Glass Bakeware Poses Shatter Risk

[SuziQ]

I'm glad someone posted this, thank you.

About a year ago, I was a victim of this (so was my son, who I was holding at the time). Thankfully, we survived (a few stitches later and we were good) but here's a little preview of what happened when I opened our oven..

Oh wow! I am glad you and your son are ok.

My casserole dishes are both Pyrex and Anchor Hocking. I got them over 15 years ago for wedding presents. They are so dull and marked up but work great. I've been shopping for new ones and now I'm scared to. I noticed the Pyrex ones I've looked at in the store recently feel and look different. I think they are thinner and lighter. Last year I did buy a huge deep lasagne pan by Anchor Hocking. It's very thick and heavy and I have had no problems with it.

 

[feddup]

I'm glad someone posted this, thank you.

About a year ago, I was a victim of this (so was my son, who I was holding at the time). Thankfully, we survived (a few stitches later and we were good) but here's a little preview of what happened when I opened our oven..

OK, they have changed the formula It is now made of tempered soda glass. Im depressed.
Im glad you were ok when this happened. Now Im afraid to use mine
I guess Im glad I held onto my old which Ive NEVER had a problem with!
From the article, it seems like when World Glass bought it, the Co changed how they make it
That picture really scares me!

 

[feddup]

Oh wow! I am glad you and your son are ok.

My casserole dishes are both Pyrex and Anchor Hocking. I got them over 15 years ago for wedding presents. They are so dull and marked up but work great. I've been shopping for new ones and now I'm scared to. I noticed the Pyrex ones I've looked at in the store recently feel and look different. I think they are thinner and lighter. Last year I did buy a huge deep lasagne pan by Anchor Hocking. It's very thick and heavy and I have had no problems with it.

Mine were so old, they were dull and ugly. Maybe dull and ugly but good quality if better than new and a different color.
I hate the way they take a good thing and get cheap and ruin the product. Im now afraid to use my new. Ive been using it with no problem but affter reading this, I wouldve taken it back if I knew they had CHANGED how they make the glass.

 

[Kat]

I have one I still use fedup. It's old. I know it is at least 20 yrs if not 25 yrs old. It's the only one I have left of pyrex and we bake brownies in it and etc.

I still use it but I now use better bakeware.

Off topic but my Mom had those pyrex pots and pans when they came out, IIRC she had problems with them. I don't think they make those anymore?

 

[OneLove]

I have one I still use fedup. It's old. I know it is at least 20 yrs if not 25 yrs old. It's the only one I have left of pyrex and we bake brownies in it and etc.

I still use it but I now use better bakeware.

Off topic but my Mom had those pyrex pots and pans when they came out, IIRC she had problems with them. I don't think they make those anymore?

I wanted some of those several years ago and couldn't find any new on the general market. So I did some research and found lots of info about the problems with them. I believe I remember also that one of the things in the glass was boron, which is very hazardous in anything more than very very small doses. Boron is a mineral that aids in bone development, but also reacts with estrogen receptors.

After researching this, I decided NOT to buy any!

 

[shana]

There is a 101-post thread on this subject at Amazon's Gold Box Forum which I'd read when it started in January of this year. View All Discussions then Search on "pyrex users" without the quotes. (Wasn't sure if it was ok to link it here. If you need further directions to the Search box, rsvp.)

Also referenced on the thread is the relevant snopes page:

http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/pyrex.asp

 

[bogeygal]

There is a 101-post thread on this subject at Amazon's Gold Box Forum which I'd read when it started in January of this year. View All Discussions then Search on "pyrex users" without the quotes. (Wasn't sure if it was ok to link it here. If you need further directions to the Search box, rsvp.)

Also referenced on the thread is the relevant snopes page:

http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/pyrex.asp

Shana, Thank you so much for this article. I never thought to google snopes.com. Very interesting.

I read the comments and for now (the worrier that I am), still not ready to put a glass casserole in the oven, but will try to keep an open mind.:crazy:

 

[shana]

Shana, Thank you so much for this article. I never thought to google snopes.com. Very interesting.

I read the comments and for now (the worrier that I am), still not ready to put a glass casserole in the oven, but will try to keep an open mind.:crazy:

Hi bogeygal! You are most welcome.

Ever since reading the Gold Box thread, I find myself reaching for different pans for the ovens, conventional and microwave both. (Convection is a different subject.) For the conventional oven, I invested in some newer stainless steel which are easier to clean than their predecessors, plus I pull the ceramic crockery types more times than not.

I still use the large Pyrex measuring cups with spout & handle for heating soups and such in the nuker, but I set the power level lower and heat longer as precautions. I use a large cutting board as the "landing platform" for these containers.

My Mom's Pyrex ware lasted forever, it seemed: I don't recall any casualties. Her measuring cups, however, lost their red lettering. I assumed this was the dishwasher's fault so I hand-washed mine and guess what, same thing! But the newer models with the larger printing (and sometimes in blue) do not fade in this same manner. Curiouser & curiouser!

Last item of somewhat relevant mention: A few years back, I decided to dump all old plastic storage ware and go with glass only. Big mistake! My older hands had a terrible time removing the plastic lids so I gave most of them away. :-/

 

[drip~drop]

I am sorry, but of course glass exposed to extreme temperature changes shatters. Did no one pay attention in science class? Or listen to your grandmother?

I learned "PRYEX" lessons very early on.
To this day I still have great grandmas pyrex cookware. L O V E it!