Is it possible to heat a pan to 30,000 degrees Fahrenheit? That’s the burning question at the center of this proposed class action lawsuit, which claims SharkNinja’s advertising violates the laws of physics and thermodynamics.
The lawsuit targets SharkNinja’s line of NeverStick cookware. In ads, SharkNinja says it uses a special process heating pans to 30,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This is supposed to fuse special particles to the surface for superior non-stick ability.
However, the plaintiff Patricia Brown argues this can’t be true. NASA says the sun’s surface is only around 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Moreover, aluminium pans would turn to gas at a much lower 4,478 degrees.
If the pans could really withstand 30,000 degrees, why does SharkNinja say they’re only oven-safe to 500 degrees? This suggests the high-heat claims are exaggerated.
While an old article described a coating method using plasma at similar temperatures, SharkNinja’s exact process remains unclear.
The lawsuit asserts SharkNinja’s dramatic claims are just effective marketing to charge more for NeverStick pans. Only time will tell if the company has evidence the pans can truly mimic the sun’s searing heat. But for now, Brown wants them to prove such extraordinary temperature claims in court.
So in the debate over just how hot a frying pan can get, the facts claimed by SharkNinja are facing legal scrutiny for potentially overselling the heat their non-stick pans can handle. Customers want to know if they’re really getting sun-like surfaces.
