Justin Berfield Still Uses a Pot He Took from “Malcolm in the Middle” Set 20 Years Ago: &x27;Probably Shouldn&x27;t Cook with It&x27; (Exclusive) Meredith Wilshere, Brenton BlanchetSun, April 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM UTC 0 Justin Berfield in 'Malcolm in the Middle'Credit: Deborah Feingold/20th Century Fox Tv/Kobal/Shutterstock Justin Berfield reveals what he kept from the Malcolm in the Middle set after filming ended At the Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair premiere, the actor reflected on the show's legacy Berfield reunited with most of the original cast for the miniseries Malcolm in the ...
Justin Berfield Still Uses a Pot He Took from “Malcolm in the Middle” Set 20 Years Ago: 'Probably Shouldn't Cook with It' (Exclusive)
Meredith Wilshere, Brenton BlanchetSun, April 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM UTC
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Justin Berfield in 'Malcolm in the Middle'Credit: Deborah Feingold/20th Century Fox Tv/Kobal/Shutterstock -
Justin Berfield reveals what he kept from the Malcolm in the Middle set after filming ended
At the Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair premiere, the actor reflected on the show's legacy
Berfield reunited with most of the original cast for the miniseries Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
Once Malcolm in the Middle wrapped, there was a mad dash to claim props and set pieces.
At the Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair New York City premiere on April 7, Justin Berfield reveals the one piece that got away and what he was able to grab instead.
“I remember when we were finishing the show, it was the last scene and everyone was kind of running around the set to grab something," he tells PEOPLE. "Erik [Per Sullivan] and I both ran to try to grab the jar… if you remember in the boys' bedroom, how we had the jars of formaldehyde, with the frogs or the brains or whatever, I can't remember exactly what was in it."
"Erik got to it first, so I was so disappointed, because he took them all," Berfield, 40, recalls.
'Malcolm in the Middle' cast in 2000Credit: Kevin Winter/ImageDirect via Getty
He reveals, however, that there was one thing he did take.
“There was a Le Creuset old school pot that was in the background of basically every kitchen scene," he shares. "It was this heavy, cast-iron pot. I remember it being in basically every episode. It's also where we used to hide our sides, which is like our mini scripts for each scene."
He admits it's “kind of boring,” but he still has it in his kitchen.
“I've probably cooked with it a few times. It probably has some questionable sprays on it; I probably shouldn't cook with it," he says.
Justin Berfield at the world premiere of "Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair" at the DGA New York TheaterCredit: Lorenzo Bevilaqua/Disney via Getty
Malcolm in the Middle ran from 2000 to 2006, for seven seasons. The show celebrated its 25th anniversary last year. In addition to Per Sullivan and Berfield, the show starred Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Frankie Muniz and Christopher Masterson.
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While Berfield is grateful to have reunited with a majority of the cast in the new Hulu spin-off, there's one thing he isn't nostalgic about — his character Reese's frosted tips.
When asked if he would consider bringing them back, Berfield shares, “I don't know if I could pull it off these days.”
“I know some fans have messaged me. I jokingly did a photo on my Instagram, getting the frosted tips put in, but I don't know if I could pull it off these days," he says. "I got two little kids. They'd probably just laugh at me and say, ‘Dad, what is wrong with you?' "
Justin Berfield, Jane Kaczmarek and Bryan Cranston at the "Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair" premiereCredit: Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty
Berfield reunited with most of the original cast members, excluding Per Sullivan, who played Dewey on the show, for the four-episode miniseries Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair.
Being surrounded by so many of the actors he grew up working with, he shares with PEOPLE, is “amazing.”
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“Especially now that Frankie and I and Chris, we all have young kids. It's kind of surreal that 27 years ago, we were just little kids getting to do this," he says. "And now we get to show up, show the new generation a couple of episodes of the show that a lot of people enjoyed."
“We get to bring our kids here. They get to savor in it as well. We get to show them what we used to do. It's a whole different feeling for me now.”
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair begins streaming April 10 on Hulu and Disney+.
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Published: April 12, 2026 at 10:09PM on Source: RON MAG
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