• ReplayMod version: 1.12.2-2.2.0-b4
• Forge version: 14.23.5.2838
• JEI version: 4.15.0.268 and 4.15.0.285 (I confirmed this issue at least these versions, didn't try in other versions)

Normally, pressing Esc or E key will close only recipe viewer screen of JEI, but with replaymod, it closes both of recipe viewer and crafting screen. This causes item disappearing issue when crafting items and viewing some recipes.

NEI or JEI (you mentioned both)?
Is there any difference when using RM 2.1.4?

I'm using only JEI. It didn't happen when I tried with RM 2.1.4, seems to be a beta-only issue. Thank you!

This should be fixed as of 2.2.0-b5.

This turned out to be two separate issues.
The E issue was fixed as a side effect of fixing the Record Singleplayer/Multiplayer checkboxes (ReplayMod/jGui@7d66b9a).
The Esc issue actually affected any GUI though I don't think it applies to any vanilla GUI since none of them do not fully close on Esc, i.e. all of them fully close on Esc anyway (ReplayMod/jGui@1daefdd)