Costco Recalls Popular Item After Person Suffers Second-Degree Burns

Costco shoppers making a routine run for bulk paper towels and rotisserie chickens may want to take a second look at what’s sitting in their kitchen.

The warehouse giant has issued a recall of a very popular kitchen gadget, creating the sort of “did I buy that?” panic familiar to anyone who’s ever wandered out of Costco with the three items they needed and 17 they definitely didn’t.

While recalls are hardly unusual for a retailer that moves products at Costco’s enormous scale, the latest alert has drawn fresh attention because of the nasty injury suffered by a customer.

Costco announced Friday that it is recalling a variety of electric kettles, including an electric kettle set that included a 1.5-liter kettle.

The individual unit of concern is the ZWILLING Enfinigy Pro Electric Kettle, which was being recalled “due to the potential for the handle to loosen or break off. This