[Recalled] Electric Smokehouse Smokers — The smokers cook food slowly at lower temperatures and use wood chips to produc… | CPSC 2006-05-31
A safety authority has issued a recall or warning for this item. The confirmed facts from the source notice are laid out below.
Recall details
| Product | Electric Smokehouse Smokers |
|---|---|
| Brand / manufacturer | Masterbuilt Manufacturing Inc., of Columbus Ga. |
| Category | consumer_product |
| Issuing authority | CPSC |
| Reference | 06173 |
| Country of notice | United States |
| Hazard type | recall |
| Notice date | 31 May 2006 |
Why it was recalled
According to the CPSC notice, the identified hazard is: The smokers cook food slowly at lower temperatures and use wood chips to produce smoke inside the unit for flavor. Wood chips are placed inside the smoker and heated using an electric burner element to produce smoldering coals. The electric smokehouse model ESQ30B has a black powder coated outer shell with the Masterbuilt Electric Smokehouse logo on the front door. The electric smokehouse model ESQ30S has a stainless steel outer shell with the Masterbuilt Electric Smokehouse logo on the front door. The model number is located on a metal plate on the back of the unit. Hazards: Smoldering wood chips used in the wood chip box can ignite into flames when the door of the unit is opened, posing a risk of burn injuries to users and property damage to nearby combustibles.
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