Power Quick Pot Model Y6D-36 Pressure Cooker Warning: How to Check Yours and What to Do Now

CPSC Tells Owners to Stop Using This 6-Quart Cooker

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is telling owners of the 6-quart Power Quick Pot electric pressure cooker, model Y6D-36, to stop using it right away and get rid of it. CPSC issued the warning, number 27-030, and says the cooker can cause serious burns.

The problem is the lid, which CPSC says can open while the cooker is still under pressure and send its hot contents shooting out. Electric pressure cookers usually have a lock that keeps the lid closed until it is safe to open. CPSC has 24 reports of serious burns from these cookers, and the warning covers about 393,000 of them. You can read the full warning on CPSC's website.

How to Tell Whether Yours Is the One

The cooker in this warning was sold at Walmart.com, Amazon.com, Ebay.com and other retailers nationwide from about July 2018 to November 2023, for between $44 and $160. It is stainless steel, with a black pressure lid, button controls and a digital display that shows temperature and cooking function, and “Power Quick Pot” is printed on the front.

Model names can look alike, though, so the name on the front is not enough to go on. The surest check is the model number, which is on a label on the back of the cooker. If it says Y6D-36, yours is the one in this warning. Look at the label only when the cooker is cool, unplugged and no longer under pressure, and do not run it again to see whether the lid still locks.

What to Do If You Have One

CPSC says to stop using the cooker right away and get rid of it, and not to sell it or give it away. So do not put it in a yard sale, list it online, donate it to a thrift store or pass it on to a relative or neighbor.

The cookers were brought into the country by Tristar Products of Altamonte Springs, Florida, and CPSC says Tristar has refused to recall them or offer owners a remedy, so there is no refund, repair kit or replacement to wait for.

Do not try to repair the lid, gasket or valve so you can keep using it. When you get rid of it, do not put it out at the curb, because someone passing by could take it home and use it. Some places will not pick up small electric appliances with the regular trash, so ask your city or county where to take it.

If you or someone in your household was burned by one of these cookers, or you have seen the lid open while the cooker was under pressure, CPSC wants to hear about it. You can report it on SaferProducts.gov, CPSC's website for reporting unsafe products, or call its hotline at 800-638-2772.