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Anchor Hocking Cookware

Clothilda of St. Hubert , QC October 5, 2009

I purchased 3 set Anchor Hocking Glass Bakeware item numbers #80568 from Canadian Tire on Sale for 9.99. I put my oven on 250 degrees and was baking apples in it with sugar and water I left it for 25 minutes. This was the first time I used it. I checked on it and they were not finished closed door and I turned around and it exploded like a bomb. Smoke was coming out of the oven I ran and opened the door glass all over the oven in small splinters. HOW AM I EVER GOING TO COOK IN THERE AGAIN SO IT WILL BE SAFE I WILL NEVER USE THIS GLASS AGAIN ITS TOO BAD THE DEAL WAS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE. I never tasted my lovely apples and my faith in cooking with galss has been shatterd never again. I am so lucky my little grandson was not here to witness this...What a shame, I guesss I am one of the lucky ones

Francine of San Francisco, CA September 26, 2009

I was filling a one cup glass pyrex type measuring cup made by Anchor Hocking with hot water from the water faucet and the cup exploded in my hand. I've been using this cup for 4-6 months. It was not chipped or damaged in any way and had never even been run through the dish washer. You're supposed to be able to put boiling water into this but this was just hot tap water. This product should be recalled immediately before someone gets hurt. I believe this product was made in China - what does that tell you??? I work with glass and for this cup to explode this was tells me the glass was not tempered properly. Very dangerous!!

Dorothy of Joplin, MO September 25, 2009

I was baking a cake in my anchor hocking 9 x 13 glass dish, on 350, & as soon as I removed it & set it down & walked away it exploded into a thousand tiny pieces all over the kitchen. After reading all the complaints on line on this, their should be a recall immediately.

John of Stony Point, NY September 16, 2009

I recently purchased an anchor cookware casarole dish. I placed it in the oven @ 350 and baked my dinner. As I was eating dinner there was a piece of glass in my mouth. The glass cam off of the anchor cookware. Please have someone contact me ASAP. You can clearly see where the glass broke off of the anchor ware.

Carmen of Hartsville, SC September 1, 2009

I was warming my dinner last night in my Anchor Cookware,and when I took it out it shattered everywhere. My daughter was there with me. Thank God it did not get on her nor myself but this is very dangerous. Something needs to be done about this. I thought I had swept all the glass but a little piece cut me on my foot when I went in for a glass of water later. I now have to purchase some more cookware. Which I cant afford that right now.

Jenna of Alliance, OH September 1, 2009

I got on this website to see if there have ever been any other listed complaints about Anchor Hocking Cookware that have been posted and sure enough 12 pages describing exactly what happened to me last night. I was cooking Chicken Parmesan in the largest Anchor pan I have @ 400 degrees for 25 min. I pulled the glass out of the oven nice and easy and when I set it atop my stove it exploded into 500 million large and tiny pieces in my oven, on top of my oven, clear into my dining room, living room, what a mess!

Thank goodness I only have one mark on my arm and not all over my face and in my eyes. This was not old cookware and I have used it before with no problems. Never again will I use this brand of cookware and I will make sure to let everyone know that I see.

Thank goodness none of my family or family dog were nearby when this pan exploded! Very scary! I now have divits on my kitchen floor, cupboards, and walls from the glass exploding. I now have to buy all new cookware and continue to clean up tiny slivers I find.

Catherine of Mendon , MA September 1, 2009

I have used the baking pan for a few years. I have never had a problem with these baking dishes before. I put the baked stuffed chicken breasts in the oven @ 350 degrees. About 1/2hour later I heard an explosion! I opened the oven door to find that the pan had exploded! Glass was everywhere. Food was burning and the kitchen was full of smoke! Smoke detectors were screaming. What a mess and how dangerous that was! I had company so we all went out to dinner. I was angry and embarssed about this!

I will throw out all of my anchor hocking products, I have a total of 9. I will also tell all of my friends how dangerous this is! I took pictures of the mess.... This is unacceptible. Now I must go out and buy all new casserole, baking and serving dishes. Not good ! I am so angry. I have read all of the complaints I cant beleive it! Something must be done!!!

sharon of deridder, LA August 31, 2009

i was baking chicken in the real big glass pan i have used so many times before. when i slide the oven rake forward it exsploied in my face. i am chip up and really scared. how this happen is so wrong. please call me. it ruined all my dinner for my faimly. i lost my ten chicken breast and stuffing and corn. cut my face and my oven is gas so i have to get the very bottom cleaned out before i can use it, i have several cuts on my face and arms and legs, nothing that will require stickes thank God.

Janelle of Alliance, OH August 28, 2009

I have a 3 pan set of Anchor Hocking baking pans. I cooked 15 Totinos Pizzarolls in the medium pan, took the pan out of the oven and set it on my stove (only 2 months old) and it exploded right in my face. Glass went all over the kitchen, all over the inside and outside of my stove and oven, and all over the front of me.

Travis of Fargo, ND August 7, 2009

Approximately 6 weeks at 2:30 in the morning, my girlfriend and I awoke to a loud explosion. We sat straight up in bed and said "did you hear that"? We both thought it sounded like a brick being thrown through our 8' by 8' patio door. We checked all the windows in the house,glass doors,mirrors and made sure all glass pictures were still hung on the wall. After about 15 minutes of searching we discoverd millions of glass pieces on the kitchen floor and in the cupboard.

What we found was our Anchor-Hocking caserole dish had exploded in the cupboard, blowing the cupboard door open sending shattered glass everywhere. The dish had only been used once, 4 months prior to this happening. The dish was sitting in room temp on the bottom shelf in the lower cupboard with nothing sitting on top of it except for a tupperware container used for lettuce head storage. Literaly oz's of weight. It took hours to clean up and I was cut a few times cleaning up all the glass. Remember this is at 2:30 am. Way to much fun!

After reading the posts we are very fortunate it did not explode while handeling and in the company of others. Anchor-Hockings attempt to replace the exploding items and say they are not responsible for damage or injury is rediculous! Anchor- Hocking glassware is defective and can explode at any given moment. Not only when used with heat.

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