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Marie of Colorado Springs, CO December 5, 2008

Marie of Colorado Springs CO (12/05/08)
pyrex dish exploded, caused abrasion on thumb.

sore thumb, threw all pyrex dishes out.

Yolanda of Portland, ME December 5, 2008

Yolanda of Portland ME (12/05/08)
Yesterday I made a Chicken Parmesan in my Pyrex casserole dish that was bigger than my 13x9x2 dish. I have had this dish for 25 years. I took it out of the a 375 degree oven and placed it on top of the stove to cool. After maybe 10 minutes I moved it on top of a cutting board to set it on the counter. Within seconds it cracked and shattered. There was shattered glass on the floor, on the stove, by the doorway in the dinning room. I was beside myself. My husband walked in as I was vacumming my kitchen floor and counter. Our dinner was ruined.

Now I need to replace my pyrex but of course I want to buy something that will not repeat this disaster again. Any suggestions on what I can buy that is shatter proof?

The consequences was that I had put 2 hours into making this dinner and it was ruined. Also, we had to go out and buy pizza, which now added to the cost of the evenings meal. Plus, I was very lucky I didn't end up with glass in my body. Also, I was lucky no one was in the vicinity because the dish did explode because of where the broken glass was found. It actually went all over the kitchen. It saddens me to know a company is aware of this problem and continues to make a product without any warning.

Kim of Courtice, ON December 5, 2008

Kim of Courtice ON (12/05/08)
I have been using pyrex baking dishes for years. I have never in my life witness anything like this. Has I finished baking, has I was taking out the dish from the oven the dish exploded in my hands. Glass sprayed from the sides everywhere.

The damage was not only was I full of glass shavings, the glass shattered so much that the dinner I was surving everthing had glass in it. I had to throw everything out.

Krista of Ypsilanti, MI December 4, 2008

Krista of Ypsilanti MI (12/04/08)
I was baking macaroni & cheese in my 13 x 9 pyrex glass baking dish (as I have done many, many times before) in a preheated oven at 350 degrees. After about 35-40 minutes, I pulled the dish out and placed it on the stovetop (which was not being used at the time). It sat cooling for about 5 minutes and as I was looking for something in my refrigerator, I heard a very loud, explosive sound. I thought something had fallen into my dish, knocking it on the floor.

But when I turned around, I found my Pyrex dish had literally shattered, and exploded across the kitchen, along with my baked mac & cheese. Unfortunately, the glass exploded with such force, it flew into my meat mixture I had standing by to make burgers with. Thankfully, since my back was to the dish, there were no injuries. I am however, still finding shards of glass (and noodles), in unimaginable places.

Damage to my linoleum floor where it melted in spots and was gouged by the glass. Loss of what I thought was good bakeware. Loss of an entire meal at the cost of about 40.

Krista of Ypsilanti, MI December 4, 2008

Krista of Ypsilanti MI (12/04/08)
I was baking macaroni & cheese in my 13 x 9 pyrex glass baking dish(as I have done many, many times before) in a preheated oven at 350 degrees. After about 35-40 minutes, I pulled the dish out and placed it on the stovetop (which was not being used at the time). It sat cooling for about 5 minutes and as I was looking for something in my refrigerator, I heard a very loud, explosive sound. I thought something had fallen into my dish, knocking it on the floor. But when I turned around, I found my Pyrex dish had literally shattered, and exploded across the kitchen, along with my baked mac & cheese. Unfortunately, the glass exploded with such force, it flew into my meat mixture I had standing by to make burgers with. Thankfully, since my back was to the dish, there were no injuries. I am however, still finding shards of glass (and noodles), in unimaginable places.

Damage to my linoleum floor where it melted in spots and was gouged by the glass. Loss of what I thought was good bakeware. Loss of an entire meal at the cost of about 40.

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