On March 6, 2008, QVC, Inc. and Tristar Products Inc. recalled about 13,500 of their electric contact grills after receiving five reports of the grills igniting or flaring up, including two reports of minor burns. Cooking oils or sprays used on the recalled electric contact grills prior to preheating can ignite and/or flare up at any time, posing a fire/burn hazard.

Recalled grills are dual surface electric contact grills sold under the ?Hulk Hogan?s Ultimate Grill? brand. They are silver/gray in color, with model number PZ-3012 printed on a silver label attached to the back of the grills.

QVC sold the recalled Hulk Hogan brand grills through its TV station, website, toll-free number, and employee, retail and studio stores. Tristar sold the product on its website, hulkhogangrill.com, and through a direct response TV commercial from May 2007 through August 2007. The grill cost about $100.

Consumers are advised to immediately stop using cooking oils on the grill. They will receive a revised instruction manual. For more information, customers may contact QVC at 1-800-367-9444, or visit the company?s website. Tristar customers may contact Tristar at 800-718-5135, or visit the company?s website.

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission Alert #08-549, March 6, 2008.