Kitchen Disasters, pyrex

[Guest guest]

I had a roommate that decided to melt the butter for her baking recipe in the

pyrex dish in the oven while she was gathering the other ingredients.  The dish

exploded and I heard her scream.  When I ran into the kitchen all she could do

was stare at the oven. I didn't see blood, water, or fire, so I didn't know what

was going on. I opened the oven to find glass everywhere only in the oven, so I

turned the oven off, told her to let it cool and clean it up.  She just stood

there when I told her eveything was fine since the oven captured it all and to

relax. I went back into the living room. She wasn't as experienced of a baker as

she led me to believe.  Pyrex couldn't handle the cold spot and the hot spots

created by the cold butter and the hot oven, so it exploded.  She did call

Pyrex, who explained it to her, and they replaced the dish, for which I was

thankful since it was my dish.  She wasn't too apt at cleaning up glass as well,

nor patient at

letting the stove cool.  We all learned a lesson that day!!

 

Dena in GA

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dena,

Some " Kitchen Disasters " can be funny when no one is hurt. Once I was trying to

make caramel icing and was told it was soooo simple - just put a can of

Eagle Brand milk in a pan of hot water and bring it to a boil for about twenty

minutes- I was a new bride and did not know that the can lid needed to be

removed. It too explodedall over the ceiling, light fixture and I was finding

small hardened drops of icing in cabinets and drawers for at least a week.

By the way - I am loving the recipes and am still so new at this veggie

adventure I have not submitted anything yet. Thanks for all the great ideas.

Linda on Wadmalaw Island.

Dena Deen <tigriss007

 

Mon, October 26, 2009 10:54:16 AM

Re: Re: Kitchen Disasters, pyrex

 

 

I had a roommate that decided to melt the butter for her baking recipe in the

pyrex dish in the oven while she was gathering the other ingredients. The dish

exploded and I heard her scream. When I ran into the kitchen all she could do

was stare at the oven. I didn't see blood, water, or fire, so I didn't know what

was going on. I opened the oven to find glass everywhere only in the oven, so I

turned the oven off, told her to let it cool and clean it up. She just stood

there when I told her eveything was fine since the oven captured it all and to

relax. I went back into the living room. She wasn't as experienced of a baker as

she led me to believe. Pyrex couldn't handle the cold spot and the hot spots

created by the cold butter and the hot oven, so it exploded. She did call

Pyrex, who explained it to her, and they replaced the dish, for which I was

thankful since it was my dish. She wasn't too apt at cleaning up glass as well,

nor patient at

letting the stove cool. We all learned a lesson that day!!

 

Dena in GA