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averygoodun42 ([personal profile] averygoodun42) wrote2011-01-10 05:15 pm
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Lesson relearned: Never do anything when tired.

I just exploded my big pyrex pan.

On the plus side, the explosion was all contained within the oven and nothing came out to get me or the surrounding area. On the down side, my heart rate is still a bit high and I'm down a good pan. However, another plus side is there's one less dish to worry about cleaning. And it was going to be hell to clean, which was how I came to break it in the first place...

See, I forgot about the concept of temperature differentials, and that glass, even pyrex, is fragile stuff where temperature changes are concerned. Corningware it is not. So I put warmish tap water into the pan to refill it rather than boiling water.

Oops.

At least pyrex shards in the electric oven should be easier to clean up than glass shards on the gas stove.

*breathes deep*

Right. Just thought I'd share my little act of stupidity.

[identity profile] anonymous-plume.livejournal.com 2011-01-10 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
wow, even still that sounds frightening.

[identity profile] averygoodun.livejournal.com 2011-01-11 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
*nods* My nerves are shot.

[identity profile] dickgloucester.livejournal.com 2011-01-10 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I could comfort you by telling you about the time my husband used a glass saucepan as a hammer ...

[identity profile] averygoodun.livejournal.com 2011-01-11 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
*snorfle* But they're so hard...

[identity profile] ashfae.livejournal.com 2011-01-10 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
GAH. That sounds terrifying. Um. Meep. *hugs*

I'm really glad you weren't injured. That could have been horrific.

[identity profile] averygoodun.livejournal.com 2011-01-11 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
It was, rather. My heart still has that achy feeling from adrenaline overdose.

So. Am. I. I'm also glad that Babe was downstairs.

[identity profile] firefly124.livejournal.com 2011-01-11 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Yikes! I'm glad you're okay. I actually would've probably expected Pyrex to be able to take that. Clearly not. *shudder*

[identity profile] cecelle.livejournal.com 2011-01-11 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
When those go, they go hard!

[identity profile] junewilliams7.livejournal.com 2011-01-11 08:16 am (UTC)(link)
EEEEEEEEKS!!!!!!

(and it sounds exactly like something I would do...)