Nearly 1 million crockpots sold by Amazon, Target and Walmart recalled for burn risk

cbs ^ | 11/25/2020 | Katie Gibson

[BenLurkin]

Sunbeam Products is recalling almost a million crockpots sold by retailers including Amazon, Target and Walmart after roughly 100 consumers were burned — some seriously — when the lids blew off in use, spewing hot food and liquid.

The recalled Crock-Pot multi-cooker can pressurize when the lid is not fully locked, causing the lid to suddenly come off in use, posing burn risks to consumers from spewing hot food and liquids, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission.

Sunbeam has received 119 reports of lids detaching, resulting in 99 injuries ranging in severity from first-degree to third-degree burns, the Boca Raton, Florida-based company said.

[Chode]

100%

[HartleyMBaldwin]

“The nose knows!”

True, and you ignore it at your peril. The worst food poisoning I ever had was from some Italian sausage in Nevada, in 1988. I thought it tasted just a little off, but I ate it anyway. Couldn’t even keep water down for two days, and wasn’t really well for about a week. Since then, I don’t eat anything if I have the least doubt.

As for kitchen mishaps, I’ve had more than a few, but the one that really sticks in my memory happened in 1977. I was working on the Oregon coast, and a neighbor who fished commercially had given me a small salmon (about 3 lb). I baked it, and then when I was taking it out of the oven, I dropped it on the floor and it completely fell apart, nothing salvageable. I really wanted that fish. 43 years ago, and I still regret it.