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| Nov 27, 2019 at 9:03 | comment | added | AndyB | American (soda-lime glass) uses a lower-case pyrex® logo; European (and older U.S.) borosilicate uses a capitalized PYREX logo. | |
| Oct 30, 2011 at 18:18 | history | edited | avpaderno | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 25, 2011 at 23:20 | comment | added | TFD | @Bill ditto. And in today's world how can you be sure it's the real deal, and not some clone anyway | |
| Sep 25, 2011 at 7:41 | vote | accept | Bill | ||
| Sep 25, 2011 at 7:41 | comment | added | Bill | @rumtscho - I'm in Australia. We have both US and European versions, but I think we'll play it safe and assume NO on this occasion. I seem to recall my mother doing something on the stovetop with hers in the 60's, but maybe she just got lucky. | |
| Sep 24, 2011 at 23:48 | comment | added | rumtscho♦ | @TFD, from the German site for Pyrex: "Aus welchem Material ist Pyrex-Glas hergestellt? Pyrex-Glas besteht aus Borosilikat". From arc-international-cookware.com/de/products/classic/…, there is a small "faq" tab beneath the second panel. It is confusing that the Pyrex line has products not made from Pyrex(r) glass, but I'm still quite sure that when they tell their customers that their dishes (rated for -40 to +300°C) are borosilicate, I believe them. Of course, they also say not to use them on a burner, which proves that it is a risky idea in itself. | |
| Sep 24, 2011 at 22:58 | comment | added | TFD | Also, Pyrex brand make ceramic pots safe for use on electric or gas stove top (hob). These should not to confused with their "pyrex" glass line | |
| Sep 24, 2011 at 22:54 | comment | added | TFD | I would be surprised if Pyrex brand is not just plain glass all over the world by now! Even so it is not made of enough purity and casting quality to be compared to lab glass, and lab glass goes bang all too often, so this has got to be an accident waiting to happen. See consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/pyrex.html | |
| Sep 24, 2011 at 17:17 | history | edited | Aaronut | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 24, 2011 at 12:15 | history | answered | rumtscho♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |