Interesting. I volunteer at a thrift shop. We get a lot of Pyrex donated so now I know what to look for. I’ll need to look at mine at home cause I still have mine from the 70’s.
Oh, I do love my old PYREX casseroles. They just last and last. It's always fun to go poking around in antique stores or thrift shops and find a treasure of a PYREX bowl or cup I don't have. My father in law worked for Corning Glass Works until his retirement. We always got fun gifts from him of the new stuff they were working on. It is interesting how the glassware for kitchen use got lighter and lighter. I assume that is what housewives thought they wanted. PYREX can be heavy...but it sure is sturdy! I never did like their line of Corelleware. It worked fine but just seemed so flimsy. Anyway, fun post, Chuck! Brings back memories.
I have collected PYREX for nearly 30 years. I have various sets of the colorful mixing bowls, some more rare than others, both green and blue colored glass 1 cup measuring cups, some rare small serving bowls, baking dishes and my favories, used daily, caserole bowls with clear glass lids that heat soup or chili or vegetables just perfectly for a one-person meal. LOVE PYREX!
Also, you can bake in the old PYREX. but not in the new Pyrex. I had a few new pieces and baked in them - they crazed around the curves on their bottoms and one cracked. Plus, they chipped very easily.
Those old Pyrex bowls and casseroles are worth something today. I'm an antique dealer who has an "old kitchen" booth, and people are eager to buy the old Pyrex. A full set of the mixing bowls of primary colors, probably from the early 1950's, can be about $100, sometimes more, and sometimes less.
So frustrating to know that, once again, something from our past has been remade so it will not last like the original. (If it ain't broke, don't fix it!). I still have lots of PYREX in my kitchen that I have used since the 1970s, and some that I have purchased because it's what I grew up with. Thanks once again for educating us, Chuck. :)
Interesting. I volunteer at a thrift shop. We get a lot of Pyrex donated so now I know what to look for. I’ll need to look at mine at home cause I still have mine from the 70’s.
Oh, I do love my old PYREX casseroles. They just last and last. It's always fun to go poking around in antique stores or thrift shops and find a treasure of a PYREX bowl or cup I don't have. My father in law worked for Corning Glass Works until his retirement. We always got fun gifts from him of the new stuff they were working on. It is interesting how the glassware for kitchen use got lighter and lighter. I assume that is what housewives thought they wanted. PYREX can be heavy...but it sure is sturdy! I never did like their line of Corelleware. It worked fine but just seemed so flimsy. Anyway, fun post, Chuck! Brings back memories.
I have collected PYREX for nearly 30 years. I have various sets of the colorful mixing bowls, some more rare than others, both green and blue colored glass 1 cup measuring cups, some rare small serving bowls, baking dishes and my favories, used daily, caserole bowls with clear glass lids that heat soup or chili or vegetables just perfectly for a one-person meal. LOVE PYREX!
Also, you can bake in the old PYREX. but not in the new Pyrex. I had a few new pieces and baked in them - they crazed around the curves on their bottoms and one cracked. Plus, they chipped very easily.
What a fun post! I have some PYREX saucepans with removable handles. Love them!
Those old Pyrex bowls and casseroles are worth something today. I'm an antique dealer who has an "old kitchen" booth, and people are eager to buy the old Pyrex. A full set of the mixing bowls of primary colors, probably from the early 1950's, can be about $100, sometimes more, and sometimes less.
So frustrating to know that, once again, something from our past has been remade so it will not last like the original. (If it ain't broke, don't fix it!). I still have lots of PYREX in my kitchen that I have used since the 1970s, and some that I have purchased because it's what I grew up with. Thanks once again for educating us, Chuck. :)
I did not know!! Thanks for the info! I have several of the old PYREX and some of the newer pyrex bowls. They are different!!