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.

[PROCON]

Well that's a ..um...crock. (Sorry)

[Old Yeller]

That just burns me up. Damn cheap Chinese crap.

[dp0622]

I gotta get glasses.

For a minute there I thought it said “Crackpots”

[dp0622]

sorry

lol

[cp124]

China Joe Crock

[PghBaldy]

Not much time to warn people before Thanksgiving.

[Wuli]

My mind read the headline so fast, what I first read was:

“Nearly 1 million crackpots sold by Amazon, Target and Walmart”, and i thought the article was some kind of spoof LOL. Made myself laugh.

[Fiji Hill]

Probably made in Red China.

[JohnBrowdie]

. . . The multi-cookers were made in China between July 1, 2017, and October 1, 2018 . . .

[windsorknot]

For a minute there I thought it said “Crackpots”

Hunter read “Crackpipes”. He just realized that Amazon sells them.

[euram]

I read it as crackpots.

[Bellagio]

When will they recall fire, stoves, grills, lighters, matches and regulate sunlight?

[jimtorr]

They’ve been talking about regulating sunlight for years. Global Warming, don’t cha know.

[Seruzawa]

Lol. Just use a heavy glass lid like my old one. It automatically vents excess pressure. What genius "engineers" came up with this design?

[lepton]

I gotta get glasses.

For a minute there I thought it said “Crackpots”

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I did the same thing.

[lepton]

“The finest in the world!”

[dp0622]

ROFL!!!

[Zhang Fei]

I’m surprised they bothered. This kind of stuff can happen with the classic Presto pressure cooker as well. I do not understand the hype regarding these Jetsons-age pressure cookers. I have the basic Presto with the cylindrical weight, and it’s worked well for decades.

[dp0622]

Well there’s way more than a million crackpots in America these days!!