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averygoodun42I 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.
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.
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Date: 2011-01-11 12:50 am (UTC)