Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven Cream metal pots and pans
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 10, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Mar 10, 2026the latest report was made
- Mar 10, 2026the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven Cream
- Maker
- TargetMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Metal pots and pansNot electricCPSC’s product type: Metal Cookware (Nonelectric) (code 460), in Kitchen: Cookware & Tableware
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
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| March 2026 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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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Hurt, no treatment Made Mar 10, 2026, sent to the company Mar 13, 2026, published by CPSC Apr 3, 2026
The product, in the report: 5qt Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven Cream - Hearth & Hand with Magnolia, purchased from Target https://www.target.com/p/enameled-cast-iron-dutch-oven-cream-hearth-hand-with-magnolia/-/A-78308087
This is in relation to an incident that occurred using a Hearth & Hand with Magnolia Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven that was recently purchased from Target: https://www.target.com/p/5qt-enameled-cast-iron-dutch-oven-cream-hearth-38-hand-8482-with-magnolia
The incident occurred during the first attempted use of the dutch oven, so it was brand new. There were no apparent defects present at the time of purchase or the incident, visible or otherwise. The dutch oven was being used to make bread. The instructions were to preheat the dutch oven to 450 degrees F (dutch oven is rated to 500) for 30 minutes. After the preheat, then the loaf was added to the preheated dutch oven. The loaf was refrigerated, but warming to room temperature at the time.
Immediately upon placement of the loaf into the dutch oven, the inside surface of the enamel catastrophically and violently failed. Thousands of tiny glass shards exploded out from the oven, covering the oven, rest of kitchen, and the two adults (myself and my girlfriend) that were in the kitchen. The shards were travelling fast enough to embed in skin, with multiple lacerations to one hand (the one placing the bread), and irritations on face, neck and arm. The explosion was loud enough to cause minor temporary ringing in our ears, which quickly faded after about a minute.
Thankfully there were no inhalation or eye exposures from the incident, and the skin lacerations are minor and will heal quickly. But it could have been significantly worse, and this is why I am reporting this.
I do not recall seeing any warnings or disclosures regarding not preheating the dutch oven, but it clearly had issues with enamel bonding and handling the stresses of the temperature swing.
- UPC
- 4932403050
- Bought from
- Target
- Bought
- Feb 1, 2026, about then
- Where
- Keene, New Hampshire: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 27, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Spouse
- As this report names them
- Brand Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven Cream, made or sold by Target
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.