Tap Machine Inc. Recalls Sake Warmers Due to Burn Hazard
Home product recall 07-109. Announced by CPSC on Feb 21, 2007.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Feb 21, 2007. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 2,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
These sake warmers can unexpectedly spray hot sake on consumers during use, posing a risk of serious burns.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using these sake warmers and return them to Tap Machine for a full refund.
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- How to reach the firm: Call Tap Machine Inc. at (888) 556-0703 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the company’s Web site at www.sakewarmer.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled product is used to warm sake at restaurants, bars or for home use. The counter-sized unit is about 11 inches wide by 11 inches deep by 19 inches high. The unit warms sake to between 115 and 145 degrees Fahrenheit. It has a front-mounted spigot to control the flow of sake and uses an external 18-liter bag in the box reservoir or an external three-liter refillable plastic reservoir, both of which contain sake and are placed on top of the unit. The recalled units have model number SM05 followed by serial numbers: 1001 through 3074, which is written on the left side of the units.
About 2,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Sake Warmers.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Tap Machine Inc., New Rochelle, N.Y.
- Tap Machine’s Web site, by telephone order, and at various wine and spirit distributors from November 2005 through January 2007 for about $150.
- Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Tap Machine has received one report of a consumer sustaining first and second degree burns when using the sake warmer.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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