A series of Char-Broil digital electric smokers are being recalled because they can leak electrical current during use, posing an electric shock hazard.

According to a Feb. 15 announcement on the Consumer Product Safety Commission website, Char-Broil received 79 reports of consumers who experienced a minor electric shock from touching the smokers while in use, including one report of a consumer developing a finger blister after the shock.

This recall involves Char-Broil digital electric smokers with the following model descriptions:

• Digital Electric Smoker
• Digital Electric Smoker w/Window
• Digital Electric Smoker
• Black w/Window
• Digital Electric Smoker
• Medallion Digital Electric Smoker Connected
• Digital Electric Smoker, XL.

The smokers were sold at Lowe’s, Menards, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Target and other stores nationwide, and online at Amazon.com, HSN.com and Charbroil.com from April 2015 through January 2024 for between $300 and $600.

Consumers can find the full list of recalled model numbers on the Consumer Product Safety Commission website. Consumers who own the smokers should immediately stop using the appliance and contact Char-Broil for a free repair kit. The repair kit consists of a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (“GFCI”) plug (also known as a “pigtail”), a clamshell enclosure to secure the GFCI pigtail, and a cable clamp. Instructions for installing each of these repair kit items will also be provided.