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This is from an email that has been circulating.
> > --Very important.
> >
> >
> > Subject: Fw: Pyrex
> > Dishes
> >
> >
> > If
> > you don't believe this, please go to
> > snopes.com.
> > It's true. Use your old
> > stuff, beware of any "new"
> > you have purchased.
> > MJ
> >
> > Subject:
> > Pyrex dishes
> >
> > I
> > HOPE EVERYONE TAKES THE TIME TO READ THIS
> >
> > MESSAGE.
> >
> > Got any new
> > Pyrex dishes in your cooking utensils?
> > This is a must
> > read.
> >
> > I Checked at Wal-Mart and all the warnings
> > are there.
> >
> > About
> > 5:30
> > PM
> > there was a loud bang from the oven.
> > Sylvia opened the
> > oven door and the Pyrex dish had
> > shattered into a million
> > pieces. The roast beef (our first in many
> > months) was peppered
> > with small shards of very sharp glass.
> > Normally,I am
> > quick to inform Sylvia she did something
> > stupid. However,this
> > time she was nowhere near the stove when
> > it blew. I
> > shoveled the glass and the now mashed
> > potatoes into a bucket
> > with two putty knives. I then
> > sucked the remains with
> > the shop vac. I let everything cool
> > down and then
> > scrubbed the oven with Simple Green and
> > some hot soapy water.
> > It took over an hour to clean up
> > the goo. Upon
> > completion I ran the oven empty to see if
> > the temperature
> > controller was working okay. I
> > suspected the oven got
> > too hot and the dish simply blew.
> > This was not the case
> > however. The oven came up to temperature
> > and cycled normally.
> > We threw a disgusting frozen
> > pizza in the oven and
> > it cooked okay.
> >
> > What is going on?
> >
> > I
> > Googled exploding Pyrex dishes and got
> > ten million hits.
> > Exploding Pyrex is very common.
> >
> > Here is the
> > story: . A long, long time ago in a
> > country we all know and
> > love was a company named
> > Corning.
> > They made Pyrex dishes. The
> > material they used is
> > called borosilicate glass. This
> > stuff is indestructible.
> > But like everything else, the Bottom
> > Liners had a great idea:
> > sell the technology to another
> > company. The
> > Chinese
> > discovered that using soda lime glass was
> > almost as good as
> > borosilicate glass and a lot cheaper.
> > Today,
> > Wal-Mart is the largest distributor of
> > Pyrex products.
> > Corning not only sold the
> > technology to a company called
> > World Kitchen, they also sold the rights
> > to the original Pyrex
> > logo.
> >
> > Seamless.
> > The consumer will never know.
> >
> > Now it seems
> > people are getting hurt using soda lime
> > Pyrex. We were
> > lucky because the dish broke while the
> > oven was closed and the
> > damage was limited to the oven cavity.
> > Others have been
> > less fortunate. Some dishes explode
> > when they are lifted
> > from the heating rack in the oven with
> > devastating results.
> > Some people are heavily scarred..
> > World Kitchen is
> > in denial. They say that the dishes
> > are another brand,
> > not theirs. Contrary to their
> > denials the victims
> > usually have more than one of these
> > dishes and the Pyrex logo
> > is clearly visible.
> >
> > If you buy a Pyrex dish
> > beware.. The label on the front
> > says oven safe,
> > freezer safe, microwave safe. The
> > instructions on the
> > back tell another story. You cannot
> > move a soda lime
> > Pyrex dish from the freezer to the oven
> > and expect it to
> > survive. The fine print goes on and
> > on about what you
> > are not allowed to do with the Pyrex
> > dish. The fine
> > print has prevented World Kitchen from
> > being sued because they
> > have warned the consumer that their Pyrex
> > dishes are junk from
> > the get go. And they are the
> > same price as the
> > original Corning
> > dishes.
> >
> > What a bunch of losers we all are for
> > buying this crap.
> >
> > What to
> > do?
> >
> > If you own
> > borosilicate Pryex dishes, no
> > fear.
> > They have to be more
> > than 25 years old to be sure they are
> > indeed
> > Corning
> > dishes. I am not sure if the old
> > Pryex dishes have
> > anything stamped in them that indicates
> > they are made by
> > Corning.
> > You may continue to use the soda
> > lime dishes for holding
> > stuff. Just do not attempt to roast
> > or microwave with
> > them as the hazard is very clear.
> >
> > The reason the
> > soda lime dishes let go is that over time
> > they develop
> > micro-cracks. Once a few
> > micro-cracks are present and
> > once some liquid finds its way into the
> > cracks you have the
> > bomb situation. The liquid is like
> > shoving a crowbar in
> > the dish and pulling it apart.
> > Super heated liquids
> > expand rapidly and it is the super heated
> > liquids that force
> > the soda lime glass to shatter into tens
> > of thousands of
> > shards.
> >
> > Since
> > Corning
> > no longer makes Pyrex and Sylvia proudly
> > holds a large
> > collection of the soda lime Pyrex, we
> > decided that one bomb in
> > the kitchen is enough. The Pyrex
> > dishes will go bye-bye
> > in this week's trash. I do not
> > know what we will use for
> > cake and pie dishes going forward .
> > If you have some
> > suggestions we are listening.
> >
> > I strongly urge you
> > not to use the soda lime Pyrex for the
> > oven, stovetop or
> > microwave. The slightest invisible
> > crack is all it takes
> > to have a mess and a possible
> > injury.
> >
> > --Very important.
> >
> >
> > Subject: Fw: Pyrex
> > Dishes
> >
> >
> > If
> > you don't believe this, please go to
> > snopes.com.
> > It's true. Use your old
> > stuff, beware of any "new"
> > you have purchased.
> > MJ
> >
> > Subject:
> > Pyrex dishes
> >
> > I
> > HOPE EVERYONE TAKES THE TIME TO READ THIS
> >
> > MESSAGE.
> >
> > Got any new
> > Pyrex dishes in your cooking utensils?
> > This is a must
> > read.
> >
> > I Checked at Wal-Mart and all the warnings
> > are there.
> >
> > About
> > 5:30
> > PM
> > there was a loud bang from the oven.
> > Sylvia opened the
> > oven door and the Pyrex dish had
> > shattered into a million
> > pieces. The roast beef (our first in many
> > months) was peppered
> > with small shards of very sharp glass.
> > Normally,I am
> > quick to inform Sylvia she did something
> > stupid. However,this
> > time she was nowhere near the stove when
> > it blew. I
> > shoveled the glass and the now mashed
> > potatoes into a bucket
> > with two putty knives. I then
> > sucked the remains with
> > the shop vac. I let everything cool
> > down and then
> > scrubbed the oven with Simple Green and
> > some hot soapy water.
> > It took over an hour to clean up
> > the goo. Upon
> > completion I ran the oven empty to see if
> > the temperature
> > controller was working okay. I
> > suspected the oven got
> > too hot and the dish simply blew.
> > This was not the case
> > however. The oven came up to temperature
> > and cycled normally.
> > We threw a disgusting frozen
> > pizza in the oven and
> > it cooked okay.
> >
> > What is going on?
> >
> > I
> > Googled exploding Pyrex dishes and got
> > ten million hits.
> > Exploding Pyrex is very common.
> >
> > Here is the
> > story: . A long, long time ago in a
> > country we all know and
> > love was a company named
> > Corning.
> > They made Pyrex dishes. The
> > material they used is
> > called borosilicate glass. This
> > stuff is indestructible.
> > But like everything else, the Bottom
> > Liners had a great idea:
> > sell the technology to another
> > company. The
> > Chinese
> > discovered that using soda lime glass was
> > almost as good as
> > borosilicate glass and a lot cheaper.
> > Today,
> > Wal-Mart is the largest distributor of
> > Pyrex products.
> > Corning not only sold the
> > technology to a company called
> > World Kitchen, they also sold the rights
> > to the original Pyrex
> > logo.
> >
> > Seamless.
> > The consumer will never know.
> >
> > Now it seems
> > people are getting hurt using soda lime
> > Pyrex. We were
> > lucky because the dish broke while the
> > oven was closed and the
> > damage was limited to the oven cavity.
> > Others have been
> > less fortunate. Some dishes explode
> > when they are lifted
> > from the heating rack in the oven with
> > devastating results.
> > Some people are heavily scarred..
> > World Kitchen is
> > in denial. They say that the dishes
> > are another brand,
> > not theirs. Contrary to their
> > denials the victims
> > usually have more than one of these
> > dishes and the Pyrex logo
> > is clearly visible.
> >
> > If you buy a Pyrex dish
> > beware.. The label on the front
> > says oven safe,
> > freezer safe, microwave safe. The
> > instructions on the
> > back tell another story. You cannot
> > move a soda lime
> > Pyrex dish from the freezer to the oven
> > and expect it to
> > survive. The fine print goes on and
> > on about what you
> > are not allowed to do with the Pyrex
> > dish. The fine
> > print has prevented World Kitchen from
> > being sued because they
> > have warned the consumer that their Pyrex
> > dishes are junk from
> > the get go. And they are the
> > same price as the
> > original Corning
> > dishes.
> >
> > What a bunch of losers we all are for
> > buying this crap.
> >
> > What to
> > do?
> >
> > If you own
> > borosilicate Pryex dishes, no
> > fear.
> > They have to be more
> > than 25 years old to be sure they are
> > indeed
> > Corning
> > dishes. I am not sure if the old
> > Pryex dishes have
> > anything stamped in them that indicates
> > they are made by
> > Corning.
> > You may continue to use the soda
> > lime dishes for holding
> > stuff. Just do not attempt to roast
> > or microwave with
> > them as the hazard is very clear.
> >
> > The reason the
> > soda lime dishes let go is that over time
> > they develop
> > micro-cracks. Once a few
> > micro-cracks are present and
> > once some liquid finds its way into the
> > cracks you have the
> > bomb situation. The liquid is like
> > shoving a crowbar in
> > the dish and pulling it apart.
> > Super heated liquids
> > expand rapidly and it is the super heated
> > liquids that force
> > the soda lime glass to shatter into tens
> > of thousands of
> > shards.
> >
> > Since
> > Corning
> > no longer makes Pyrex and Sylvia proudly
> > holds a large
> > collection of the soda lime Pyrex, we
> > decided that one bomb in
> > the kitchen is enough. The Pyrex
> > dishes will go bye-bye
> > in this week's trash. I do not
> > know what we will use for
> > cake and pie dishes going forward .
> > If you have some
> > suggestions we are listening.
> >
> > I strongly urge you
> > not to use the soda lime Pyrex for the
> > oven, stovetop or
> > microwave. The slightest invisible
> > crack is all it takes
> > to have a mess and a possible
> > injury.
> >
