help section. Consumers can also write to the firm at CHEFS Customer Care, 5070 Centennial Boulevard, Colorado Springs, CO 80919. Consumers can contact Target at 800-440-0680 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.target.com and click on the Product Recalls link at the bottom of the homepage under the Help section or click on the Product Recalls tab on Target’s Facebook page for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves CHEFS-branded flameproof ceramic vertical roasters. The black roasters consist of a round roasting pan with handles and a removable insert. The roasting pan measures 11.75 in diameter on the inside and 2.5 inches high and the removable insert measures 7.5 inches in diameter at the base and 4.5 inches high. The underside of the handles are slightly recessed for grip. The CHEFS logo is at the center of the rimmed base.
About 4,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Vertical roasters.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 3 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by TCC Cooking Company, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Chefscatalog.com, Cooking.com, Target.com and other online retailers from April 2014 through May 2015 for between $35 and $50.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
TCC Cooking Company has received 25 reports of the roasters breaking or shattering. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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