Slow Cooker 5 qt slow cookers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 5, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
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- 1report to CPSC
- Dec 5, 2011the latest report was made
- Dec 5, 2011the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Slow Cooker 5 qt
- Maker
- Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Slow cookersCPSC’s product type: Slow Cookers (code 268), in Kitchen: Appliances
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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First aid Made Dec 5, 2011, sent to the company Dec 13, 2011, published by CPSC Dec 28, 2011
The product, in the report: Hamilton Beach 5 qt slow cooker (requires the use of a rubber band)
I purchased a hamilton beach 5 qt slow cooker in december of 2010 from walmart. This particular product requires the use of a rubberband stretched from handle to handle in order for the lid to have a tight seal around the ceramic cooker. If you remove the rubber band, it is impossible to put it back on without receiving severe burns. It is also impossible to remove the rubberband without burning yourself to serve the food from it. I have tried using oven mitts but they are so big and bulky, you cannot get the rubber band off wearing these.
The first time i used it, I burned my fingers attempting to remove the rubber band. Because of this incident, I have only used it a few times. I just recently used it tonight and I received a severe burn to the tip of my left ring finger.
This product is poorly designed. I have owned slow cookers in the past that did not require the use of a rubber band.
This product needs to be recalled. There is no way to use this slow cooker without receiving burns to your hands or fingers because the rubber band traps the ceramic cooker into the main cooker.
I will be emailing hamilton beach to demand a replacement.
- Model
- 33156SZ
- Serial number
- F4201DJ
- Bought from
- Walmart, California
- Bought
- Dec 18, 2010, about then
- Where
- Palmdale, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 38, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Slow Cooker 5 qt, made or sold by Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.