[QUOTE=lstaff, post:5, topic:359510]
It’s glass, so chemical free. It’s glass, so it’s microwaveable. It’s glass, so it’s freezable. It’s glass, so it’s attractive on a table. It’s glass, so you can pour hot stuff in it. It’s glass, so it doesn’t stain. It’s glass, so it doesn’t puck up odors. And it’s Pyrex glass, so it doesn’t break.
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Glass is sensitive to extreme heat and extreme cold. Glass does not handle fast temperature changes well. Pyrex glass is still glass and is definitely breakable if dropped or exposed to extremes of temperature or quick changes of temperature. The difference is only that Pyrex glass that is rated for oven use will handle higher temps than normal glass.
I have a lot of Pyrex at home and I’m very careful when I handle it and when I am exposing it to temperature changes. So far I have not had any of it break - except when I dropped one once.
I’m tempted, as some of the stuff in this set looks like stuff I could use. I would have liked to have seen close up views of the bowls as well as the baking dishes and the measuring cup. Any chance of that?
[QUOTE=colleenkulesza, post:20, topic:359510]
Actually they started using the soda lime glass in the 40s before Corning sold them. This whole story about them being suddenly inferior is an urban myth.
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I never said it was inferior. To clarify what I said: soda lime glass has more mechanical strength than borosilicate, but it does not hold up to the heat in the same way, which can cause fracturing from heat stress. I’m pulling this information from here: Stats.org.
I will, however, totally own up to not knowing when they started using soda lime.
“Pyrex” does not signify heatproof borosilicate glass anymore. Rather, it now signifies tempered soda lime glass.
I experienced an explosion of tempered soda lime glass in a chem lab years ago. No one was near the glass when it went CRACK! but, afterwards, we picked up little shards of sharp glass from a few feet around where a glass container had been heated by a bunsen burner. Something to consider, especially in light of the fact that the shards of glass from a fresh-out-of-the oven bit of glassware are likely to very hot.
Might want to consider Marinex glass (sold by the Amazon mothership, by the way). Marinex is apparently true borosilicate, at least according to the marketing materials.
I’m tempted, as some of the stuff in this set looks like stuff I could use. I would have liked to have seen close up views of the bowls as well as the baking dishes and the measuring cup. Any chance of that?
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The bowls look similar to the bowls in this set, which I was planning on buying anyway - our family is trying to go ‘Gladware-free’.
I’m confused about what makes something “the best deal” however. There are two other items on the other tabs that are higher percentages off the retail prices - what makes this “the best deal” of all the sites?
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I’m confused about what makes something “the best deal” however. There are two other items on the other tabs that are higher percentages off the retail prices - what makes this “the best deal” of all the sites?
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points above, but I will repost the admin’s quote here:
[QUOTE=ThunderThighs, post:9, topic:359510]
Woot will be the best deal of the day in any category. Could be something from Home, Sport, Kids, or Tech. Best. Deal. Period.
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[QUOTE=lstaff, post:5, topic:359510]
It’s glass, so chemical free. It’s glass, so it’s microwaveable. It’s glass, so it’s freezable. It’s glass, so it’s attractive on a table. It’s glass, so you can pour hot stuff in it. It’s glass, so it doesn’t stain. It’s glass, so it doesn’t puck up odors. And it’s Pyrex glass, so it doesn’t break.
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Not keen on that last bit you said, from experience. If I remember correctly, Pyrex is made from soda glass. I had a 9x13 Pyrex baking dish explode on me after I let it dry on a table and sunlight passed over it.
No myth. If you read your own Snopes article it did say Pyrex was subject to thermal shock and that they changed glass types. Consumer Reports was able to replicate this in an article published January 2011. More than 150 complaints have been filed with the consumer product safety commission and the labels on newer Pyrex state "“Do not add liquid to hot glassware, place hot glassware on a wet or cool surface, directly on countertop or metal surface or in sink…Allow hot glassware to cool on a cooling rack, potholder or dry cloth…” So its not a myth and there is an issue if you try to use this stuff like your mothers old Pyrex.
What I’d like to know from the well informed - is it worth the price for the items? I rarely cook but I don’t own any glass bake ware type of items. PLUS, I’d really like to be able to heat food up in (in the microwave) something that will not stain or transfer food flavors to.
I have a very nice set of Pyrex but I find I rarely actually use it. Mostly it sits up in my cabinet gathering dust until I wash them cause it’s too thick.
For non desert baking I use stoneware, for desert I usually use metal.
Basically this feels like something I should be using but never actually have.
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Would also like to know, how would WOOT handle a case where any of these glass items were delivered broken?
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In the past, they sent a replacement. Then, another one. And, again.
After that, I just got a refund.
The other stuff, a bowl set, was just sent in the retail box, which, in my case GUARANTEED breakage.
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Would also like to know, how would WOOT handle a case where any of these glass items were delivered broken?
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If you have any problems with an item not arriving in the condition it’s supposed to (i.e. no shards), email service@woot.com and they’ll help you out. How it’s handled often depends on whether we have remaining stock on hand.
We have WONDERFUL customer service people. They deserve hugs.
Taking all comments in consideraton regarding the pros and cons of different materials, safety issue with “exploding” cookware, is this still a better deal? I don’t like the idea of heating plastic in microwave, also I don’t want to turn myself into hypochondriac, If something happens, it would. So, is this deal BETTER than MOST cookware out in the market? Yes or no would suffice. Thanks.
I’m jumping on the “new Pyrex sucks” train. After grabbing a very similar set from Costco a few years back, I had my brand new 13x9 explode on me. It made a huge mess and scared me good. Shortly after that, the 8x8 cracked and I had to throw it out. I couldn’t believe it. My mom gave me an old Pyrex borosilicate 8x8 and that thing is a rock. Never chipped, cracked or exploded. I wish I could get more of those…
I picked up a similar set from Woot! around Christmas last year and it’s fantastic! The wide handles make for easy handling. The lids are the greatest since left-overs can just be covered and put in the fridge.
And for this whole debate about breakage: I’ve been using pyrex my whole life and with proper usage, have never had a problem.