Capresso food grinders
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Mar 27, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Mar 27, 2017the latest report was made
- Sep 23, 2011the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Capresso
- Makers
- CAPRESSO INC and Jura Capresso IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Food grindersCPSC’s product type: Food Grinders (code 471), in Kitchen: Gadgets & Utensils
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| March 2017 | 1 |
| September 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- 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 Mar 27, 2017, sent to the company May 5, 2017, published by CPSC May 19, 2017
The product, in the report: Jura Capresso Coffee Grinder - Model 505
This morning I plugged in my Capresso coffee grinder - the outlet is known to be good/property wired. WITHOUT the coffee grinder button being depressed, the grinder sparked and let out a loud pop immediately after being plugged in. It left a dark ring on my butcher block counter, which wipe away with some determination.
- Model
- 505
- Bought from
- Bed Bath & Beyond
- Bought
- Jul 14, 2015, about then
- Where
- Albany, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 51, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Capresso, made or sold by Jura Capresso Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Sep 23, 2011, sent to the company Sep 30, 2011, published by CPSC Oct 17, 2011
The product, in the report: Capresso coffee grinder Model 503
Last week, a huge “fire ball” - 3 to 4 inches large shot our of the electrical outlet while I had 2 appliances plugged in: my coffee maker and my Capresso coffee grinder. I switched outlets and continued making and grinding coffee. I taped over the outlet from which the fireball came.
Two days later, I again had both appliances plugged in to another outlet. The coffee maker was running. The grinder was not running, but it was plugged in. A huge spark came out of the outlet and hit my jacket. At that point, I pulled everything out of the outlet and we turned off the breakers.
I called the Scarsdale Fire Dept. The Fire Dept examined the outlets and breakers and saw nothing unusual. They questioned whether an applicance may have been at fault.
When the electrician came, he too examined the outlets and wiring. He said everything was normal. He thought there may have been an unusual power surge. When he proceeded to test the 2 applicances: the coffee maker and the coffee grinder, the grinder did not work in one outlet. He looked at the grinder and thought the plug may have been faulty. At that point he saw that, at the point wheree the cord connects to the grinder, the rubber had worn away and the wiring was completely exposed.
The cord is intended to be wrapped into a groove at the base of the grinder and evidently, little by little the rubber wore away exposing the wires. I think the grinder is about 2-3 years old. The electrician said that there should have been a piece of protective rubber at the point where the cord meets the unit
The Grinder is Capresso Model 503. I emailed Capressor yesterday and have not received a response yet. As I could have been seriously burned, or this could have started a fire, I am alerting you.
- Model
- Model 503
- Serial number
- cannot find
- Bought from
- Chef’s Central
- Bought
- Sep 1, 2009, about then
- Where
- Scarsdale, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Capresso, made or sold by CAPRESSO INC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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