BamaTanya Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I prepared my sweet potato casserole in a Pyrex pan, and it's been in the fridge overnight. Didn't I read somewhere about the danger of quick temperature changes? Should I not preheat the oven? Leave it on the counter for a few minutes before baking? tia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I usually put the cold dish in the oven as it preheats so the temp changes more gradually. You may need to shorten the cooking time a little to compensate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I have pulled something like that out of the fridge, added a topping and put it in the preheated oven. No problems. I think it's only a problem when you go from hot to cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHomeScientist Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Pyrex used to be borosilicate glass, which is much more resistant to fast temperature changes than soda-lime glass. Pyrex is now a tradename, and many items labeled Pyrex (such as measuring cups) are now soda-lime glass. Baking dishes and other glass items intended for use in an oven used to be borosilicate and probably most still are. Even so, I'd be cautious about going from refrigerator (or freezer) to oven or vice versa. Incidentally, the direction of the temperature change doesn't matter. A soda-lime glass item is as likely to fracture going from cold to hot as from hot to cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) I don't know about cold to hot, but I have a friend whose pyrex baking dish literally exploded when she took it out of the oven and accidentally set it on a surface that wasn't completely dry. (Actually she just guessed it might have had moisture. Really she's not sure about that. ) She said there were shards everywhere. It seems this is happening a lot. http://www.consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/pyrex.html http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/2011/january/home-garden/glass-cookware/blaming-the-victims/index.htm Edited November 24, 2011 by laundrycrisis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I take it out of the fridge at least 30 minutes to let it acclimate before I put it into the oven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I don't know about cold to hot, but I have a friend whose pyrex baking dish literally exploded when she took it out of the oven and accidentally set it on a surface that wasn't completely dry. (Actually she just guessed it might have had moisture. Really she's not sure about that. ) She said there were shards everywhere. There was a whole thread about exploding pyrex a while back. I set the dish on the counter for about 30 minutes, then put it in the oven while it is preheating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choirfarm Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I've never heard of it. I just put my 9 x 13 dishes of sweet potatoes, corn casserole and stuffing straight from my fridge to the preheated oven with no trouble. I do it every year. I assemble the dishes the night before and bake them the next day. I've never had a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I can't give advice about using Pyrex with a clear conscience. I have used it in the past, from the cabinet to the oven in the normal way... many, many times... then one time I did it the normal way and took it out of the oven using oven mitts (normal way). The whole thing instantly exploded while I was still holding it, just inches from the oven door. I can never use Pyrex again. I just cannot. Who knows when it will explode? I guess the safest thing to do, if you HAVE to use it, is to let the dish come to room temperature on your counter and then put it in the oven as you normally would. Barring that, I'd scoop the whole bunch of it into a non-Pyrex pan and cook it that way. Every time I think of Pyrex I shiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 The whole thing instantly exploded while I was still holding it, just inches from the oven door. I can never use Pyrex again. I just cannot. Who knows when it will explode? ... Every time I think of Pyrex I shiver. I would like to get rid of ours and replace it all with metal. I would keep the mixing bowls but get rid of the bakeware. I do not feel good about giving it away because I don't think it's safe. DH is not okay with throwing it out. So it sits in the cabinet and I do my best to avoid using it. I think I may start slowly accumulating metal replacements for all of it so at least it will never be necessary to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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