Best Buy recalls 772,000 air fryers after more than 100 catch fire, burn or melt

Best Buy removes 772,000 fryers and air ovens sold in the United States and Canada after more than 100 incidents in which the products caught fire, burned or melted, in one case hurting a child.

The company has heard 68 U.S. residents and 36 Canadians complain about overheating of fryers and ovens, Best Buy said Thursday in a notice released by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The reports include two injuries: one with a child’s leg and seven with minor property damage, the retailer revealed.

People should stop using removed air fryers and air fryer ovens and return them to Best Buy for a refund in the form of credit that will be used at Best Buy. Customers will receive a $ 50 in-store credit or the purchase receipt amount if higher. No receipt is required to get the $ 50 credit, the retailer said.

Removal includes Insignia digital air fryers, Insignia analog air fryers, and Insignia air frying ovens with the following model numbers: NS-AF32DBK9, NS-AF32MBK9, NS-AF50MBK9, NS-AF53DSS0, NS-AF53MSS0, NS-AF53MSS0, AF55-DBKNS-AF55-DBKNS-AF5 AFO6DBK1 and NS-AFO6DSS1.

The Insignia mark is located on the top or front of each unit, and a rating label can be found on the bottom, which identifies the brand and model number.

Made in China and imported by Best Buy, based in Richfield, Minnesota, the removed fryers were sold in Best Buy stores and online from November 2018 to February 2022 for between $ 30 and $ 150.

Best Buy said it sold about 635,000 of the withdrawn products in the U.S. and another 137,000 in Canada.