I had no idea about exploding glassware until about a month ago. It was about 11:30 at night. I was alone except for my 19 year old who had just come home. He was in the bathroom, and I was laying on the couch watching tv and probably dozing when I heard a horrible noise and jumped up. We had a new fish tank set up and my first thought was that it had shattered because it sounded like glass. My son and I searched and searched but could find no damage, no broken glass anywhere on this floor of the house. It was the strangest thing because breaking glass is a very distinctive sound and that's what I heard.

The next morning, my daughter opened up a cabinet and out flew shattered pieces of glass from a bowl that was inside that cabinet on a top shelf.

It's still a mystery why it exploded like that. The only thing I can think of is that it was relatively old, and there was a thunderstorm earlier the previous day and the temperature had dropped considerably, so maybe a change in barometric pressure?


Weird....

Anonymous wrote:I had dinner in a large Pyrex dish and it exploded in the oven while cooking. Oof, what a mess. I assumed it was damaged.

I have a dear friend who scrapes by and I remember the most heartbreaking Facebook post like 15 years ago that she’d spent $34 on ingredients for a lasagne and the Pyrex exploded in the oven. It was so sad.

Anonymous wrote:Temperature shifts shatter Pyrex. Well known. He probably set it on the counter right after he removed something very hot or very cold.

This. I set a pot pie in the stainless steel sink and heard loud crackling. I thought that it was maybe some water steaming, but when I started dishing it up, there were shards of glass!

This happened to me once because the pyrex had accidentally been heated up by the stove. Scary for sure! But actually NOT as scary as the time our tempered glass SINK in a bathroom randomly exploded!

This happened to me too - I took it out of the oven and set it on top of the stove, which was turned off, so really not that an extreme a shift. It was the first time using it. It shattered everywhere — as in exploded, sent glass flying — and we were just lucky it didn’t get into anyone’s eyes. I don’t use them to cook anymore, I can use my other crockery just fine and not worry about it shooting shrapnel at me...

Op here. My husband just told me that one of the hot pans on the stove may have touched the Pyrex sitting on the counter.

I had one explode too. It wasn't due to an extreme temperature shift - it came from the oven onto warmed metal trivets. I guess it must have been cracked. Honestly it was the only time I ever heard of it happening until I saw this thread. It was a mess.

I had dinner in a large Pyrex dish and it exploded in the oven while cooking. Oof, what a mess. I assumed it was damaged.

Anonymous wrote:Everything you need to know about exploding Pyrex: https://gizmodo.com/the-pyrex-glass-controversy-that-just-wont-die-1833040962

NP here. I always heard that if your Pyrex exploded, it must have been chipped or damaged before being heated/cooled. Learning about articles like this is why I love DCUM!

Temperature shifts shatter Pyrex. Well known. He probably set it on the counter right after he removed something very hot or very cold.

Everything you need to know about exploding Pyrex: https://gizmodo.com/the-pyrex-glass-controversy-that-just-wont-die-1833040962

Anonymous wrote:What is your counter made of? I've had glass shatter when set on granite.

Quartz

Relax, it might not happen to the others. This is how our glassware goes, Pyrex or otherwise. They shatter after years of being manhandled by DH. We clean up and use the rest. No need to throw out perfectly good glassware.

What is your counter made of? I've had glass shatter when set on granite.

Our Pyrex storage container spontaneously exploded while my husband was moving it on the counter, just exploded in his hands. He's okay, but it's a big mess. It was at room temperature and had been sitting on the counter drying.

Now, I want to get rid of all of our Pyrex, but don't know what to replace it with. We've been using the Pyrex glass storage with plastic lids and I loved them! Does anyone have recommendations for a better, non-exploding(!) alternative.