40% Off All Pyrex (Excludes Clearance Lines) @ Coles. Starts Wednesday
40% off All Pyrex (Excluding Clearance Lines) @ Coles. Starts Wednesday
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Were you cooking meth? Mine was ok when a baked a cake.
Lol no once i was cooking schnitzels keeping them warm in the oven around 60 degrees and it blew up, shattered into little pieces, second time had a cake cooling on top of the stove and boom again
I've had one explode as well in the microwave.
That's terrifying
I've had the plastic lids from the glass containers crack when I put them in the dishwasher, but I contacted Pyrex, and they replaced them all free of charge.
Keep them out of the microwave too! Microwave and dishwashers seem to kill Pyrex lids.
I think it's the heat, not the microwaves. I've owned some blue-lid versions for several years - always defrost frozen food in them, with the lid lifted, but still sitting on to stop splatter. So long as they don't touch really hot food, the heat doesn't seem to change them - well, except for stretching which they do after a few uses no matter how they're used.
Really! I have several pyrex cover also cracked. Do you need to show them purchase evidence when you contact them?
No, I told them that I bought them less than a year ago, but I didn't have receipts. I did have to take photos of them though.
Thanks. Mine is more than 4 years old. Will give it a go.
I have one that is just the right size for making Yogurt in my Tefal multicooker. The lid comes in handy for storage as well. Only bringing it up because it is an odd size so people might be looking for something.
http://www.tefal.com.au/medias/?context=bWFzdGVyfHJvb3R8MTQy…
I've also had the Pyrex glass baking dish explode in the oven
No glass lasagne for me thank youAll this talk about exploding Pyrex is scary! I mean, surely they are meant for oven use.
Destroyed my faith! And non-stick coating on metal trays is supposed to be bad for you, so what can we use?
Is corning still good?
No, Corningware switched from the original pyroceramic on most product lines years back as well.
You can still get the original material under the European brand name Pyroflam but it is hard to find in Australia.
Pyroflam bakeware is excellent though, you can use it from -40c to 800c.
I've used my Pyroflam bakeware directly on hot plates and BBQs occasionally without worry.
If you're worried about non-stick coating on metal (which you don't really need to be).. using silicon mats is a good option. I use the Silpat ones at home and they're brilliant.
It's supposed to be because of quick differences of extreme temperature changes. e.g. Cook a meal in oven, remove from oven, sit on stainless steel sink to cool - it weakens the structure. The problem is, if you make something in such a way that it can happen at extremes, then several less-extremes can achieve the same result. They should just stop being cheapskates and make them better… I mean, who wants to cook a meal for 40+ minutes, then wait another 30 for it to gradually cool down with the oven door open!?
With these people who had their pyrex explode, what did the people who manufacture it say when you contacted them? I've never had a pyrex dish explode when cooking, but I have had an arcoroc cup go up like a grenade when I dropped it in the dish washer. Maybe there was a flaw in the glass, or they had been chipped in some way.
Pyrex isn't the same quality that it use to be. They have changed owners a bit and the quality differs across each manufacturer.
This is a pretty useful infographic on Pyrex
Great link - thanks!
Thanks for this!
So judging by the logo in the catalogue, this is (unsurprisingly) Soda-Lime glass.
Just add Vodka and ice!
Super useful link, thank you vm!
Pyrex glass bakeware was originally made from borosilicate glass and is now made from tempered soda lime glass, which can only resist fracture stress for temperature differentials less than about 55°C (99°F). In contrast, it is estimated that borosilicate glassware can tolerate a temperature differential of about 183°C (330°F), a three-fold difference.
Edit: commenters above beat me to it.
Just the American produced versions.. The euro versions are still borosilicate.
So… does anywhere in Australia sell/import the borosilicate version?
I noticed a few items at Peters of Kensington. For example https://m.petersofkensington.com.au/Products/Pyrex-Classic-M…
Also I noticed their made in the USA items are clearly labelled as tempered glass.
I never contacted them because I got them from Coles, threw away the receipt and didn't have proof of purchase. Actually just remembered the reason we got them was because the oven in our rental kept destroying food on metal oven trays, burning it to a a crisp on the bottom. After the exploding Pyrex went back to ceramic
Stay clear of the baking trays, I've had two that have exploded, once in the oven and once cooling down.