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3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Nov 5, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 3reports to CPSC
  • Nov 5, 2013the latest report was made
  • Aug 2, 2011the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Deni
Maker
DENI / KEYSTONE MANUFACTURING CO., INC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Hot platesCPSC’s product type: Hot Plates (code 224), in Kitchen: Appliances

By month

2 reports from December 2012 to November 2013; the most in November 2013, 1. 1 earlier report, since August 2011, is in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
November 20131
August 20131
August 20111

How badly anyone was hurt

  • First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
  • No one hurt 2 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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Nov 5, 2013, sent to the company Nov 14, 2013, published by CPSC Nov 29, 2013

    The product, in the report: Deni brand single electric “burner” model 16310, brushed metal housing with on/off and temperature control knobs on front.

    I have used this Deni single hot plate about five previous times in the last month to heat a pressure cooker. This time, as all previous times, I turned the temperature control to MAX and once the pressure cooker reached operating pressure, I turned the knob to about one-third of the way from MIN to MAX. A few minutes later I noticed significant amounts of steam venting from the pressure cooker. On closer inspection, I discovered that the collar holding the temperature control knob to the metal rod of the temperature controller had melted. Because of that melting, when I turned the knob nothing happened to effect the temperature set point, and so the temperature was still set to MAX. I was able to turn the unit off and unplug it.

    Model
    16310
    Bought from
    Sears, Pennsylvania
    Bought
    Oct 8, 2013
    Where
    Havertown, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 55, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Deni, made or sold by DENI / KEYSTONE MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. First aid

    Made Aug 22, 2013, sent to the company Aug 30, 2013, published by CPSC Sep 16, 2013

    The product, in the report: Deni 16310 Stainless-Steel 1500-Watt Tabletop Single Burner

    My wife bought the:

    Deni 16310 Stainless-Steel 1500-Watt Tabletop Single Burner

    off of Amazon.com

    (I don’t know if it was from Amazon directly or from one of Amazon’s vendors.)

    Anyway, We plugged this piece of dangeous crap in, and it heated up our pot of food. We took the pot of food off the hotplate and served ourselves.

    I then placed my hands on the outside of the unit, on its chrome part, to move it slightly to anothe place on the counter top, and it burned my fingers ! I did not touch the circular hotplate part, which you would expect to be hot, of course. Just the outside of the unit. It was burning hot !

    Then I looked at reviews on Amazon, and others said the same thing- one guy said it got so hot, the temperature dial melted and fell off ! Please get these dangerous devices off the market.

    Model
    Deni 16310 Stainless-Steel 1500-Watt Tabletop Single Burner
    UPC
    unknown
    Serial number
    unknown
    Bought from
    Amazon.com
    Bought
    Aug 8, 2013, about then
    Where
    Carson City, Nevada: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 58, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Deni, made or sold by DENI / KEYSTONE MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
  3. No one hurt

    Made Aug 2, 2011, published by CPSC Aug 24, 2011

    The product, in the report: deni hot plate Keystone manufacturing Model number 16310 120V-1500watt. Made in China UPC code:050763163108

    I purchased a deni (Keystone Mfg. Co. Inc.) hot plate Model:16310, 120V-1500 W Made in China on 8/01/2010. UPC code:050763163108. The product stopped working a week ago. It would heat water but not boil.

    My husband who knows electronics took it apart and said it is unsafe. It was sparking because of loose connectors to the heating element (both were sparking). The connectors are made of very thin cheap metal that is not brass so when it heats up they become loose and fall off. It eventually stopped working all together but there was ample time for the sparks to become a fire. It is not UL listed but says it conforms to UL standards. Besides the safety issue this product is designed to fail. This product was used very few times and only to boil water.

    Model
    16310
    UPC
    050763163108
    Bought from
    Sears, Michigan
    Bought
    Aug 1, 2011
    Where
    Pittsford, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Deni, made or sold by DENI / KEYSTONE MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

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Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

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