Cooking with Glass: How Pyrex Transformed Every Kitchen into a Home-Ec Lab

This reads as a bit of a love letter to Corning Glass. If you're ever in upstate NY, the Corning Glass museum (in Corning, naturally) is perfectly worth visiting. They have ancient glass from Egypt, and a copy of the huge 200-inch glass mirror that they made for Palomar Observatory, among other trinkets.

Pyrex sold in the U.S. today is tempered glass, not borosilcate. I only skimmed the article but I didn't see that mentioned.

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From the link below, the older borosilicate is safer.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;UyhdMa1ikKM" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;UyhdMa1ikKM</a>

The borosilicate glass items Consumer Reports liked are now available in the US, imported from France, and they&#x27;re no more expensive than the Pyrex-in-name-only stuff. The Consumer Reports article lists for $29 an item that Bed, Bath and Beyond now sells for $10. Search for &quot;borosilicate&quot; and whatever cookery item you want.

I&#x27;d be interested in similar articles about Schott glass. They make probably the world&#x27;s finest optical glass.