Comments on: Pyrex explosion! http://www.jennifermnewell.com/blog/2009/09/pyrex/ @jennyjenjen's space on the web Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rross-2 http://www.jennifermnewell.com/blog/2009/09/pyrex/comment-page-1/#comment-915 Rross-2 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 07:42:12 +0000 http://www.jennifermnewell.com/blog/?p=391#comment-915 I've decided that I will never use pyrex again after my experience on Sunday. My first attempt to make a sweet potato pie from scratch ended up a major waste of my time and effort. The pie was baking in a 375 degree oven in my new pyrex pie pan. The pan was in the oven on a baking sheet to prevent spills. After 50 minutes the pie was taken out of oven and sitting on top of my stove to cool slowly-no extreme temperatures here. Ten minutes later I heard a loud noise from my bedroom. It sounded like something large fell from a high shelf. Found out the pie pan had shattered and there was glass all over the top of my stove, counter, and some on the floor. Luckily, no one was in the kitchen when this occurred. Found out through various computer websites including consumer affairs that this has happened many times. I don't think that C.A. is taking this seriously enough. One should not have to worry about exploding and embedded glass when using these products. I agree with Melanie, this product can be very dangerous! I've decided that I will never use pyrex again after my experience on Sunday. My first attempt to make a sweet potato pie from scratch ended up a major waste of my time and effort. The pie was baking in a 375 degree oven in my new pyrex pie pan. The pan was in the oven on a baking sheet to prevent spills. After 50 minutes the pie was taken out of oven and sitting on top of my stove to cool slowly-no extreme temperatures here. Ten minutes later I heard a loud noise from my bedroom. It sounded like something large fell from a high shelf. Found out the pie pan had shattered and there was glass all over the top of my stove, counter, and some on the floor. Luckily, no one was in the kitchen when this occurred. Found out through various computer websites including consumer affairs that this has happened many times. I don't think that C.A. is taking this seriously enough. One should not have to worry about exploding and embedded glass when using these products. I agree with Melanie, this product can be very dangerous!

]]> By: China Pottery http://www.jennifermnewell.com/blog/2009/09/pyrex/comment-page-1/#comment-842 China Pottery Wed, 12 May 2010 21:08:05 +0000 http://www.jennifermnewell.com/blog/?p=391#comment-842 Wow, great story. I just now stumbled on your blog and I am already a fan. :P Wow, great story. I just now stumbled on your blog and I am already a fan. :P

]]> By: melanie russell http://www.jennifermnewell.com/blog/2009/09/pyrex/comment-page-1/#comment-566 melanie russell Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:23:36 +0000 http://www.jennifermnewell.com/blog/?p=391#comment-566 today dec 5th 2009 my fiance had the same thing happen to him one dish exploded in the oven and when he opened the door the second dish exploded in his face leaving fragments of glass in his face and arm this is not good please call the comphany of this matter i did 1-800-999-3436 push the number that says to order we have to get the word out this is dangerous melanie today dec 5th 2009 my fiance had the same thing happen to him one dish exploded in the oven and when he opened the door the second dish exploded in his face leaving fragments of glass in his face and arm this is not good please call the comphany of this matter i did 1-800-999-3436 push the number that says to order we have to get the word out this is dangerous melanie

]]> By: Willi Vanilli http://www.jennifermnewell.com/blog/2009/09/pyrex/comment-page-1/#comment-508 Willi Vanilli Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:42:23 +0000 http://www.jennifermnewell.com/blog/?p=391#comment-508 Oh, and Jeff Goldblum is dead. He was trying to perfect teleportation and got locked into the chamber with a common household fly. It went downhill from there. Oh, and Jeff Goldblum is dead. He was trying to perfect teleportation and got locked into the chamber with a common household fly. It went downhill from there.

]]> By: Willi Vanilli http://www.jennifermnewell.com/blog/2009/09/pyrex/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Willi Vanilli Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:39:50 +0000 http://www.jennifermnewell.com/blog/?p=391#comment-507 eek! although the line "steam my puto (no, not like the Spanish profanity" made me LOL. methinks thermal stress is the term you're looking for (not nucleation as i first suspected - although that's fun too - and a mythbusters epsiode at that (the fork in the water)). http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/eng99/eng99303.htm extreme temperatures can shatter any glass - tempered or otherwise. glass itself is filled with gabillions of little cracks, so the whole hot-to-cold thing really messes with it's mind. eek! although the line “steam my puto (no, not like the Spanish profanity” made me LOL.

methinks thermal stress is the term you’re looking for (not nucleation as i first suspected – although that’s fun too – and a mythbusters epsiode at that (the fork in the water)).

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/eng99/eng99303.htm

extreme temperatures can shatter any glass – tempered or otherwise. glass itself is filled with gabillions of little cracks, so the whole hot-to-cold thing really messes with it’s mind.

]]> By: Jen Marcoullier http://www.jennifermnewell.com/blog/2009/09/pyrex/comment-page-1/#comment-506 Jen Marcoullier Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:15:37 +0000 http://www.jennifermnewell.com/blog/?p=391#comment-506 Hmmm, interesting. About 10 years ago, I had a pink Pyrex pan explode when I added room temperature beef broth to an already cooking (and very hot) roast. I didn't take the pan out of the oven, just pulled the rack out a bit and poured in the broth, then BOOM. Not sure if that contributed. Since then I've only had clear Pyrex and no explosions. (I take the pans out of the oven and try to warm up any liquids I'm adding.) I've heard that small cracks in Pyrex can make it susceptible to explosions, also that extreme temperature changes will do the same thing. Hmmm, interesting. About 10 years ago, I had a pink Pyrex pan explode when I added room temperature beef broth to an already cooking (and very hot) roast. I didn’t take the pan out of the oven, just pulled the rack out a bit and poured in the broth, then BOOM. Not sure if that contributed. Since then I’ve only had clear Pyrex and no explosions. (I take the pans out of the oven and try to warm up any liquids I’m adding.) I’ve heard that small cracks in Pyrex can make it susceptible to explosions, also that extreme temperature changes will do the same thing.

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