Bakers and Chefs gas and propane grills
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 20, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 20, 2011the latest report was made
- Jul 20, 2011the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Bakers and Chefs
- Maker
- Walmart Stores Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Gas and propane grillsGrills and stoves for outdoor useCPSC’s product type: Gas or Lp Grills or Stoves (For Outdoor Use) (code 3248), in Yard & Garden: Grills & Accessories
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Jul 20, 2011, published by CPSC Aug 24, 2011
The product, in the report: Bakers and Chefs Gas Grill. Appears to be a model called “Main Event”. Has eight burners and two propane tanks (one tank for each bank of four). Silver in color. Date of production unknown, but believed to be made in the past five years or so.
I was in charge of grilling hamburgers at my church this evening. The grill the church had set up was a “Bakers & Chefs” model with eight (8) burners and two (2) propane tanks. Upon further investigation, it appears this model is called “Main Event” and is produced by a parent company called Grand Hall.
I followed the instructions on the grill to start it up. I have worked with many grills, both charcoal and gas, and had no difficulty getting the burners to ignite. Once I had waited for the grill to warm up, I placed the burgers on the grill. As they were cooking, huge flames jumped up through the grill grates. Many were over a foot tall. I was afraid to go in and flip or remove my burgers for fear of being burned. They seemed to occur regardless of where the dial was set--I had it set to “low” the entire time on one burner and this happened (the same thing happened when “high” was selected).
Eventually, I caught a break and managed to flip one of the burgers. When it was set down on the griddle, the huge flames began again. Most of them occurred right around the burger, but others jumped up in seemingly random locations.
I had to turn all the burners off and wait for the grill to cool down to safely remove my burgers, which were inedible.
While I understand flames are an inevitable part of any grilling experience, the amount and intensity of flames even on the lowest heat setting were unacceptable to me. I have been grilling since I was in my early teens and this is the first time I’ve ever been scared to place a tool on the grilling surface in fear of burning my arm or hand.
- Model
- Main Event
- Where
- Unspecified: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Bakers and Chefs, made or sold by Walmart Stores Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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