At this point it’s basically a risk to buy anything new from a large company who’s products are most likely worse than ever in terms of cost-cutting materials, build quality, and design.
Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
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Re: Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
You have a section of threads that seal or have a gasket. This is simpler than a relief valve that can leak or collect bacteria.
The cap is rigid. Either the threads constrain movement or they don't. A section of threads that allow for movement would still find the overall system constrained by other threading.
The pitch stays the same. The simplest way is tapered threading with a sufficiently deep groove to retain when only the first few threads are engaged. Less simple is a custom male profile that transitions into a squared ACME like profile to let gas leak by.
Re: Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
#103Walmart had a similar recall last year for their Ozark Trail bottles.
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/Walmart-Recalls-Ozark-Trai...
Re: Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
#104Earlier quoted context omitted.
Isn't the point of a thermos to put "perishable and fermenting foods" in it, like coffee or tea? Like this could totally have been me, like make a thermos-full of coffee one day, then forget about it only to come back to in some weeks just to open it and have one of my eyes blown off
good luck of anything fermenting after dousing with boiling water..
Dousing with boiling water does not sterilize things.
Fermentation is still possible. Likely, even, if slower to start.
Re: Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
#105Earlier quoted context omitted.
not on purpose, I just forget stuff until they rot
Lol. If I forget food in a container and expect that it's rotted, I'm holding it well away from my face when I open it.
If you expect that it's rotted, you haven't really forgotten it. That's the whole point: they expected empty containers. Which could happen to you, being (presumably) a human.
Re: Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
#106Earlier quoted context omitted.
Lol. If I forget food in a container and expect that it's rotted, I'm holding it well away from my face when I open it.
If you expect that it's rotted, you haven't really forgotten it. That's the whole point: they expected empty containers. Which could happen to you, being (presumably) a human.
I can tell from the weight and feel of the container if it's empty.
Re: Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
#107Earlier quoted context omitted.
Because blinding people is bad and causes expensive lawsuits? How is this even a question.
And you also shouldn't put your dog in the microwave to dry it.
Everyone who knows what a microwave is knows microwaving a dog kills it.
How many people do you think realize that pressure can build up in a thermos if leftover food or drink ferments in it?
And even if you know the danger, how do you know if the thermals bottle you are holding is dangerous or not? Should people call the bomb squad every time they see a thermos with unknown contents inside?
Re: Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
#108That sucks. I have both and the ones with the pressure relieve valve are a pain in the ass to clean. You have to pull out the rubber inner thingy, you can't get a towel inside the hole that thingy goes into, and in general the rubber thing gets lost easily. I wish Thermos would send me a few of those 8 million stoppers, I'll promise I won't be a dumbass with them :(
> I'll promise I won't be a dumbass with them :( Can you also guarantee with absolute certainty that you'll never forget them anywhere another person who's unaware of the contents or the danger could find them?
Forget about other people. Let anyone who hasn't ever let food expire under his own watch open the first thermos.
Re: Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
#109That sucks. I have both and the ones with the pressure relieve valve are a pain in the ass to clean. You have to pull out the rubber inner thingy, you can't get a towel inside the hole that thingy goes into, and in general the rubber thing gets lost easily. I wish Thermos would send me a few of those 8 million stoppers, I'll promise I won't be a dumbass with them :(
I wonder if they track how many people are sickened by the difficult-to-clean valve, because I bet it's a lot more than 3. Luckily I got one of the valveless models, and you bet your ass I'm keeping it. Maybe I'll stick an "open away from face" label on top or something, but I'm not about to go increasing my risk of food contamination.
There's not really any way to make anything containing hot pressurized foods safe from people pointing it at their face. Either you get the lid in your face or you get steam in your face. The poor hygiene the vent creates is just an added bonus.
I'd rather they slap a warning on it, like everything else that you can't safely point at your face.
Re: Over 8M Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people lost vision
#110Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you expect that it's rotted, you haven't really forgotten it. That's the whole point: they expected empty containers. Which could happen to you, being (presumably) a human.
I can tell from the weight and feel of the container if it's empty.
Thermos bottles are relatively heavier to their contents than flimsier bottles. That goes double if they're only half full. I have a couple of the recalled bottles, so I just weighed one - 14 ounces empty.