CPSC recall 08-549, announced March 6, 2008, covers QVC Electric Contact Grills (about 13,500 units). Cooking oils or sprays applied to the grill's cooking plates before preheating can cause the oil to ignite and/or flare up. The notice cites 5 incident reports. Consumers should immediately stop using cooking oils on the grill prior to preheating. Recall contact: call (800) 367-9444, or go to www.qvc.com.
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Compare the model on your label, then check any serial numbers, date codes, and exclusions in the notice. A model match alone does not confirm that your unit is included.
Affected model numbers
Model number PZ-3012 is printed on a silver label attached to the back of the grills.
Which products are included?
This recall involves a dual surface electric contact grill sold under the "Hulk Hogan's Ultimate Grill" brand. The grills are silver/gray in color, have removable cooking plates, a cassette to catch drippings, and fold for storage or transport. Model number PZ-3012 is printed on a silver label attached to the back of the grills.
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhat to look for
- Model numbers
- One listed. Yours must match it exactly.
- Where to look
a silver label attached to the back of the grills
(the notice’s words)- When sold
- May 2007 through August 2007
- Where sold
- QVC, among the sellers the notice names
- Price paid
- $100
Why it was recalled
Cooking oils or sprays applied to the grill's cooking plates before preheating can cause the oil to ignite and/or flare up. Cooking sprays can ignite and/or flare up if used on the grill at any time.
Incidents and injuries
QVC and Tristar have received five reports of the grill igniting or flaring up, including two reports of minor burns.
Official remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using cooking oils on the grill prior to preheating. Cooking sprays should not be used on the grill at anytime. Consumers will receive a revised instruction manual with a cooking spray/oil use warning. QVC has sent warning notices to consumers to whom it sold the product directly. Tristar will do the same.
What to do now
- Check the label. Compare your model number with the one listed in this recall.
- Stop using it. The notice says to stop using recalled units immediately.
- Contact the firm. Call (800) 367-9444, or go to www.qvc.com.
- Read the official notice. The CPSC notice is the final word on which units are included and what to do.
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Product and sales details
- Brand
- QVC
- Product type
- Grills
- Recall number
- 08-549
- Units
- About 13,500
- Manufactured in
- China
- Sold at / sales period
- QVC through its television station, Web page, toll-free number, and its employee, retail and Studio stores; and through Tristar's Web site www.hulkhogangrill.com, and a direct response television commercial from May 2007 through August 2007 for about $100.
- Distributor
- QVC Inc., of West Chester, Pa., Tristar Products Inc., of Fairfield, N.J.
Electric Contact Grills
CPSC product type: Grills, Smokers & Accessories
This recall in context
Compared with the 77 grill recalls in this index, as of October 31, 2026.
- Size
- 13,500 units: the 33rd-largest of 63 grill recalls that state a unit count. The median is 13,750 units.
- Hazard
- Fire: named in 52 of 77 grill recalls, the most common hazard among them.
- Brand history
- QVC is named in 16 CPSC notices in this index, from 1996 to 2024. This recall is the 12th. The one before: Cook's Essential Electric Toasters (08-522, Dec 2007). 2 of them are grill recalls.
- Time on sale
- 4 months. Recalled 7 months after the last month of sales the notice gives.
Recall contact information
For additional information, contact QVC at (800) 367-9444 between 7 a.m. and 1 a.m. ET daily, or visit the company's Web site at www.qvc.com. Consumers who purchased the grill from Tristar can call (800)718-5135 between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, or visit the company's Web site at www.tristarproductsinc.com
Verify phone numbers, hours, and websites on the current CPSC notice before contacting the firm.
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