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Aenease of powder springs, GA November 20, 2009

I was cooking with two pyrex dishes and they exploded in my oven. Which is crazy. My beef briskit was trashed after that. They werent cheap. I was checking to see how much longer it would be for both of my briskit to be done and while I was bent over looking both dishes blew up and glass went every where and I jump and burnt my hand. I stepped back and got my feet cut.

Denise of Tuttle, OK November 20, 2009

We were baking scalloped potatoes in a 9x13 Pyrex baking dish and about 30 minutes into the baking, we heard a loud bang and found the pan had exploded in the oven.

Helen of Thornwood, NY November 20, 2009

Last night, we planned a special dinner party, which included baking two pounds of extra large jumbo shrimp. Upon removing the shrimp from the oven to place on a serving tray, the pyrex baking dish exploded and glass shattered all over the kitchen floor. Needless to say, the dinner party was ruined.

Debra of Granger , IN November 20, 2009

I had slow cooked 3 racks of ribes in a 13x9 pyrex dish. When done,I carried the dish to the counter and before putting the dish down it EXPLODED in my hands. Glass and meat went everywhere.We were very lucky no one was seriously hurt. I was knocked off my feet,fell to the floor and hit the open oven door.I had some minor burns and glass cuts.The glass flew everywhere.

Erica of Portland, OR November 20, 2009

A glass baking dish shattered in a 500 degree oven after 17 minutes of cooking time. The baking dish had been removed from a room-temperature cupboard and a pork tenderloin with a spice rub was placed in it. There were no excessive juices.

Mandy of Russell Vale , Australia November 19, 2009

I was cooking a vegitable bake in my ovel pyrex dish, when it just exploded in the oven, there was glass every where, this was very frustraing as i had guests over for dinner. Smashed glass all through my oven, and the inconvienec and embarresment in front of my guests

Roseanna of Thonotosassa, FL November 18, 2009

My pyrex glass roasting pan was in the oven at 450 degrees baking chicken drumsticks. After 30 minutes the whole pan exploded all over the oven. The food was destroyed and a huge mess to clean up.

Patti of Millville, PA November 18, 2009

I have used a Pyrex 13X9 glass baking dish, successfully, for 30+ years. Unfortunately, my "old reliable" pan broke when we moved, so I bought 2 new ones (Pyrex) to replace it. Last week I prepared Chicken Parmesan for company and (as I always have done) placed the two prepared pans in the refrigerator ahead of time. I began to preheat the oven and placed the pans (with the chicken parm) in the oven before it was up to the full temperature of 350. After about 15 minutes of cooking time I heard a HUGE explosion in the kitchen.

I opened the oven door and could not believe my eyes! One of my Pyrex glass pans had exploded in a "million" tiny little pieces all over the place. I just cried. My company was on the way and my meal was ruined. I had to throw out 5 pounds of chicken, and other ingredients, and two new pans. There was glass everywhere. I took pictures. Fortunately no one was hurt! We had to call the local pizza restaurant and get some ziti to serve with our salad and green beans to our guests!

I waited a few days and then called the World Kitchen Company. I began by asking if the glass Pyrex 13X9 pan is made to go from the refrigerator to the oven and she replied, "Yes". I then explained what happened. The lady on the phone was really nice, but explained that I "hadn't followed the directions". She went on to "explain" that since I had put the dish in an oven that had not yet reached it's "stable" temperature, I had compromised the integrity of the glass. She said that when the dish is put into a pre-heating oven, the structure of the glass is broken down by the fluctuating temperature. She said that, over time, this can cause the dish to break.

I asked why one dish has exploded and the other had not. She said that I had probably done this to the broken pan before and that made it "weak". Now how could that be if I had used my other pan for 30 years without anything ever happening like this? The lady took down my information and sent me a new pan. She told me to "read the directions that come with the pan very very carefully and follow them". Guess what? No directions came with the new pan!

I do not think that I can ever again put one of those pans in the oven. I never want to go through that again! I will use it for serving something like cold salad, but I cannot put it in the oven ever again. I had to throw out 2 glass Pyrex 13X9 pans, 5 pounds of chicken, 3 large jar of Ragu, 4 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese (and some other ingredients) PLUS we had to order 25 dollars worth of Ziti to replace the ruined dinner. All told, I guess it was about 50 or more that we spent.

We had to clean our oven and I'll never really know if every little bit of glass was retrieved because the shards were so very very small. It took quite awhile for my husband and myself to clean up the mess. I worry about other people not knowing about this very dangerous situation! I wish someone could do something to warn people about the danger involved in using this pan!

lynn of oxnard, CA November 18, 2009

A 13x9 pyrex pan I purchased for my daughter 6 months ago at Ross just exploded into shards in her oven. The door was closed. She was not injured, thank goodness . . . she is 8 1/2 months pregnant. This danger should be publicized. How many people have been injured?

Susan of Calgary, AB November 17, 2009

I was preparing to make scallop potatoes tonight for dinner. I had just put the hot water into my 13x9 pyrex glass pan when it just blow up with a big bang, glass and hot water flew everywhere. It shattered into thousands of pieces. This was a heavy duty glass pan which I've only used maybe 5 or 6 times. So lucky no one was hurt, took over an hour to clean up the mess and I'm still scared there is fine glass around. Too scared to use another glass pan.

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