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Anyone ever have their Pyrex explode?

Nataliesgramma — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:10:10 GMT

My daughter sent me a link about Pyrex glassware exploding in the oven. I have been using Pyrex and Anchor Hocking casserole dishes for 30 years and I have never had a problem nor have any of my friends.

I know that you have to use common sense and not put a glass dish straight from the Fridge to the oven, but some comments said that dishes exploded just sitting on the counter.

Just wondered if anyone here had this happen......

Re: Anyone ever have their Pyrex explode?

Perkup — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:17:59 GMT

Nope.. I've been using them for over 60 years and have never had even the slightest issue with them. Applies to both Pyrex and Corning Ware.

BTW, I wish QVC would start selling those "boring white dishes" that they show on their cooking shows. They look much nicer than all that fru fru on Temptations now days.

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KentuckyWoman — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:21:49 GMT

Yes. Right after we married I was baking a cherry cobbler in a Pyrex baking dish at 350 degrees. We were in the kitchen when it happened. My husband heard a pop and then smoke started coming out of the oven. When he opened the door, the cobbler was all over the inside of the oven. I haven't used Pyrex since and that was over 30 years ago.

ETA: I don't own Temptations so I can't speak about how they hold up. My mama taught me how to cook starting around the age of 10. The first thing she taught me was safety in the kitchen. Sometimes you just get a defective piece of cookware and it malfunctions or breaks when it shouldn't. It doesn't mean you don't know what you are doing or you aren't using the cooking vessel properly.

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bonnielu — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:23:15 GMT

I have had one for over 40 years that I would love to explode. I have difficulty cleaning it. Baked on stuff all the time. I spend a better part of an hour trying to make it perfect. Not working for me.

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KentuckyWoman — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:23:29 GMT

On 3/29/2015 Perkup said:
Nope.. I've been using them for over 60 years and have never had even the slightest issue with them. Applies to both Pyrex and Corning Ware.

BTW, I wish QVC would start selling those "boring white dishes" that they show on their cooking shows. They look much nicer than all that fru fru on Temptations now days.

I so love "boring white dishes." I don't like patterns or colors on dishes. Just my preference.

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Tigriss — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:33:16 GMT

My ex-roommate made mine explode. She decided that since the recipe called for melted butter, she would melt it in the oven while she was pre-heating it. Cold butter + hot glass =explosion. She just screamed and pointed at the oven. I walked in expecting blood, water, fire....nope. I opened the oven, turned it off, and told her to clean it up when it cooled. She was from New Jersey and thought because her mother was a great cook, that she would be as well, even though she "follows" a recipe by just lightly using it as a guide and wonders why her stuff never works. She never bothered to learn what makes a recipe a recipe before she would alter it. Well ma does it and it is always great....why can't I. IDIOT! She was like that with all her life and thought I and my sister were super brains because we just knew how to do things. We always told her that we learned by doing it all as kids before we just knew how to do it as adults from cutting grass, to planting trees, to cooking, everything really.

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bluejeansluvr — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:37:04 GMT

I have never had Pyrex explode or break on me, unless I dropped it! I dropped a casserole dish once and it broke. But I really think that all these people that have exploding Pyrex pieces and exploding and breaking Temp tations pieces are misusing their pieces and cooking stuff in them at higher temps than they are supposed to or doing something else to them.

I have a lot of Pyrex and a quite a few Temp tations pieces and I have never had any crack or explode or break from just regular use.

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GSPgirl — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:42:38 GMT

My sil had a dinner for us and she put a hot dish of spaghetti on her glass table and it exploded. Ruined the dinner because there was glass everywhere. It wasn't even a cold night in CA, but the table must have been cooler than the glass dish.

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Abrowneyegirl — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 01:07:11 GMT

I have been using 20+ years and have never had one break or explode as described but I have heard these stories.

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jaxs mom — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 01:08:39 GMT

No I never have, but all my stuff is old before they changed the glass.

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jaxs mom — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 01:09:46 GMT

On 3/29/2015 bonnielu said:
I have had one for over 40 years that I would love to explode. I have difficulty cleaning it. Baked on stuff all the time. I spend a better part of an hour trying to make it perfect. Not working for me.

Bar Keepers Friend works pretty good in them.

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ANewHue — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 01:13:41 GMT

Yes I did. We were sitting around just starting to eat dinner ,my daughter at the time was a baby in her high chair and glass flew all over us. I was shocked. It came straight from the oven, was on the stove and moved to the table. after that I threw all my Pyrex away.

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RedTop — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 01:20:09 GMT

I have heard several people tell a cracked / explosive Pyrex story, and nearly every one of them involved an obvious mistake on their part, such as hot dish on a cold surface, broiling food in the Pyrex, etc. Several incidents were blamed on the age and condition of the Pyrex dish, meaning there were chips and breaks in the dish, but it was used anyway. I think we have to pay more attention to the condition of this bakeware, and stop using it if we see any deep lines and scratches in the glass that raises the question of its safety.

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Campion — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 01:21:26 GMT

Yes, I had a big pitcher-type measuring cup explode. Long ago. It wasn't a mistake because I was used to labware and know how to use it. It may have had a small bubble or crack I didn't see. Glass is unpredictable when heated; a small flaw can cause uneven expansion.

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ValuSkr — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 01:25:05 GMT

On 3/29/2015 Perkup said:
BTW, I wish QVC would start selling those "boring white dishes" that they show on their cooking shows. They look much nicer than all that fru fru on Temptations now days.

I couldn't agree more. Plain white is much more attractive than Temp-tations busy patterns.

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OnlyShopsOnline — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 01:52:54 GMT

I had a newer piece of Pyrex literally fall apart right in my hands. Thankfully, it was empty. I have an older Pyrex baking dish, that is 36 years old and is in perfect condition.

Wouldn't buy any new Pyrex.

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Mothertrucker — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 02:05:17 GMT

Yes, I also had one of the large 1 or 2 quart Mixing/measuring cup bowls explode....

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nunya — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 02:12:37 GMT

Yes, right in the oven. I had used it many times for roast and gravy before with no problems. I heard a pop, opened the door and gravy was everywhere.

It was a newer dish, I've never had that happen with the older ones that I got from my Mother.

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KathT — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 02:30:05 GMT

I had an older Pyrex bowl explode a long time ago when I was making a candy recipe in the microwave. When I grabbed the bowl with pot holders, it exploded into shards of glass with hot liquid. Fortunately I had on long sleeves & was standing to the side & wasn't seriously injured, just a few small minor burns where the liquid splashed. It was horrible to clean up. We also had an older stoneware plate break in half when the kids used it to warm pizza in the microwave. I learned my lesson & only use things marked for microwave use. I think that the formulation of older dishes/glass doesn't lend itself to the methods we use today. I am also very careful when putting hot dishes down; I always put down a potholder or use a basket.

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millieshops — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 03:00:36 GMT

Yes - just last year. I suspect there wasn't nearly enough liquid/moisture and with the heat, there was just a scary explosion with glass shards flying right through a doorway into the dining room.