FL Best Buy Stores Issue Safety Recall For 1M Pressure Cookers

FLORIDA — Best Buy locations across Florida and nationwide have issued a safety recall for nearly a million pressure cookers, which they say could cause harm to consumers.

The recall applies to 930,000 Insignia Multi-Function Pressure Cookers that were sold from Oct. 2017 to June 2023, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada announced.

Specifically, the inner pots that come with the pressure cookers — or sold separately — have incorrect volume markings. "This can cause consumers to overfill the pot and hot food and liquids to be ejected when the pressure cooker is vented using the quick release method or opened while its contents are pressurized, posing a burn hazard to consumers," officials said.

To date, Best Buy has received 31 reports of injuries related to the issue. Federal officials said contents were expelled under pressure and caused second-degree and severe burns in 17 of the cases.

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Consumers who have the pots should immediately stop using them and contact Best Buy for a free replacement of both the pot, and the floating locking valve which signals pressure. Consumers can register their faulty product with Best Buy online here.

This recall involves Insignia Multi-Function Pressure Cookers with model numbers NS-MC60SS8, NS-MC60SS9, or NS-MC80SS9, and inner cooker pots with model numbers NS-MCRP6NS9 and NS-MCRP6SS9, sold separately as replacements.

The electric pressure cookers and inner cooker pots are six- and eight-quart capacity. The brand name INSIGNIA appears on the front of each unit and on its permanent on-product label.

Florida's 65 Best Buy locations are:

• Altamonte Springs
• Aventura
• Boca Raton
• Boynton Beach
• Bradenton
• Brandon
• Clearwater
• Coral Springs
• Davenport
• Davie
• Daytona Beach
• Destin
• Estero
• Florida City
• Fort Lauderdale
• Fort Myers (2 stores)
• Gainesville
• Hialeah
• Jacksonville (5 stores)
• Kissimmee
• Lady Lake
• Lakeland
• Margate
• Melbourne
• Miami (5 stores)
• Miami Beach
• Naples
• Ocala
• Ocoee
• Orlando (4 stores)
• Palm Beach Gardens
• Panama City
• Pembroke Pines
• Pensacola
• Plantation
• Polk City
• Port Charlotte
• Port Richey
• Saint Petersburg
• Sanford
• Sarasota (2 stores)
• Spring Hill
• Stuart
• Tallahassee
• Tampa (3 stores)
• Vero Beach
• Wellington
• Wesley Chapel
• West Palm Beach
• Winter Garden

Consumers should always check that the inner pot is not filled beyond two-thirds capacity when pressure cooking, that the lid is fully locked before pressure cooking is started, and that the floating locking valve has dropped before attempting to open the lid when pressure cooking.

Consumers can call Best Buy toll-free at 888-359‐4485 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or contact the company online at https://www.recallrtr.com/pc or www.bestbuy.com by clicking on “Pressure Cooker Recall” in the Home Page banner or by clicking on “Product Recalls” at the bottom of the home page under “Orders & Purchases.”