Poor product presentation may cost lives
The poor presentation of this product runs the risk of costing lives!<br /><br />Hudson View Specialty Products, the seller of this fire blanket, should be ashamed.  To be an effective tool a fire blanket needs to be well marked--preferably in bright red--to serve as a constant reminder in the kitchen that it's there to be used in the event of a stove-top fire.  The packaging for this product is a hangable clear plastic envelope (with Velcro attachments) covering a cheap, ugly and poorly reproduced black and white cover with the legend &#34;Cooking Fire Extinguisher&#34; in 5/16-inch type, and an even more poorly reproduced black and white copy of the color picture shown on the Amazon page for this product.<br /><br />Amazingly, directions for use of the fire blanket are not included anywhere in or on the package!  What are they thinking?<br /><br />To make the product usable in our kitchen, I went to www.hudsonmedicalproducts.com, copied the following from the product description, and reproduced it in large bold type on a card I inserted into the clear plastic envelope the fire blanket came in:<br /><br />FIRE BLANKET<br />In case of fire on stovetop:<br />1. Turn OFF burner<br />2. Remove fire blanket from pouch<br />3. Open to full size<br />4. Drop over fire to smother fire<br /><br />After 1 minute, using a pot holder, partially lift fire blanket to see if fire is extinguished. If not extinguished, drop fire blanket back over the fire and check again in 1 minute.<br /><br />Caution:  Fire blanket may be very hot. Be sure to use a pot holder when lifting fire blanket.<br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />If fire spreads beyond pot or pan, do not use the Fire Blanket. Instead, use standard chemical fire extinguisher or call 911. Never use water in an attempt to extinguish a grease fire.<br /><br />▪ Only for fires that are confined to a pot or pan.<br />▪ Not for use on electrical fires, chemical fires, or trash or paper fires.<br />▪ If fire spreads beyond pot or pan, do not use the Kitchen Fire Blanket. Use standard chemical fire extinguisher or call 911.<br /><br />Never use water in an attempt to extinguish a grease fire.<br />http://www.hudsonmedicalproducts.com<br /><br />With that much information, it actually took two cards, one in the front and one in the back.  The information above the line is now on the front of my fire blanket package and what's below the line is on the back.  All in big red bold type.<br /><br />The product itself is OK, though the fire blanket appears to be made of fiberglass cloth, and fire professionals warn against using fiberglass in fire blankets because fiberglass can actually burn and melt.  Nonetheless, my layman's opinion is that for a stovetop flash fire this ought to do the job.  Hope we never have to find out!
Rating: 2 stars