A nationwide recall affecting roughly 740,000 sauté pans is now in effect, and if you picked up a set at Costco or ordered one through Walmart or Amazon in the last few years, it's worth taking a close look at what's sitting in your kitchen cabinet.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall, which targets the Granitestone Diamond Pro Blue stainless steel sauté pan set—a two-piece bundle that includes one 10-inch pan and one 11.5-inch pan. The sets were sold in Costco locations across the country and through the online storefronts of Costco, Walmart, and Amazon between August 2021 and February 2026.
The Problem With These Pans
The issue isn't with the cooking surface or the coating. It's with the handle. Specifically, the metal cap on the screw that connects the pan body to the handle can break free and shoot off when the pan is heated. That's not a minor defect—a hot metal piece flying off a pan on a lit burner is a serious hazard.
The CPSC confirmed at least 98 separate incidents where this has happened. One consumer reported bruising and burn injuries as a result. Given how long these pans were on the market and how widely they were distributed through some of the country's biggest retailers, the number of households potentially affected is significant.
How to Know If Your Pan Is Part of the Recall
The specific pans caught up in this recall carry a UPC of 0-80313-08131-6. That number should appear on the product packaging if you still have it. If not, the pan set is described as the Granitestone Diamond Pro Blue stainless steel two-piece sauté pan set. If you bought a pan set matching that description from any of the retailers mentioned—whether in-store at Costco or online—during the timeframe listed, it's worth assuming yours could be affected until you can confirm otherwise.
What to Do Right Now
Don't wait on this one. Stop using the pans if you have reason to believe they match the recall, and contact the manufacturer directly for a refund. E Mishan, the company behind the Granitestone brand, has set up a toll-free line specifically for this recall: 888-230-6698. The line is available anytime.
A refund rather than a replacement makes sense here given the nature of the defect—it's a structural issue with the handle design, not something that a replacement part would necessarily fix.
The Bigger Picture on Kitchen Safety
Recalls like this one are a reminder that kitchen equipment isn't immune to serious safety failures. Cookware sits over open flame or high heat on a daily basis, and a structural defect that might seem minor at room temperature can turn dangerous fast under cooking conditions. A metal cap ejecting from a heated pan can cause burns, break glass, or startle someone badly enough to cause a secondary accident.
The CPSC's role is to flag these risks before more people get hurt, but the burden of acting on a recall falls on the consumer. With nearly three-quarters of a million units sold over roughly four and a half years through some of the most visited retail channels in the country, there are a lot of these pans still in use.
If you're not sure whether your cookware is affected, err on the side of caution, check the UPC, and make the call. A refund is a straightforward resolution, and it's not worth the risk of finding out the hard way that your pan is one of the 98—or more—that have already caused problems.
