Ikea $5 Serving Bowl Is a Fire Risk
Putting objects that are flammable in a shiny metal bowl out in the sun results in an inevitable bowl of fire.
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Ikea offers a wide range of very affordable objects with which to fill your home. For the most part they are very safe, well thought out products, but the $5 Blanda blank bowl isn’t one of them. It’s actually turning out to be a fire risk.
The is offered as an 8-inch serving bowl for $4.99, although there’s also a smaller 5-inch and larger 11-inch and 14-inch versions for $3.99, $6.99 and $14.99 respectively. In all cases this serving bowl is stainless steel and perfect for filling with salad or fruit.
Owners of the bowl are discovering it’s a bit risky using it outside on a sunny day, though. That’s because the reflective stainless steel finish combined with the energy of the sun is turning it into a fire pit. Just like when you focus the sun through a magnifying glass, anything placed inside the Blanda blank serving bowl can get roasting hot and set on fire.
According to , Ikea is currently carrying out its own testing on the bowl. It seems unlikely a fix is possible for the existing design. Ikea may end up changing the stainless steel finish so as to be less reflective.
If you own a Blanda blank serving bowl, consider this a warning. It doesn’t react well to direct sunlight, but can easily be fixed by adding a little shade or by filling it with food that blocks the reflective nature of the interior.
Ikea offers a wide range of very affordable objects with which to fill your home. For the most part they are very safe, well thought out products, but the $5 Blanda blank bowl isn’t one of them. It’s actually turning out to be a fire risk.
The is offered as an 8-inch serving bowl for $4.99, although there’s also a smaller 5-inch and larger 11-inch and 14-inch versions for $3.99, $6.99 and $14.99 respectively. In all cases this serving bowl is stainless steel and perfect for filling with salad or fruit.
Owners of the bowl are discovering it’s a bit risky using it outside on a sunny day, though. That’s because the reflective stainless steel finish combined with the energy of the sun is turning it into a fire pit. Just like when you focus the sun through a magnifying glass, anything placed inside the Blanda blank serving bowl can get roasting hot and set on fire.
According to , Ikea is currently carrying out its own testing on the bowl. It seems unlikely a fix is possible for the existing design. Ikea may end up changing the stainless steel finish so as to be less reflective.
If you own a Blanda blank serving bowl, consider this a warning. It doesn’t react well to direct sunlight, but can easily be fixed by adding a little shade or by filling it with food that blocks the reflective nature of the interior.
