# Why did our Pyrex baking dish shatter?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-our-pyrex-baking-dish-shatter/252430>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 27, 2004, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-our-pyrex-baking-dish-shatter/252430 "2004-06-27T19:27:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-our-pyrex-baking-dish-shatter/252430/21 "2004-06-29T13:28:25Z")

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> [@jsgoddess](#):
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> **Astroboy14** , were you baking or broiling? Pyrex is pretty darn durable, but broiling can still cause problems because of the uneven distribution of heat. Ask me how I know! 😃

We were baking… and how do you know that? 🙂

(Thanks for the replies all!)

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**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-our-pyrex-baking-dish-shatter/252430/22 "2004-06-29T18:53:49Z")

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[Here](http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/1423787/detail.html) are two [stories](http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/1473550/detail.html) from a Boston news station “consumer watch” department about exploding Pyrex. From the first link:

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> Their spokesman quoted the Pyrex label which in tiny print on the back says, “Add a small amount of liquid to the ovenware vessel prior to baking foods that release liquids while cooking.”

You should definitely call the manufacturer and complain.

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