Pyrex Reviews

She just called me and asked me where I had purchased the dish. She was cooking a ham slice in the dish and went to take it out of the oven when it shattered in hundreds of pieces all over the kitchen. One piece hit her (just a small cut) and she had a small burn on her hand. They were very lucky because the 16-month-old was across the room in his high chair; therefore, missing the shards of glass. Grease spilled in the oven as well as glass. Thank goodness it was no worse, but I feel terrible that something like that happened because of my gift to her.

I've been using Pyrex 022-1qt covered baking dish Trademark 19 w cover 682-C 26 since my wedding in 1961. It is so rough looking I was going to beg Corning to put this perfect dish back on the market but if the quality isn't there & downright dangerous, I'll pass. I had a Corning top stove - loved it - the replacement tops now pit & are not as nice as the original & I cannot use my original Corning cookware on, as it leaves spots on the cooktop & mfr. states that it is not recommended to be used on the new cooktops. I'm scared of Pyrex now. I have replaced some baking pc. & a 2-cup measure. I have the pour-mixing bowl sets (also 1961 wedding gifts) I've used in the microwave with no incidents. Something definitely has changed!

We were cooking a pot roast in the oven, just as we have always done. My mom went to check on the roast and to determine if it was done yet. She opened the oven door and the Pyrex dish began to creak. Suddenly, it exploded and glass pieces went flying everywhere. Luckily, none of the flying glass hit her or my children. Our dinner was ruined, as there were tiny shards of glass laden in the roast and it left a huge mess in the kitchen. Juice from the pot roast and glass were everywhere. This was a very dangerous and scary experience.

I made a cake in my 9x13 Pyrex cake pan that I have used before and it was on the countertop cooling. Suddenly, it exploded just like many of the other stories I have read. I had no idea there were so many others that had the same problem. There should be a recall. I will never use any of the Pyrex products again. One of the shards of glass landed on my foot and cut my toe through my sock. It actually cut through the tendon. I had to get stitches and I am uninsured. I am just so thankful my 6-year old was not in the kitchen at the time.

Last night (December 26, 2009), I made chicken enchiladas. They were in the oven in a 13x9 Pyrex baking dish at 400 degrees. After 20 minutes, I opened the oven door to check on them and decided they needed a few more minutes. Not more than 2 minutes later, we heard an explosion. I opened the oven to find chunks of glass shattered all over the oven. It was a complete mess.

Yesterday, my husband was warming up our Christmas leftover stuffing in a Pyrex dish. He put it in the oven at 250 degrees for 10 minutes (the oven was not preheated). He removed the pan from the oven and set it on our granite counter. After about 2 minutes, while spooning out the stuffing, the Pyrex pan popped and it shattered. A piece hit my husband's hand causing bleeding. Other pieces flew all over the floor as well as on all the nearby plates full of our leftover turkey we were about to eat. We were lucky it didn't fly into his eyes. We were lucky our young children weren't standing nearby.

A new Pyrex baking dish purchased at Wal-Mart in Dec. 2009 shattered in the oven during routine use causing significant mess, but luckily no injuries. Dish went from room temperature to rack in oven set to 400F. The Pyrex dish shattered within two minutes of placement in to the oven. My research revealed that exploding Pyrex dishes has happened a number of times to other individuals.

Yesterday, I was preparing Christmas Dinner. I placed stuffed mushrooms in a Pyrex 8" x 11" tray in a 275 degree oven. After about 20 minutes, I heard a loud explosion and saw the oven door open with glass shattered all over the kitchen. I had the rest of the meal on the top of the stove waiting to place it in the oven. Glass shattered all over a 10-pound rib roast, a mashed potato casserole and asparagus. It also hit me and gave me minor cuts. Needless to say, I threw the whole dinner away and ordered pizza for my guests (15 people). It was quite embarrassing but, more importantly, we were lucky no one was seriously hurt. Has this problem ever happened before? How can I contact the makers of Pyrex to report this problem and possibly get some compensation for what ruined my Christmas dinner?

I placed a cool 9"x13" Pyrex glass casserole dish onto a burner, which was still on at medium heat. After 10 minutes of sitting on the burner, the dish exploded all over the stove, my countertops and my floor. Most distressing was the thought of how my 5 and 3-year-old children had been walking past the stove just before it exploded. The glass broke into the most dangerous, sharp, pointy and fine glass fragments. The glass shards are everywhere and I want Pyrex to pay for this. Their product is completely unsafe and dangerous, and should be taken off the shelf immediately until they address the fact that have started using cheaper glass, which is truly dangerous. If anyone was around when the dish exploded, they could have been blinded by the hundreds of small sharp glass shards flying through the air.

I just recently bought an 8" x 8 1/4" Pyrex dish. Having no idea that there were so many complaints and incidents, I used it for the first and only time. Just as other consumers have said, upon taking it out of the oven and setting it on top of the stove, it started snapping and popping. We threw a towel over it to keep it from spewing glass all over the kitchen, but it did indeed shatter all over the stove top. I am grateful that no one was hurt and the mess was minimal. This product is a menace and should be taken off the shelves immediately. How long does this have to go on before this company is forced to do something? Evidently, they won't do anything on their own.

I prepared my traditional Christmas breakfast in a 9"x13" Pyrex casserole dish. It baked in a 350 degree oven for 50 minutes, as directed. My son removed it from the oven with dry mitts and placed it on top of the stove to cool. The stove top had not been used for anything that morning nor were there any other dishes on the stove top. We turned to go back to the living room to finish opening presents when the casserole exploded into a million pieces. It was exactly as others have previously described.

I used a Pyrex roasting dish to cook a 16 lb standing rib roast. The method involved about 4 hour slow roast at 250 degrees, 1 hour rest, then 15 minutes in a 500 degree oven. After the roasting, the standing rib roast is removed from the pan; the pan is then placed on the stove in order to make au jus. (Until I read your article, I did not know this was not supposed to be done). We deglazed the pan with one cup of wine and one cup of water. The pan was fine at this point - if it was to break, I would have expected it at this point. I reduced the au jus to half and was just about to strain it for serving when the pan exploded. This in no way was a break along a fracture. The large roasting pan shattered into pieces no larger than an inch in length with many smaller shards of varying sizes. The explosion scattered the shards fairly evenly within a 15-foot radius. The au jus pretty much dropped to the stovetop and started burning and fuming. It was quite surprising to us since we'd successfully followed this procedure at least three times before with no problems.

I had just made Christmas dinner for my whole family. I used a Pyrex jug for the gravy. I put the jug in the middle of the table and about 2 minutes later, it exploded sending hot gravy and glass all over the 7 people around the table. Needless to say that dinner was ruined, not to mention the minor cuts and burns that everyone had. Thanks Pyrex.

I have just read a few articles about exploding Pyrex bakeware because earlier today, 12/25/09, I had my 9 x 13 Pyrex baking dish explode. There was nothing in it. It was at room temperature and it was on the stovetop at least 5 inches away from a medium low burner where I was cooking bacon. Thank God, I wasn't in the kitchen when it exploded. Had I been in the kitchen, I am 100% sure I would have sustained significant injury. I haven't read too much about this but I'm sure there has been injuries due to this product.

My 8 cup Pyrex measuring cup exploded into a million pieces! There were shards of glass everywhere. I had used it at supper to heat a sauce; it was washed and put away. Five hours later, we were in bed and heard an explosion; the large cup had exploded. There were glass shards over every inch of our cupboard. It had actually blown the cupboard door open. It was sitting at room temperature. Thank goodness it was not sitting on the counter and thankfully no one was around it at the time. It has been used less than 5 months and only occasionally. I have asked Pyrex for a replacement, but I do not have a receipt. I bought it at Walmart. No reply yet. Actually, I may consider a different manufacturer.

I was cooking potatoes in a glass Pyrex pan and I'd gone upstairs to turn them. I had the oven open and I was turning them with a fork when all of the sudden, the pan exploded! Glass and potatoes went shooting everywhere; the oven, the floor, and counter. I was so scared, but luckily, none of the flying glass hit me. It could have caused a lot of damage if the glass had hit me because the oven was open and I was right next to it!

After baking a cake in a 350-degree oven and removing the Pyrex pan to cool, it exploded and shattered in a million pieces! It scared me to death. I was not hurt but it was a mess. It took forever to clean up all the little shards of glass all over my kitchen, not to mention the loss of the glass Pyrex (13x9) pan, loss of my cake and the scratches I am sure to my hardwood floors and ceramic stovetop of my Electrolux stove. I will never use a Pyrex dish again! I am throwing away all other Pyrex pans in my cabinet!

When heating my oven to 325, I had my Pyrex dish on the bottom shelf. No more than 10 minutes into the heating, I heard a loud boom. Glass had shattered everywhere in my oven! Thank god the oven was closed! It took me over an hour to remove all of the shards. I had to take my entire oven apart! This was a new dish I purchased 1 week ago. I was supposed to use it to prepare Christmas dinner! I am glad I found out its explosive properties prior! Warning to everyone else, be careful when purchasing these - they are dangerous!

I took my glass Pyrex cookware out of the oven, took my meat out of the Pyrex and as I was walking out of my kitchen, the glassware shattered into pieces. It's like the glassware exploded. I did not set it on a cool surface. There was glass everywhere. Thank goodness, I was not right there when it happened. The glass was not faulty prior to this experience.

I had just finished cooking fish in a 13x9 in blue Pyrex dish and set it on top of the sink after removing the food from it. I put a little water in the pan. It was just sitting there and all of a sudden, it exploded into thousands of pieces. I was standing at the sink but fortunately none cut me. I have photos to prove it. Any recourse on returning all the Pyrex I own?

On December 16, 2009, I baked a pecan pie for a potluck dinner. After it completed cooking, I sat the pie on a wire rack to cool. About 15 minutes after taking it out of the oven, I heard something that sounded like marbles falling in my kitchen. Upon checking it out, the Pyrex pie pan had broken into shreds of glass, going all over my stove, countertops and kitchen floor. Need I say how upset I was and I have a fear of using my other Pyrex cooking dishes? The possibility of these dishes exploding is very dangerous and I question why a recall has not been done on these products since it seems to be a problem many people have had. In researching this, there seems to be a problem with the glass in a lot of the cookware. I would think this company would do everything possible to avoid lawsuits.

I put sweet and sour pork chops in the oven at 425 degrees. About 20 minutes later, the bakeware blew up. Thank God, I didn't open the oven at that moment. How are these products allowed on the market? I have used Pyrex baking dishes for 50 years and have never had one explode.

I was making pork tenderloin in a Pyrex 9x9 inch baking dish. It baked for 30 minutes at 425 degrees. When it was finished, I put a cup of warm water in the pan to make gravy and the pan shattered. I have done this before with other bake ware and this has never happened before. There are glass slivers all inside my oven now and it left quite a mess with glass and gravy everywhere inside my oven.

I used a brand new Pyrex glass bowl to make microwave peanut brittle, removed the bowl from the microwave and placed it on the countertop, and it exploded into dozens of glass shards. I've been using Pyrex baking dishes for 35 years and this has never happened to me before.

I was using a Pyrex pie plate to make a pie and it exploded splattering hot armel on my hand giving me 2nd degree burs.

I baked some oatmeal carmelitas in my 13 x 9 clear glass baking dish at 350 degrees (I've had this dish about a year or so). I left it on the counter to cool overnight. The next morning, I cut the carmelitas up and removed them from the dish, then moved the dish using the handles to put it in the sink to clean. Before I submerged it in the water, I noticed one handle was sharp to the touch and inspected it closely in disbelief (I thought Pyrex was supposed to be one of the strongest glass). I then noticed that it had sliced my middle finger open. I am glad I noticed it before I put it in the water and sliced myself more. I am still in shock. The glass on the handle had splintered lengthwise.

Three years ago while making Christmas dinner, I pulled my 5x7 Pyrex pan out of a 350-degree oven and placed it on the stove top which was also very warm. The pan cracked from one side to the other and the stuffing was ruined. Yesterday, I pulled my remaining 5x7 Pyrex pan out of a 300-degree oven and again, placed it on top of the warm stove and it shattered.

After baking in the oven at 375 degrees, we took out the Pyrex dish out of the oven and in mid-air, it exploded everywhere in our kitchen. Thankfully, nobody was hurt, but millions of shards of glass went everywhere.

I was using a brand-new Pyrex bowl in the microwave to heat some food up and did a 30-second run, which was followed by opening the microwave and stirring the contents. On the second 30-second run, the bowl exploded inside the microwave. Luckily, the microwave door was closed so none of the pieces shot out.

I had a 9x12 Pyrex pan shatter into thousands of pieces. The pan was room temperature and was soaking in a sink. The water in the pan was warm, not hot. I placed a mixing bowl in the pan and when I did, the 9x12 exploded. Luckily, all the pieces were contained within the sink.

I had cooked some Enchiladas in an 8x11 Pyrex dish at 350 degrees. When the dish was done, I took it out of the oven and placed it on top of the stove where the Pyrex dish instantly exploded into tiny glass fragments.

I just had the second 13" x 9" Pyrex baking dish blow up in my face in the last 6 months. I followed all the safety instructions and do not misuse the product. These were both new dishes. Lost dinner and small shards of glass in feet.

I had the blue Pyrex 9x13 cookware in the oven at 425 degrees. When I took it out and put it on the stove, it exploded while I was still holding it. This is my first piece to explode with heat; however, most of my other pieces have burst also without heat. This cookware includes measuring cups and bowls. What is going on with this company? I got a cut on my foot and loss of food, time, and cookware. Thank God my four year old was sleeping.

I had a dinner party for 8 people and was cooking stuffed mushrooms and stuffed artichokes. I removed the artichokes and closed the oven door when my guests along with myself heard a terrible explosion. The Pyrex dish exploded after being in the oven for 20 minutes on 425 deg. I had purchased 2 glass baking dishes in March 2009 for cheesecakes I was making for Easter. This incident happened in June 2009.

My Pyrex baking dish exploded in my oven. Not only that but it also did not break into small safe pieces. It broke into small and very large pieces (almost the entire base is intact) and some of the broken edges have sharp points. It had not been exposed from cold/hot or vice versa. I simply took it out of my cupboard, put my vegies in with a dash of oil, and put it in the oven then 10 minutes later boom! Thank goodness it was in the oven, but I shudder thinking what could have happened if it wasn't. My oven doesn't appear to have sustained any damage, just a long, messy and dangerous process of cleaning hundreds of bits of glass out of it, not to mention the scare I had when it happened. I do want people to know that this new pyrex is unsafe and unstable.

I was scrubbing a rectangular Pyrex casserole dish on Sunday evening, August 23, under running water when it suddenly exploded and sent a zillion chunks and sharp slivers of glass flying everywhere. It was scary to have this happen with absolutely no warning, and Pyrex is a product I've had in my kitchen for years. This particular piece was less than a year old. The explosion spewed glass all over cutting my hand, covering the counter, the kitchen floor and my clothing. It's a miracle that no glass flew into my eyes. We're still finding tiny pieces of glass here and there in the kitchen.

I purchased an 18-piece Pyrex bake ware set a month ago. I made a dessert in the 9x13" glass baking dish. I had my oven set on 350 for 45 minutes. This is not unusually hot or long. I cooled the dish on a wire cooling rack so I could put the lid on and take it to the event I was going to. I got to the event and placed the dish in the oven on warm for 30 minutes. When it was warm, it was removed and again, cooled. It was carried out bare-handed to the serving table, so it was not hot at all. Right as it was set down, the dish broke into a million tiny pieces. Glass shattered and was found as far as 4 feet away from where the dish was. We had small children nearby; luckily, none of them were injured! The entire dish and contents had to be thrown away. I've used Pyrex bake ware for years and never had a problem! The only reason I had to buy a new set was because over the years, my borrowed dishes/bake ware weren't returned. I'm curious if they've changed their formula or if they've outsourced to a different company.

I have been reading the Pyrex complaints, and noticed that there haven't been that many comments of the positive nature. I've been cooking and baking with Pyrex cookware for more than 25 years now, and have never had a piece "spontaneously explode." I have had one piece shatter rather impressively when I dropped it (at room temperature) onto a tile floor. I don't think a glass baking dish can be blamed for breaking in that situation, nor when I accidentally placed a cake pan onto a hot stovetop element, and it did explode due to my own negligence.

On two separate occasions, my glass Pyrex cake pans have cracked and exploded upon being taken out of the oven. Good thing no one was hurt. Both pans shattered coming out of the oven for no reason. Thankfully, I was the only one in the kitchen so one one was hurt.

A 13x9 Pyrex pan exploded while I was cooking beef at 350. I was pouring a little water in the bottom of the pan. These pans do indeed actually explode. Glass that escaped from the side of the oven was found 5 feet away. This happened in front of 2 witnesses. Miraculously, no injuries.