Temp-tations

[wilberk]

Sorry to say that within the past couple of weeks 3 of my temptation baking dishes have cracked, ptetty much right in half. One actually slit in half in the oven with dinner on it. I have loved Temptations for years, but, i have to admit to being a bit apprehensive now that it will happen again. Is this a known problem? 

Also, a couple of my older temptations have discolored. Is this a common problem?

Not sure how thif forum works. This is my first time using it.

Thank you., 

Wilberk

[meallen616]

[haddon9]

While I have what I consider a good number of Temptations pieces, I don't really cook or bake much with them.  I use them for putting cold things in.  For instance, If I make some kind of salad like coleslaw, I will put that into my temptations dish.

What I mostly use now are glass baking dishes.  I have a few Lock & Lock & Anchor Hocking glass baking dishes which so far have held up well.

Which of your Temptations broke?  Are they recent styles?  I have some older Polka Dot pieces and a few of their Old World.  More recently I purchased the Woodland in white.

[FranandZoe]

Wow that's disheartening.  I have several Temptations 9x13 baking dishes but I have never used them for baking.  What a mess for one to break in the oven.

It makes me think it's better to use a metal or Corning/Pyrex or Anchor Hocking dish for baking.

My daughter-in-law's mother uses a 9x13 emerald green Woodland Temptatios baking dish for holidays and it has held up so far.  It's a beautiful piece.

[vermint]

@wilberk Welcome to the forums!

People have complained for years about Temp-tations breaking in the oven.  Thankfully it's never happened to me. BUT, I do take some precautions.

1. Never, ever put it in the oven straight from the fridge. I let it sit on the counter for about 30 minutes to get closer to room temp.

2. I hand wash my baking dishes, but never put them straight into hot or cold water. Let running water get lukewarm, then put dish under it til water is hot.

Has this made a difference? I honestly don't know...but my dishes have never cracked/crazed/discolored.

[amyb]

I have several baking Temptations pieces...for about 20 years now. I bake in them not often, like all the time, but regularly (certain dishes I make in them throughout the year)...luckily, no crazing, no cracking in the oven (have baked probably up to 325 mostly.) Again, all mine are about 18-20 years old now.

Maybe now they're made differently for all I know...as most things seem to be after a long time. But again, I'm just speculating on that.

@wilberk Welcome to the boards. I'm sorry this happened. I'd call Customer Svc at QVC, maybe they'll give you Temptations customer service contact info, and hopefully someone will help you with this.

[rockygems123]

@wilberk 

Yes for several years posters have mentioned Temptations breaking and cracking while in the oven.  Isn't just new stock. 

As another poster mentioned glass particularly Borosilicate glass is a much safer material for oven use.

Breakers and test tubes are made of this material.

Fireking also uses this material in their measuring cups.

[Q-Checker]

You get what you pay for. I would never chance baking in a Temptations product  after reading many user reports of cracking and breaking! I still remember their fiasco of a return processs for a defective, dangerous potholder mitt. 

[Carmie]

I bought a four piece set many, many years ago.  It was dark navy blue with rattan holders so they could be placed on the table while hot. They came with plastic lids.

I had lasagne in the large 9x13 deep dish and it broke while in the oven.  It split right in the middle.  I was pretty upset.  Everything was made from scratch, even the lasagne pasta sheets and it was all lost.

I threw the two next larger sizes out.  I still have the smallest piece that I use to store sugar packets, but I'd never bake it it again.

I never bought any more Temptations.  

[Carolina925]

I'm glad I have enough old baking dishes made in the USA. I've heard some real bad stories about the baking dishes made in China cracking and even entirely breaking as they were taken from the oven. I think this is a normal reaction to the baking dishes.