Pyrex....and going full circle!

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

I've got loads of Pyrex.I used to do home testing for them in the early 80s and got to keep everything.
I hardly ever use anything except the jugs and pudding bowls.
Most of the stuff is unused as I only ever had to test one item but got the whole set so I pass it on to my daughters when they're in need.
One thing about Pyrex that you have to be careful is when it breaks.Sometimes it does just shatter and if it's just when it comes out of the oven with a bubbling casserole in it,it can be a disaster and cause serious injury.
That happened to me once and it literally exploded and shards of glass went everywhere.

frivolous_fay

The only beef I have with pyrex is the 2l jug we have - drips like a !!!!!!! Cue stock all over the hob...

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I still have my first Pyrex dish that I bought in Colchester in 1962.I wish I had a pound for every cottage pie that I have made over the years with it.It has got a bit cloudy now with age I suppose but its still serviceable .I find that often you can pick up pyrex stuff from boot sales for around 30-50 p.I have a great stock of smaller ones now I am on my own and can portion up food for the freezer for single meals . These to I bought at boot sales.Often there is an old box of china and glass on the floor and if you root about you can usually find some treasures.Both of my daughters cupboards have been stocked like this with pyrex bits and pieces. great value and almost indestuctable (unless you drop them thyen they aren't too good at bouncing.

celyn90

MRSTITTLEMOUSE wrote: »

One thing about Pyrex that you have to be careful is when it breaks.Sometimes it does just shatter and if it's just when it comes out of the oven with a bubbling casserole in it,it can be a disaster and cause serious injury.
That happened to me once and it literally exploded and shards of glass went everywhere.

I took a casserole out of the oven and put it on the side on a wooden chopping board and it just went bang. I think the reason I hate it is that when it breaks, it forms lots of pretty lethal shards rather than a couple of large rounded chunks like most glass or china. We use pyrex labware at work and it does the same on the rare occassions it breaks.

rosekitten

http://www.chinamatchers.co.uk/JAJ-Pyrex-Chelsea-9-75-Plate_280_175FC.jpg

I have the matching butter dish and lid

Lily-Lu

I love Pyrex, but only have the pint jug at the moment. Had a lovely big oblong pie dish several years ago, but can't remember where it went to. I know it didn't break, but it's definitely not around.

I've got an old Good Housekeeping Home encyclopedia (1952) and it has an advert for Pyrex in it. Shows different types of dishes and even gives the prices. A 2 1/2 pint pudding dish was 3/6 - (which I think would be 17 1/2 pence). 40z custard cups were 10d - 4p
There are prices for mixing bowls, caserole dishes and plates as well.

Someone mentioned plates - TJ Hughes have the plain glass plates. I was actually looking at them just last week and almoost bought a couple. They were £3 each, I think

chnelomi

love the pyrex ovenware, given my fathers cooking abilities they are the only kitchen dishes that my mother has left from the early days of marriage. other makes died a slow death from my father sticking them in the oven to heat dinner and would get distracted and hrs later mum would be over the sink with a scrubber on her return from work lol

When i moved out i begged her for one but she wouldn't part with them but she did buy me a starter pack and i love them you just cant damage them except from high heights lol Great for roasts especially if you use honey metal dishes just get stained and never return to the new apperance tou get from the pyrex.

Best present ever.

morganlefay

And, in addition to all the above good things they do , you can put Pyrex bowls/dishes in the microwave as well.....I did try Pyrosil (could take it from freezer to oven - supposed to be made of the same stuff as the nose cones of space rockets) but found things got burnt onto it, especially if you fried off the meat for a casserole in it. Come back Pyrex, we love you still !

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

celyn90 wrote: »

I took a casserole out of the oven and put it on the side on a wooden chopping board and it just went bang. I think the reason I hate it is that when it breaks, it forms lots of pretty lethal shards rather than a couple of large rounded chunks like most glass or china. We use pyrex labware at work and it does the same on the rare occassions it breaks.

That's so true and they tend to fly everywhere.
The irony is that all the old stuff I have that I got free from testing has never budged,it's never chipped or shattered.
The casserole I had that exploded was fairly new and one I'd bought myself.I also had a mixing jug literaly crumble when I put boiling water in it the first time I used it.
It's great stuff but like everything you do get faulted ones,trouble is how are you to know.
They used to rigorously home test but I've never heard of anyone doing it for years.

Olliebeak

I'm another who didn't realise that Pyrex 'went out of fashion' :rolleyes: - not in MY house it doesn't lol. I've got four dishes with lids out for regular use and another 2 huge ones in the back of a cupboard. Also an assortment of odd plates, bowls/dishes and a measuring jug with different lids (including cheese grater and citrus fruit squeezer).

I'm always at that very strange position in life - not sure if I'm behind/ahead of trends, as they ALL come back round again eventually :rotfl:.

Just googled Pyrex to see what was online. There's a great blog called PyrexLove but it's very american. I didn't recognise any of the patterns that they were listing. http://www.pyrexlove.com/