IL Best Buys Issue Massive Safety Recall On Pressure Cookers: Feds

ILLINOIS – Best Buy locations around Illinois and across the country 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.

Thus far, 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.

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.

There are 20 Best Buy locations around Illinois including:

• Arlington Heights
• Aurora
• Bloomingdale
• Burbank
• Chicago
• Chicago
• Countryside
• Downers Grove
• Downers Grove
• Evanston
• Gurnee
• Melrose Park
• Northbrook
• North Riverside
• Norridge
• Orland Park
• Schaumburg
• Skokie
• Vernon Hills