ELITE PLATINUM pressure cookers and canners
5 reports to CPSC, the latest made Nov 6, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 5reports to CPSC
- Nov 6, 2017the latest report was made
- Jul 26, 2014the earliest
- 2with the company’s comments
- Brand
- ELITE PLATINUM
- Maker
- MAXI-MATICMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Pressure cookers and cannersCPSC’s product type: Pressure Cookers or Canners (code 412), in Kitchen: Appliances
Other ways the reports write the brand (3)
“Elite”, “Elite 13 Function Pressure Cooker” and “Elite by Maxi-matic”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| November 2017 | 1 |
| August 2017 | 1 |
| September 2016 | 1 |
| March 2016 | 1 |
| July 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
- 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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Nov 6, 2017, sent to the company Mar 14, 2018, published by CPSC Mar 29, 2018
The product, in the report: Elite Platinum Electric Pressure Cooker, 4 quart, red
The electric pressure cooker seemingly blew out its seal and spewed boiling liquid and food onto the ceiling, cabinets, appliances and floor of the kitchen and the furniture and floor of an adjacent room (I measured the furthest point of splatter at 13 feet). It was on minute 53 of a 60 minute cycle. It had water and vegetable scraps in it. The contents were below the max line. I did make sure that the seal was firmly and correctly seated before I started the machine.
- Model
- EPC-414R
- Bought from
- Amazon.com
- Bought
- Nov 15, 2016, about then
- Where
- Joplin, Missouri: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 48, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Elite by Maxi-matic, made or sold by MAXI-MATIC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Hurt, no treatment Made Aug 3, 2017, sent to the company Aug 11, 2017, published by CPSC Aug 25, 2017
The product, in the report: Elite Platinum Pressure Cooker Intertek 4009093 Certified to CSASTO C222 No.64 Conforms to ULSTD 1026 & 136 PCD: 52/2014
I was saute/cooking in the pressure cooker. It was not pressurized. It was open as I was not finish adding product. Suddenly I heard a whoosh sound. Then the base was glowing. Next fire began to blow out of the plug port. I unplugged it and it went out.
- Model
- EPC-813P
- Bought from
- HSN, FL
- Bought
- Oct 1, 2015, about then
- Where
- Lynwood, Illinois: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 60, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Elite Platinum, made or sold by MAXI-MATIC
- Reports CPSC links to it
- 20170731-C22D0-2147398526
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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Emergency room Made Sep 23, 2016, sent to the company Oct 3, 2016, published by CPSC Oct 25, 2016
The product, in the report: High heat pressure cooker.
Our client was cooking when her pressure cooker exploded. She was covered in steaming hot water and suffered gruesome burns over her arms, stomach and breasts.
- Model
- Bistro pressure cooker
- Where
- Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 41, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Elite, made or sold by MAXI-MATIC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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No one hurt Made Mar 4, 2016, sent to the company Mar 14, 2016, published by CPSC Mar 28, 2016
The product, in the report: ELITE PLATINUM ELECTRIC PRESSURE COOKER BY MAXI-MATIC MODEL EPC-808BL SERIAL # 150404086
I TURNED ON MY ELITE PLATINUM ELECTRIC PRESSURE COOKER AND 5 MINUTES LATER IT CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING IT AND MY STOVE THAT IT WAS SITTING ON. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED, MY HOUSE WAS FULL OF BLACK SMOKE FROM THE MELTING PLASTIC. AFTER IT WAS PUT OUT WE DETERMINED THAT THE THERMOSTAT INSIDE THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIT SHORTED OUT AND CAUGHT FIRE. WE’VE MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER (MAXI-MATIC) LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA. WE’VE SENT PICTURES OF THEIR FAULTY UNIT, MY BURNED STOVE, AND ALL THE BLACK SMOKE DAMAGE. THIS WAS THE 4TH TIME I HAD USED THIS UNIT. IT WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2015.
- Model
- MODEL EPC-808BL
- Serial number
- SERIAL # 150404086
- Bought from
- KOHLS
- Bought
- Dec 4, 2015
- Where
- TWINSBURG, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 49, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand ELITE PLATINUM, made or sold by MAXI-MATIC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Hospital admission Made Jul 26, 2014, sent to the company Aug 4, 2014, published by CPSC Aug 18, 2014
The product, in the report: Elite 13 Function 8 Quart Pressure Cooker.
I purchased an Elite 8 Quart Pressure Cooker in May, 2014. On June 12, 2014, I was cooking white chili in my pressure cooker. I had cooked the chicken and onions until tender. I expelled the pressure in the cooker. After it was safe to open the cooker, I added a few additional ingredients which didn’t take as much time to cook as the chicken. I replaced the lid on the cooker and started the pressure cooker again. It began to increase in pressure but didn’t sound exactly as it had before. It was not to have built pressure if everything was not operating correctly. I leaned over the cooker to see if there was a problem and it exploded in my face. I had to go to the emergency room with 2nd degree burns on my scalp, face, shoulder and back. I was hospitalized and have had some other complications after the injuries. I am still in the process of healing.
- Model
- 13 Function Elite 8 Quart Pressure Cooker
- Bought from
- HSN
- Bought
- May 10, 2014
- Where
- Killeen, Texas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 61, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Elite 13 Function Pressure Cooker, made or sold by MAXI-MATIC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Hospital Admission
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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