Kitchen

[fashionqueen]

@october72 .. you brought up a topic that I was going to ask in another forum, but since I have you ... on your Banana Bread - have you always baked in a metal pan?  Asking because I make pumpkin bread, but in pyrex glass pans and comes out perfect.  For banana bread, I also tried glass, but if I leave it in the over for the suggested baking time, the outside would be near burnt.   Should I switch to metal pans for banana bread?

[3cupcakes]

@chickenbutt.   May I ask where you get your silicone trivets? 

& what a beautiful dog!

[suzyQ3]

After reading the in-depth article and research that Consumer Reports published in 2012 regarding the "new" Pyrex and Anchor Hocking, I finally decided that what I had previously been hearing was no long rumor status. I trashed all but my one old Corning casserole.

I didn't switch to Temptations, though. I have and love Emile Henry and Le Creuset stoneware, along with some French porcelain pieces. They continue to serve me well, no cracking or crazing.

And Iike that I can buy just the pieces that I want, not sets of stuff.

[debic]

People have to do what's right for them.   I have all kinds of glass/stoneware bakeware.  I use my temptations the most.  I've never had problems.   I also have pyrex, anchor hocking, Denmark tools, even a few Visions left.  I have Corelle dishes, but no bakeware.

[chickenbutt]

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3cupcakes wrote:

@chickenbutt.   May I ask where you get your silicone trivets? 

& what a beautiful dog!

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Thank You!  

My favorite silicone trivets are Le Creuset brand.  Now, you might see that brand name and think they're $50 trivets or something, but they are very affordable.  

I like these because they are thick and durable.   The ones I've had for years still look like brand new.  They don't chip off or fade out at all.

I got mine at Amazon.  

[peachesncream]

I also love silicone trivets! I bought mine a few years ago at Bed Bath and Beyond.

FYI, you can buy clear Borosilicate bakeware on Amazon. I have some and it works great.

[3cupcakes]

@chickenbutt. @peachesncream  Thank you both very much!  I'm getting a couple this week for sure.

[Mominohio]

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@JAXS Mom wrote:

Pyrex isn't any more nonstick than Temp-tations stoneware is. I have both. I think the Temp-tations looks better and the plastic covers mean I can stack items in the fridge which I can't easily do with pyrex. Both products have a lot of reports of breaking but the Pyrex reports are of glass flying everywhere. By the way the Pyrex brand items manufactured by World Kitchen and sold at shop kitchen world is soda lime glass, not the boroscilicate glass of the old Pyrex. Arc International the European manufacturer of Pyrex does still use borosilicate glass. Soda lime glass doesn't have the same level of thermal stock resistance. 

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I'll second this information about new Pyrex. I have many old pieces and am not afraid to use them, but people, please be more careful with the newer stuff. It just isn't made the same as the originals.

[Mominohio]

I own and use a lot of Temptations, different patterns and colors for different seasons, and I like them for what the are. Fun matching dishes, but I know they won't last for generations.

When starting into Temp-tations, I only put my Corningware and Pyrex in the basement, I didn't give it away. I'm glad I didn't. Now I alternate, according to my mood or what I'm making. I'm really glad I didn't give away the Corningware, especially, because it will last forever, and gives me every bit as good results as the TT.

[wagirl]

You know, I LOVE my pyrex dishes. Have many in the classic French White and have had them for many years. They still look great and do the job. I'm not a fan of the temptations line and really don't like the patterns or colors. I prefer the white for my serving dishes, then everything will match back to it.