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Elizabeth of Katy, TX October 14, 2009

My glass Pyrex dish exploded in my oven when baking chicken. It was a huge mess and potentially could have been life threatening. I'm so thankful it occurred in a closed oven and not on the cabinet where potential lethal shards of glass would have been thrown around the room and into people.

kim of oak park, IL October 13, 2009

On October 13, 2009 I was baking some chicken in the 8X8 dish in the oven at 375. Well when I removed it and placed it on the the stove not on a burner it cracked and it was shards of glass also. Now let me state this I have used Pyrex pans for years. I have worked in food service I know the rules for Pyrex. Therefore this dish should have not cracked. There was no extreme temperature change. Pyrex needs to fix this issue because this is out of control. I will never use Pyrex again.

bruce of Grand Ronde, OR October 13, 2009

Apparently World Kitchen is reintroducing Pyro ceram glass into their product mix. Its called "corning-stovetop" and was only available in two patterns of the cassarole dishs as of this E-mail

Pam of Frederick, MD October 13, 2009

I never knew there were issues with Pyrex until mine flew to pieces in my oven. I had been baking at 375 for about 30 min's, no problem, yes - the oven was fully pre-heated. I removed it, added 2 teaspoons of thawed butter (on top of the fish, and there was about 1/2" of liquid in the bottom of the dish already) put it back in the oven (all within 1 - 2 minutes). about 1 minute later, I heard something banging in my oven. There went dinner - and my baking dish is in all kinds of little pieces!

Leigh of Spearfish, SD October 12, 2009

In a brand new pyrex casserole dish I baked a whole chicken at 350 degrees for 1.5 hrs. Removed from the oven and made gravey from the pan drippings and set dish on stovetop. Turned away to other counter and heard a loud bang. Turned around and the dish had exploded sending glass & gravy all over. Luckily noone was hurt. But had never seen that before and didn't realize this was an issue. I had to see if I could find a reason that's when I found this web site with many other complaints.

Divina of Amherstberg, ON October 12, 2009

i BOUGHT PYREX dISHES,thinking theyj were like the old ones I had and when I used 1 it exploded. I heard rom a friend there were copmplaints about them and they internet confirmed it, I am returning the rest to the store and t warning everyone I know.

Layci of Amarillo, TX October 12, 2009

I had used a Pyrex bowl to melt chocolate in the microwave. The small amount of chocolate was melted in about 30 seconds in the bowl. Several minutes later (the remaining chocolate had already cooled & hardened) my 4 year old daughter pulled her chair up to the counter to sneak a bite of the chocolate without my knowledge. Suddenly, I heard a huge crash and had assumed that she had accidentally knocked the bowl onto the floor. After questioning her and viewing the aftermath, it became aware that the bowl had exploded and shattered into hundreds and hundreds of pieces.

Luckily, my daughter was left unharmed given the circle of broken glass that was around her. It was truly a miracle that she did not get glass in her eye or that she wasn't cut. I will never, ever use Pyrex in the microwave or oven again!

Henry of Geneva, AL October 11, 2009

I was baking chicken in my conventional oven. I was using my 13x9x2.5 Pyrex baking dish. The I had cut up a fresh chicken, sprayed the dish with olive oil cooking spray before placing the chicken in the dish. I had preheated the oven to 350 degrees. I placed the dish into the oven on the middle shelf so as to not get the chicken too close to the heating element. After the chicken had cooked for about 20 minutes I opened the oven door to look the chicken. Everything appeared so I simply closed the oven door and just as I turned away from the stove I heard a loud bang and glass shattering. When I opened the oven door glass and chicken were all over the oven.

This was a new dish in pristine condition, outwardly that is. There were no scratches, no cracks, no adverse temperatures and no cold water. I am throwing the rest of the Pyrex products I have in the trash. If everyone would do that the manufacturer would would do something besides make excuses and blame the problem the consumers which are the reason they have a company to work for. I was fortunate that the "explosion" took place in the oven with the door closed. My only loss was the chicken and the cost of several Pyrex dishes which no longer exist.

Cliff of Milwaukee, WI October 10, 2009

My wife and mother brought this issue to me and I can not disregard it. We haven't had any explosions, and I will do what I can to keep things this way.

We have been using this cookware for a long time without problems, although the first problem is only going to be my finding new cooking product. I am not one with a bunch of extra money. Having six children with one on the way would be my proof of this. So, finding new cookware isn't really going over very well.

But, I see this as a huge investment towards my wife, children, and myself. The medical bill and time spent at an emergency room would clearly be too expensive. It is my responsibility to make the change. I hope to buy USA made product. Even if it is a couple dollars more.

une of amilton, ON October 9, 2009

I don't know where my Pyrex dishes were bought as they are about 45 years old and look like new. One has a little chip out of the lid but that happened recently. I wonder if the complainants' dishes were made in China - there are a lot of copies in the stores here.

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