Crack; sploosh

[jducoeur]

*Sigh*. Okay, that tea pitcher is *not* Pyrex, despite having worked okay for the first batch of tea. (Sorry: "was" not Pyrex...)

Comments

[calygrey.livejournal.com]

(Sorry: "was" not Pyrex...)

Is it Pyrex now?? [ducking and running...]

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

Ooops. Hope you missed your toes!

[mindways]

Whoops.

[Also worth noting: Pyrex cookware is nowhere near as tough as Pyrex labware. I've had a Pyrex pan shear in half when taking it out of the dishwasher. This is the exception, granted, but.]

[fitzw.livejournal.com]

Had that happen. Clear, flat-bottomed cup. First sound was a rather musical "ping", rather than "crack". All heads in the office turn towards that unique sound, trying to figure out what happened. We didn't know until I picked up the cup, leaving the bottom behind (cracked around seam at bottom of cup).

That cup was Pyrex (but not labware grade).

[yukirien.livejournal.com]

Looks like the solution is to snag new, out of the box, Pyrex labware for home use.

[hfcougar.livejournal.com]

I (and you) know someone who took a Pyrex dish out of the oven, set it on the counter, turned their back... and it exploded. Scary stuff.

[laurion]

Ah yes. I have a habit of doing my brew in a pyrex 4 cup measuring cup, which I started doing as a way to add a measure of control to my process, but later realized was a better place for near-boiling water than the tupperware pitcher I was about to pour it into.

[yakshaver.livejournal.com]

If you want to find one that actually is>,em>, it turns out that googling and/or searching ebay for "borosilicate" works quite well. (Says the happy owner of ten ~500 ml borosilicate coffee mugs.)