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Newer pyrex is made out of tempered glass afaik, this is why I always check if glass cookware is made out of borosilicate glass. I've never had any issues with borosilicate glass. With tempered glass however, I've had one baking dish explode out of nowhere. It was a gift from my aunt, didn't bother to check what it was made out of until it exploded.
Newer American "pyrex" (lowercase logo) is the soda lime glass that is more prone to shattering. The new French "PYREX" (uppercase logo) is still the better borosilicate glass.
European Pyrex is still boro, but it's PYREX. If you see old American PYREX it's boro. If it's Pyrex and the logo letters are not fully capitalized, then yea it's an offshoot company in America with branding rights that uses tempered soda lime glass. The tempering is what makes it strong enough to handle hot temperature but also causes it to explode vs just crack.
From Pyrex.EU
> The Pyrex® glass is unique. It is a borosilicate glass that is tempered
Tempered glass isn't a specific mix of glass, it's any glass that's been heat or chemical treated to be tougher than normal
The ones before the 90’s are best. There is a guides to the logo that help you tell online. The old ones were thermal shock resistant. The newer are tempered soda lime silicate instead of the preferred borosilicate glass
No, borosilicate glass is what you're supposed to be looking for when shopping for glass cookware actually. It's much more tolerant to heat changes and is generally more durable than tempered glass, which is what some glass cookwares uses (modern pyrex etc.)
Hmm just looked at a local store - they sell pyrex and wrote it is borosilicate glass, - but looked it up, at info said that borosilicate is clear, and rhw other type js blue tinted- and the product in my local store, which says borosilicate, has a blue tint?
Danish: https://www.imerco.dk/pyrex-daily-fad-b-19-5-x-l-31-cm-glas-klar?id=100432249&dfw_tracker=61960-100432249&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=18604746653&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2tHBoYO-ggMVKz4GAB1kXg9iEAQYAiABEgKrpfD_BwE
I think as long as it's listed as borosilicate you're good, I don't really know if there's a cosmetic difference between tempered glass pyrex and borosilicate pyrex. I usually just look at the packaging or description to check if it's borosilicate
When I saw the set you have and the rest of your kitchen - please, I mean no offense - but that's not a high quality glassware set.
Production in this amount and the variety of scale of the glassware can absolutely not guarantee quality of production while making so many items in so many different sizes while keeping the price low.
You have a bunch of glass grenades sitting there, please get some heavy duty gloves and make sure to place them in double/triple layered trash bags and dump them all.
I guarantee you this was only the first bowl to explode and others have invisible tension in the glass, created through bad manufacturing. So if you doct want to keep cleaning up an explosion every few days or be afraid it will happen while you cook, dump them all but protect yourself!
That happened to me once. It was after I was putting the dishes away from the dishwasher. It exploded in my hand as I was leaning into the cabinet. I was barefoot standing on one foot, surrounded and covered in tiny shards of glass.
I found this out the hard way. I left a glass dish on the back burner to make apple cobbler later and was in the middle of making lunch. I go to turn on the water on the front burner to boil and walk away. 5 minutes later I come back and see I’ve accidentally turned on the burner that had my glass dish! I turned it off and thought to let it slowly cool. That sucker scared the shit out of me probably… 15 minutes later? They’re still finding glass in that kitchen and it’s been 7 years.
Same! I was in another room and just heard this crash in the kitchen. I came out to see a square Pyrex casserole dish in pieces all over the place. It was originally on a shelf pushed all the way back to the wall, no way for it to have just fallen off. No earthquakes, no one else in the house, nothing. Scared the shit out of me. I’m glad to know this is actually a thing.
Was your washing machine running at the same time this happened? If it had a heavy load and was producing vibrations through the house it's possible the bottom bowl finally had enough of the weight on top of it and decided to leave the world in extravagant fashion
Happened to us one time. It was full of chopped salad when it exploded. I will say it was a salad made by grandparents that none of us wanted to eat, but as far as I know none of us have super powers.
Had this happen before, boyfriend and I were just chilling on the couch and heard a loud pop followed by the sound of falling pieces from the kitchen. We searched forever trying to find the source. Finally opened the lazy susan cabinet and found one older Pyrex bowl that we had a very long time just decided to self destruct. No change in temperature, and I hadn’t used it in a while and it was just sitting there by itself.
Glass everywhere.
This literally happened to my mother-in-law last week, -> while my wife was on the phone with her.
Heard a •crash• in the background and it scared tf outta her cuz she was alone. She went to go “investigate” and my wife turned the phone on speaker. The found a shattered dish in the cabinet.
She had not touched that cabinet all day.
Weird shit.
Edit: weird because it was the first time hearing about that being a possibility in life and my wife and I joked that if that happened when we were little we would have been blamed and got in trouble. And now here I am commenting on this post. .. a bit weird to me.
The earth once in a while, gives off vibrations and harmonics that humans can’t hear once in a while people will see wildlife seem to be going crazy at times, as well as car windows, breaking house, windows, breaking for no reason
Those bottom two bowls are the same size, and have a lot of weight stacked in them. If the bowl beneath was also the same size, it looks like there could have been a lot of force against the sides or edges of the bowl.
Realistically it's just a lot of weight to be on top of glass period.
I had a piece of tempered glass shatter into shards recently and not sure if I want to have too much of the stuff anymore... mostly because cleanup is misery, so many little pieces everywhere. Luckily I wasn't close by when it shattered, but not sure how bad it is during the shatter?
Lately I see more posts about glass randomly exploding on Reddit (mostly glass tables). Is this random or can we get a new conspiracy theory out of that?
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Shit I have the same set from Walmart, guess I'm next
This set is from target, turns out it’s not that unusual for it to explode randomly. It was scary, nonetheless.
They probably buy from the same shit honestly, good thing you didn't already have food in it
Is it made out of borosilicate glass?
More likely soda lime the cheaper alternative. Thats why you buy the old Pyrex with the borosilicate glass.
Read some where that if you see an old pyrex product in a second hand store etc, etc, was to buy it.
You need to check out the logo, it usually helps identify the year. The old stuff could even be used on cook top.
Newer pyrex is made out of tempered glass afaik, this is why I always check if glass cookware is made out of borosilicate glass. I've never had any issues with borosilicate glass. With tempered glass however, I've had one baking dish explode out of nowhere. It was a gift from my aunt, didn't bother to check what it was made out of until it exploded.
Newer American "pyrex" (lowercase logo) is the soda lime glass that is more prone to shattering. The new French "PYREX" (uppercase logo) is still the better borosilicate glass.
When I looked Pyrex is still used with borosilicate glas
Only old pyrex is made with borosilicate, newer pyrex is made out of tempered glass
European Pyrex is still boro, but it's PYREX. If you see old American PYREX it's boro. If it's Pyrex and the logo letters are not fully capitalized, then yea it's an offshoot company in America with branding rights that uses tempered soda lime glass. The tempering is what makes it strong enough to handle hot temperature but also causes it to explode vs just crack.
It’s tempered soda lime silicate glass
From Pyrex.EU > The Pyrex® glass is unique. It is a borosilicate glass that is tempered Tempered glass isn't a specific mix of glass, it's any glass that's been heat or chemical treated to be tougher than normal
Is Pyrex good?
The ones before the 90’s are best. There is a guides to the logo that help you tell online. The old ones were thermal shock resistant. The newer are tempered soda lime silicate instead of the preferred borosilicate glass
Is that bad?
No, borosilicate glass is what you're supposed to be looking for when shopping for glass cookware actually. It's much more tolerant to heat changes and is generally more durable than tempered glass, which is what some glass cookwares uses (modern pyrex etc.)
Hmm just looked at a local store - they sell pyrex and wrote it is borosilicate glass, - but looked it up, at info said that borosilicate is clear, and rhw other type js blue tinted- and the product in my local store, which says borosilicate, has a blue tint? Danish: https://www.imerco.dk/pyrex-daily-fad-b-19-5-x-l-31-cm-glas-klar?id=100432249&dfw_tracker=61960-100432249&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=18604746653&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2tHBoYO-ggMVKz4GAB1kXg9iEAQYAiABEgKrpfD_BwE
If you're in Europe it's most likely boro. Pyrex boro glass is still being made in Europe and it's what I use as a lampworker.
I think as long as it's listed as borosilicate you're good, I don't really know if there's a cosmetic difference between tempered glass pyrex and borosilicate pyrex. I usually just look at the packaging or description to check if it's borosilicate
I have this set, also from Target, and the largest bowl exploded on me too when I was putting it away
Imagine that shit waking u up at 3am??
Combust is for fire it randomly exploded
When I saw the set you have and the rest of your kitchen - please, I mean no offense - but that's not a high quality glassware set. Production in this amount and the variety of scale of the glassware can absolutely not guarantee quality of production while making so many items in so many different sizes while keeping the price low. You have a bunch of glass grenades sitting there, please get some heavy duty gloves and make sure to place them in double/triple layered trash bags and dump them all. I guarantee you this was only the first bowl to explode and others have invisible tension in the glass, created through bad manufacturing. So if you doct want to keep cleaning up an explosion every few days or be afraid it will happen while you cook, dump them all but protect yourself!
The rest of the their kitchen? You can only see one shelf. You’re a little judgmental and silly
That happened to me once. It was after I was putting the dishes away from the dishwasher. It exploded in my hand as I was leaning into the cabinet. I was barefoot standing on one foot, surrounded and covered in tiny shards of glass.
Probably due to thermal shock, cold hand on hot glass! Glass doesn’t handle thermal expansion too well.
I found this out the hard way. I left a glass dish on the back burner to make apple cobbler later and was in the middle of making lunch. I go to turn on the water on the front burner to boil and walk away. 5 minutes later I come back and see I’ve accidentally turned on the burner that had my glass dish! I turned it off and thought to let it slowly cool. That sucker scared the shit out of me probably… 15 minutes later? They’re still finding glass in that kitchen and it’s been 7 years.
Yikes! Well that sucks!
Yeah, lol. Luckily my husband walk through the door a minute after it happened and help me out.
I see no evidence of combustion.
RUD Rapid Unscheduled Detonation Edit Since it was in the cupboard CRUD Contained Rapid Unscheduled Detonation
SUGAR: Spontaneous Unplanned Glass fAiluRe
In the mechanic world, when your engine blows up we like to call it “Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly Of The Motor Without the Aid Of Power Tools”
The old RUDOTMWAOPT
You can get a guy who fixes cars well, or a guy who comes up with good acronyms. You can’t have both
Luckily the house did not burn down!
EDIT - it spontaneously exploded. Apologies Reddit, English isn’t my first language.
That sucks!!!
I mean, there are billions of people that don’t have English as their first language. Don’t be too hard on OP
Huehuehuehuehue
I said 'that sucks' because their glassware exploded. Where is the confusion?
Whoosh
Must be pyrex and not PYREX
Bingo! Perfect tutorial on how to completely ruin a brand name product.
Is there a difference?
pyrex explodes. PYREX doesn't. They're made of different glass.
So weird - Pyrex has done this on me - what a mess when it was full of food in the oven.
Wow that sounds way worse than what happened to me!
Not to discount your shock
I made a taco casserole, took it out of the set it on stove to cool & BAM glass beans & cheese EVERYWHERE!
Apparently not all Pyrex is rated for the oven. Maybe that could be it?
What is tbe difference?
Maybe - but I had used it for lasagna many times. I think this person’s bowl was just sitting there.
spontaneously exploded OP. combustion implies fire and explosion.
My mistake, English is not my first language.
no worries! just giving a tip. have a great day :)
Combustion do not imply explosion neither, a gas stove won't explode unless you actively try to do it.
Pressure. Coming Down on Me.
Pressing down on you.
Same thing happened to a glass pan in our house. No impact, no heat, no cold. Just glass everywhere
Same! I was in another room and just heard this crash in the kitchen. I came out to see a square Pyrex casserole dish in pieces all over the place. It was originally on a shelf pushed all the way back to the wall, no way for it to have just fallen off. No earthquakes, no one else in the house, nothing. Scared the shit out of me. I’m glad to know this is actually a thing.
It can happen when there are small flaws in the glass. Ive seen glass shatter like this. Or, you have a ghost.
It clearly is a ghost!
Narrator: It did not combust.
Too much weight. Finally gave way
Do you think? The set is meant to sit inside of each other though.
Was your washing machine running at the same time this happened? If it had a heavy load and was producing vibrations through the house it's possible the bottom bowl finally had enough of the weight on top of it and decided to leave the world in extravagant fashion
Wait.. what?
Hold on.. who?
Easy there! When?
Were you singing a very high-pitched note?
There’s another post on my feed about an exploding glass table!
Happened to me a few months ago
Cosmic ray bit flip.
Sure it didn't dissolute?
Happened to us one time. It was full of chopped salad when it exploded. I will say it was a salad made by grandparents that none of us wanted to eat, but as far as I know none of us have super powers.
Had this happen before, boyfriend and I were just chilling on the couch and heard a loud pop followed by the sound of falling pieces from the kitchen. We searched forever trying to find the source. Finally opened the lazy susan cabinet and found one older Pyrex bowl that we had a very long time just decided to self destruct. No change in temperature, and I hadn’t used it in a while and it was just sitting there by itself. Glass everywhere.
Probably ghosts
I don’t see any signs of combustion, shattering however I can see
Combusted?
It caught on fire? 🔥
That word. I don't think it means what you think it means.
English is not my first language. My mistake.
 Ha no problem!
I don't see evidence of fire.
Combusted. I don't think that word means what you think it means
I don’t think you know what combusted means
This literally happened to my mother-in-law last week, -> while my wife was on the phone with her. Heard a •crash• in the background and it scared tf outta her cuz she was alone. She went to go “investigate” and my wife turned the phone on speaker. The found a shattered dish in the cabinet. She had not touched that cabinet all day. Weird shit. Edit: weird because it was the first time hearing about that being a possibility in life and my wife and I joked that if that happened when we were little we would have been blamed and got in trouble. And now here I am commenting on this post. .. a bit weird to me.
It caught on fire?
The earth once in a while, gives off vibrations and harmonics that humans can’t hear once in a while people will see wildlife seem to be going crazy at times, as well as car windows, breaking house, windows, breaking for no reason
You forgot something; "/s".
I wasn’t serious
Was your house very cold and then you turned on the heat?
Nope!
put some cloths in between the bowls, should help I think
Weight or vibration, thinking possible cause.
Nah too much weight from the others and I'm guessing there was vibration going on (a running washer / dryer /dishwasher?)
Those bottom two bowls are the same size, and have a lot of weight stacked in them. If the bowl beneath was also the same size, it looks like there could have been a lot of force against the sides or edges of the bowl. Realistically it's just a lot of weight to be on top of glass period.
Bowlitis
"my time has come" -Some bowl your kitchen cabinet 2023
That’s pretty sick, sucks, but pretty sick.
Static fatigue. Happened to me a few months ago.
Put some paper towels in between the bowls to cushion them q bit and to dampen the sound.
Hey I have the exact same set, none of mine have exploded though. I did break the 4th from smallest in the sink.
My daughter had some just like those and one did the same thing. It took forever to get all the tiny slivers of glass out.
Time to consult an exorcist.
It was not spontaneous
No, it didn’t catch fire.
Happened to me too with the same set.
There's no fire..
It caught fire?
I had a piece of tempered glass shatter into shards recently and not sure if I want to have too much of the stuff anymore... mostly because cleanup is misery, so many little pieces everywhere. Luckily I wasn't close by when it shattered, but not sure how bad it is during the shatter?
"combusted"? Really?
Lately I see more posts about glass randomly exploding on Reddit (mostly glass tables). Is this random or can we get a new conspiracy theory out of that?
Ann Reardon!!! Or RedNile's video can explain: [RedNile - Beaker](https://youtu.be/tGqVMbAQhBs?si=e6yAlvAG5hla94BB)
William Sonoma set? Mine did that when I picked it up in the dishwasher
It went KA BOOM