Instant Pot recalls units of multicooker model due to overheating, melting

Friday, March 2, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- There are new developments regarding a popular Instant Pot that's said to overheat.

A voluntary recall has been issued for the Gem 65 8-in-1 model multicooker.

About 104,000 of these were sold at Walmart between August and January. If you own one, return it to get a free replacement.

The multicooker's distributer got more than 100 reports of the device overheating - five incidents resulted in minor property damage.




Click here for more information on the recall.
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