Kitchen Equipment Expert Tests Glass Baking Dishes
In the Equipment Corner, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his top pick for 13 by 9-inch glass baking dishes.
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Bought one set at Walmart, I didn't realize one the lids was cracked. The Pyrex company sent me a replacement lid no charge.
Decided to buy some smaller ones as I have a 13×9 and 9×6. One came with a lid. I thew out all my mettle backing dishes
How long & what temp for a yellow buttermilk cake to bake in oven?
same here with pyrex exploding in my oven last week, what the heck!
What's the point of the chefs in the background??? They look so awkward and stiff. You can tell they are terrible actors.
I'm sorry. I don't trust the big glass handled ones. Rarely do I see the ones with handles at a yard sale, so that's good, but if I do there are cracks where they join to the dish.
I have a bread glass pan I bought at the thrift store for 4 dollars the other one I bought for 14 at century’s 21 with a lid can’t go wrong
What about ceramic baking dishes? Test should have been on the category itself.
Gee, wonder what we did before the pyrex easy grab eye roll humanity is just despicable
Can you put a glass baking dish in a gas oven? if so how do you manage the temperature
I have some visionware cookware
Question how to keep tomato soup from sticking To the bottom of the pot❓
me happy my mom bought all the Pyrex shi-…shiz before they changed ze recipë
Just now ordered the winner from Amazon, and w/ a plastic lid; $21.00.
A kitchen staple, for sure…
Here in California, they retail for almost $15.00!! The newer bakeware isn't the same quality anyway, so look for older versions at thrift stores. I have several, and also the wonderful Corning Ware. Very expensive online, so its worth the time to hunt for them at thrift stores.
Why have my newer Pyrex baking pans cracked and my old ones are still going strong ?
If the baking dish is NOT Borosilicate Glass (upper case PYREX as opposed to lower case pyrex) it is extremely dangerous to use and prone to shattering. This happened to my sister while she was roasting a chicken in a "pyrex" baking dish similar to the ones shown in this video. She was lucky that the oven door was closed when the dish exploded. BUY EUROPEAN MADE PYREX ONLY. Do not buy CHEAPLY MADE American made "pyrex". Remember only "PYREX" is real Borosilicate Glass that is designed to take hot and cold temperatures. "pyrex" is cheaply made Soda Lime glass that is not made by Corning. Be warned and be safe! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyhdMa1ikKM&feature=emb_rel_end https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwKzoQdj1v8&feature=emb_rel_end
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New pyrex is made with soda lime glass not borosilicate which means it can shatter and go flying causing injury. I am surprised this important fact was not mentioned in this test.
Glass , Ceramic or enameled ??
Breaking Pyrex is not really a recent issue. My mom taught me in the '60s to NEVER pour boiling water into a glass measuring cup without a hot pad underneath it to "absorb the heat and keep it from breaking." Also, when removing from the oven, put the dish on a hot pad or placemat on the counter for the same reason. I have only ever had one break and it was because I tried to use it on the stovetop as a newlywed. She didn't warn me about that; afterall it says so right on the dish! I have three in my cupboard now: the replacement 9×13 from 1980, 8×8 blue one (when were those sold?) and an 11×7 purchased in the early 2010s. They all have been great, but I treat them with respect.
Scared to use glass.
Glass is an insulator from heat and as such has little role in the baking of everything that readily comes to mind that one would use a baking pan for. While one certainly can see the poorly browned sides of a casserole while still baking in glass, the final results are are far inferior to the same dish baked in enameled cast iron or high quality densely pressed ceramic.
Love this dish…let us know which come with lids, please
My Pyrex is all over 50 years old. Guess I don't need to worry about it exploding.
what about the thin edges of those through-hole handles? seems like a problematic weak point to me.
A lid is a plus
Great program. Thanks
Hello' pleased tell me way I haft to pay 4 your recipes when food network & Ken Rollins provide them free you have lost a long time viewer
That one with the pony tail is my baking dish !
Ummm, Pyrex is not borosilicate glass, and therefor cannot go freezer to oven. A much BETTER choice would be Simax. This review was really disappointing, especially coming from America's Test Kitchen. Lately, they just haven't been doing their homework.
That is a cheap price for the winning Pyrex baking dish and I would pay that price easily and be glad to have it and the handle size does matters.
From my experience, Pyrex and Corningware are the top two names in glass dishware, especially bakeware.
no it is 12.98 at walmart quoted wrong price. maybe 2 dollars less at target but last target i went to didnt have much of a kitchen department.
too short where are the other ones
Thought I was having deja vu… A repost of an already existing video? Oh, & as both a long-time viewer AND consumer, please be sure to properly disclose (above the link) your Amazon AFFILIATE link. Stating what it is & also, that you will receive commission based on any purchases we make using it. Stay safe & be well. #FTC
Really, this video is a snoozer and offers no value what so ever. What's next, a pot holder or toothpick review?
ATK you are doing a great diservice to the public by not telling them that PYREX is not made of the thermal tolerant borosilicate glass but of the much more temperature labile soda lime.
Better videos when the gear heads do it.
doesn't pyrex say it cannot exceed 400 degrees and some are known to actually explode?
$7.99 ? That's very funny, good joke!
How can you ever go wrong with Pyrex?
And what were the other contenders? Was there a runner-up? Besides handles, was there ANY thing else that the testers didn't like, price, weight, etc? I feel like the is yet another ATK commercial sponsored by PYREX.