Kirkland (Signature) metal pots and pans
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Dec 13, 2022. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Dec 13, 2022the latest report was made
- Jul 29, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Kirkland (Signature)
- Maker
- Costco WholesaleMakers, 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
Other ways the reports write the brand (2)
“Kirkland Signature” and “Kirkland Signature by Costco”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2022 | 1 |
| November 2016 | 1 |
| July 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
- Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known
- 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 Dec 13, 2022, sent to the company Dec 15, 2022, published by CPSC Dec 30, 2022
The product, in the report: Kirkland Signature 18/10 Stainless Steel 10-inch Flared Edge Skillet with Copper-Bonded 5-Ply Base, made in Italy.
My wife and I own a 13-piece set of Kirkland Signature 18/10 Stainless Steel Copper-Bonded 5-Ply Base Professional Cookware, purchased from Costco in 2002. Recently, the 10-inch skillet from the set appears to be shedding a granular, sand-like substance from seams between the dissimilar materials in the bonded base. This occurs when cooking on our gas stove. The seams between the dissimilar materials appear to open up slightly as the skillet heats up. When the skillet is then tilted to empty the cooked contents, approximately 1/8 teaspoon of granular material pours out from the seam in the base and mixes with the food. The seams appear to close up slightly as the skillet cools, and no more granular material is shed once the pan is no longer hot. No injuries have occurred, but I am concerned that we may have ingested some of the granular material before we noticed the problem.
- Model
- 14165
- UPC
- 0 96619 14165 4
- Bought from
- Costco Portland, Oregon
- Bought
- Dec 13, 2002
- Where
- Portland, Oregon: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 70, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Spouse
- As this report names them
- Brand Kirkland Signature by Costco, made or sold by Costco Wholesale
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Hurt, care not known Made Nov 4, 2016, sent to the company Dec 12, 2016, published by CPSC Jan 4, 2017
The product, in the report: Cooking pan Kirkland Signature
I was using a Kirkland Signature pan and heating it up getting ready to cook an omelette. I sprayed it with [REDACTED] and when it was heated up I went to move the handle out of the way. When I did this, the bottom of the pan fell off releasing melted metal. The metal destroyed parts of my stove, my kitchen floor, parts of my living room floor, two rugs, and caused severe burns on both of my feet from trying to jump out of the way. I have been trying to resolve this with Costco and Meyer Corp. with no success. I have been harassed and asked ridiculous questions from Meyer over 4 months , like do I soak my pan or do I use lukewarm water to clean my pan....etc. etc. The bottom line is this is a defective line of cookware that is no longer being sold because it explodes and spews molten hot metal. Only two small nails hold the bottom on.
- Bought from
- Costco, Washington
- Where
- Unspecified: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Kirkland Signature, made or sold by Costco Wholesale
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Level of care not known
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First aid Made Jul 29, 2011, published by CPSC Aug 22, 2011
The product, in the report: 1 quart saucepan - 6” across. Kirkland Signature. Purchased at Costco. Made in Thailand. 000119 is stamped on the bottom.
The handles are so heavy on the pots that they tip over with boiling hot food in them. One incident I had, the pot tipped over and very hot corn went everywhere. I was burned and so was my little grandson. Fortunately we did not need medical care. I note this is less likely to happen on a flat surface but my gas stove is not a “solid” flat surface.
This is very dangerous. I have quit using the pots and only use the frying pans.
A small handle to grasp on the opposite wide might stop this as it would be more balanced.
These are the Kirkland non-stick pans sold at Costco.
- Model
- Signature non-stick pan/
000119 - Bought from
- Costco
- Bought
- Jan 14, 2011, about then
- Where
- Chico, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 59, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Kirkland (Signature), made or sold by Costco Wholesale
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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