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 Posted By: Zeppy 
Jul 27  # 1 of 13
When I was a kid I remember being asked to move a glass casserole dish out of the way, so I put it in the sink and turned the water on. It prompty shattered into about half a dozen pieces, and it freaked me out a bit. So I very rarely ever put glass in the oven and even then i use cork hot pads on the counter. I am generally freaked out that too much cold to fast will make the dish explode in my hands. I know it's a bit foolish, but has anyone else broken a dish like that? I think it was Pyrex, but I can't be too sure I was probably about 8.
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 Posted By: Mrs. Chipotle 
Jul 27  # 2 of 13
Not in the oven, but when I was younger my mom had a pyrex pie plate that was on the stove shatter.

I mean, it exploded into a million pieces. That was scary.

As heatproof as Pyrex is, it's sure not recommended for direct heat like the stovetop.
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 Posted By: Mama Mangia 
Jul 27  # 3 of 13
It happened to me twice!

When using a glass or pyrex baking/casserole dish in the oven, I make sure that the oven is on no more than 300 - 325* F. When removing from the oven I always use a wooden cutting board under it. Using a trivet broke one on me years ago.

It is the last item washed - in very hot water and rinsed in very hot water.

Glass is nice to cook in - but after years of use something happens to the glass.
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 Posted By: BagCSC 
Jul 27  # 4 of 13
Lol....reminds me of Thanksgiving 2 years ago. My brother made stuffing and set his glass cassarole dish on the burners of the stove. About 20 minutes later, my wife needed to turn on the oven, but turned the wrong knob and turned on the burner instead. About 1-2 minutes later, the pan shattered everywhere....just about giving everyone a heart attack! She felt so bad that the entire pan of stuffing was lost because of all the glass shards....especially since it was the food that someone else made.
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 Posted By: Mrs. Chipotle 
Jul 27  # 5 of 13
Oh, it's all too common to accidentally turn the wrong knob

This has nothing to do with glass, but once I set the kitchen on fire trying to boil water, because instead of turning on the burner with the pot of water, I turned on the burner that had a piece of plastic on it. :o