Product Description

Each piece in this Pyrex starter set is oven, microwave, refrigerator, freezer and dishwasher safe, so you don't need to worry about using different containers for leftovers. Set includes 1-qt. measuring cup, four 10-oz. dessert dishes, 1-1/2-qt., 2-1/2-qt. and 4-qt. mixing bowls, 9-1/2" Flavor Saver pie plate, 2-qt. sculptured covered casserole with knob, and 8" square sculptured cake dish and 3-qt. sculptured oblong baking dish, both with gray plastic covers. Limited manufacturer's warranties: 1-yr. on ovenware; 2-yr. on parts and accessories. Made in USA.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #146475 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Pyrex
• Number of items: 1

Features

• Oven, microwave, refrigerator and freezer safe
• 16-pc. set
• 3 covers
• Dishwasher safe

Customer Reviews

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This is a great collection of stuff for a starter-kitchen. You get some mixing/serving bowls, some serving cups for deserts (great for cooling cooked pudding in the fridge), a nice covered casserole for microwaving, and a good collection of baking stuff. The only thing I'd add is a couple of loaf pans, and lids for the bowls so they could be used for storage in the fridge.

If you're going to use Pyrex, however, there's something you need to understand. Pyrex glass is great stuff. Non-reactive, doesn't stain, goes from freezer to fridge to table to oven with no probs. Notice, I said TABLE to oven. Not freezer to oven...

Like most substances on the planet, glass expands a little when it's hot. Unlike metal, however, which is what most cookware is made out of, glass doesn't distribute that heat. If one part of a METAL pan is slowly heated, the heat will travel through the whole pan, even into the handle, and the whole pan will expand a little. If one part of a GLASS pan is heated, however, only that part will get hot, and only that part will expand. So what happens if one part expands, and the rest of the pan, that that part is still attached to, does not? The pan material gets stressed. Stressed metal warps. Stressed glass shatters.

If you're baking in Pyrex, you can't take it from the freezer to a preheated oven - the part that is touching the oven shelf will expand too fast for the rest to keep up with. BOOM. If the pan is already in the oven and hot, you can't add cool water to a baked-dry pan - the part the water touches first will shrink a little, and the rest won't. BOOM. If there's a deep scratch or ragged chip in the pan, the internal stress may build up even if the heat is even - the pan will break into bigger pieces, but it will still break.

If you're willing to take proper care of this stuff, it's great. If not, stick with metal for the oven, and plastic for the microwave.

Five stars!
I highly recommend this set. I love the mixing bowls and the 4 smaller bowls I have used for dips for parties, it's a perfect size! I only use Pyrex measuring cups, so this one is perfect. I also love the pie pan and the covers that come with the set. It really is a nice addition to any kitchen!

They last forever if you follow the directions..
I have not purchased this precise set of Pyrex, but I grew up using Pyrex, and I now own all the pieces in this set except the mixing bowls, the cool plastic lids, and the little ramekins (although my grandmother has the mixing bowls and my mother has dozens of the ramekins). I did previously make the mistake of trying to simmer a sauce on the stovetop in the covered dish/dutch oven - and after the 5th time I did that (I hadn't read the instructions at that point, either), the dish *did* break. Lesson learned. That's why they say don't use them on the stove! However, I think it says something that the dish stood up to my inadvertent abuse 5 times before it finally gave up the ghost. Also, when using Pyrex (or any other glassware) in the oven, you must have *some* liquid in the bottom of the pan to start with, otherwise when the hot juices of whatever you're cooking drop onto the glass, it can cause the pan to shatter. My guess is the other reviewer with the rib incident neglected that step. One other thing to note (personal experience speaking here again) is that you should *never* put a Pyrex pan on the stove over the oven vent to cool. It will overheat and shatter. Invest in trivets or cooling racks instead! :-) At any rate, I am very pleased with my current (10+ yr. old) set of Pyrex, and am in the process of expanding my collection. It's great stuff as long as you follow the simple directions (much like any other product).