Presto electric corn poppers
6 reports to CPSC, the latest made Sep 26, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
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- 6reports to CPSC
- Sep 26, 2020the latest report was made
- Feb 3, 2012the earliest
- 6with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Presto
- Maker
- NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Electric corn poppersCPSC’s product type: Electric Corn Poppers (code 212), in Kitchen: Appliances
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2020 | 1 |
| July 2015 | 2 |
| April 2015 | 1 |
| August 2013 | 1 |
| February 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
- First aid 2 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
- No one hurt 3 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
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No one hurt Made Sep 26, 2020, sent to the company Dec 23, 2020, published by CPSC Jan 11, 2021
The product, in the report: Pesto popcorn popper ( hot air) model number0486602,, serial number 2019
Presto company makes an air popper for popcorn, model number 048-6602. I have one, and I have tried numerous types of popcorn, different amounts of popcorn, always fresh popcorn etc., in this product. I always have a major problem with it spewing unpopped corn all over the kitchen at high-speed. It’s Bewes them at a distance and they are very hot,I checked reviews of this product and many others are having the same problem my concern is that the product doesn’t do what it meant to do which is just simply pop popcorn. Because many unpopped kernels are always left and the other concern is more serious I think it is dangerous to have a hot flying missiles of unpopped corn flying about. I have grandchildren or sometimes with me but I would never use this product when they’re here in case they might get hit by a flying hot popcorn kernel.
- Bought from
- Amazon
- Where
- Redmond, Washington: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 74, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Presto, made or sold by NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Jul 18, 2015, sent to the company Jul 27, 2015, published by CPSC Aug 10, 2015
The product, in the report: Presto Electric Hot Air Popper
I was using a Presto hot air popcorn popper. My 5 yr old son was a safe distance away from the machine. As the machine was heating up the kernels, one kernel popped and pushed another extremely hot kernel out of the machine, down to the large bowl and caused it to bounce out unto the table and all the way to where my son was. It went inside his t-shirt resulting in him getting badly burned. As he tried moving the hot kernel it only burned another spot. This machine is dangerous because it has no way of stopping the hot kernels from not only being pushed out by the hot air, but by the corn as it is popping too. When the popcorn starts popping, the impulse is strong enough when combined with the hot air blowing out to push the hot kernels a very good distance. My son was a very good distance away and he still got badly burned. There’s also no on/off switch. As you need to turn it off, you need to reach for the power cable and pull it out. In an emergency, it can be easily tipped over causing more burns.
- Model
- Model No. 04846
- UPC
- 075741048468
- Bought from
- Walmart
- Bought
- Jul 9, 2015
- Where
- Calexico, California: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Age 5, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Presto, made or sold by NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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First aid Made Jul 8, 2015, sent to the company Jul 16, 2015, published by CPSC Jul 30, 2015
The product, in the report: presto poplite hot air popcorn maker. model 0482007
I purchased the Presto PopLite Hot Air Popcorn Popper model 04820. When making popcorn the machine spit out hot corn kernels, some of which hit my son in the side of his neck as he was standing approximately 3-4 feet from the counter. This caused two burns on his neck which peeled off the top layer of skin.
- Model
- 04820
- Serial number
- 49143h3
- Bought from
- walmart.com, Arkansas
- Bought
- Mar 28, 2015
- Where
- Coraopolis, Pennsylvania: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 3, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Presto, made or sold by NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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First aid Made Apr 15, 2015, sent to the company Apr 23, 2015, published by CPSC May 7, 2015
The product, in the report: Presto Mod 0484602 Hot Air Popcorn Popper
RE: Presto Mod 0484602 Popcorn Popper In the process of popping a batch of popcorn, this product spews very hot popped and un-popped kernels of popcorn in a radius of about 3 feet, out of it’s discharge chute. The floor, countertop, and adjacent sink have approximately 20 of these hot projectiles scattered about them in the process of popping a batch of popcorn. We do not overfill it. Even when a large bowl is held up directly under the discharge, the emitted kernels spread around it. My wife suffered a 2nd degree burn on the top of her exposed foot when a very hot un-popped kernel landed on her. We won’t use this product any more, because we believe that it is poorly designed in both safety and efficiency
- Model
- Mod 0484602
- Serial number
- 4713 6 H3
- Bought from
- Kroger, Indiana
- Bought
- Dec 12, 2014, about then
- Where
- Bloomington, Indiana: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 65, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Spouse
- As this report names them
- Brand Presto, made or sold by NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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No one hurt Made Aug 15, 2013, sent to the company Aug 23, 2013, published by CPSC Sep 9, 2013
The product, in the report: http://www.gopresto.com/products/products.php?stock=04820 Presto PopLite Hot Air Popcorn Popper model #04820
•Presto PopLite Hot Air Corn Popper model# 04820 Purchased in April of this year - the transparent plastic top and measuring device/butter melter melted. Nothing was in the butter melter. It was about the 2-3 batch of popcorn in a row (making a larger quantity for a recipe) but still did not expect it to get hot enough to melt the plastic.
- Model
- Presto PopLite Hot Air Corn Popper model# 04820
- Bought from
- Walmart, Florida
- Bought
- Apr 25, 2013, about then
- Where
- Fort Myers, Florida: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 55, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Presto, made or sold by NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Feb 3, 2012, sent to the company Feb 13, 2012, published by CPSC Feb 28, 2012
The product, in the report: Hot air popper
This is a safety conccern. I purchased a Presto Poplite hot-air popcorn popper. The device is 120 volts and 1440 watts, which, I beleive, translates into almost 12 amps. The device has neither an on/off switch nor, as far as I can tell, a heat high limit safety. You plug it in to start the heat and air flow and pull the plug to stop it. When the plug is pulled, it creates a sizeable spark. I see this device as both a heat/fire hazard and, moreso, an electical shock hazard. I can’t think of any other household device that lacks an on/off switch.
- Model
- 0482007
- Bought from
- HEB
- Bought
- Jan 20, 2012
- Where
- San Antonio, Texas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Presto, made or sold by NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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