Cooking & Baking
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PJMcK
(22,037 posts)(wink)
Presumably, there wasnt anything on top of it. Very strange. Good luck cooking tonight!
oldtime dfl_er
(6,931 posts)But I followed you on twitter!
GentryDixon
(2,950 posts)AndyS
(14,559 posts)GentryDixon
(2,950 posts)I've had these pots for over ten years. There was nothing stacked on top of the inverted lid. There was only one piece of glass that landed outside of the pot, the rest fell down into the pot.
Just very strange.
I'm having a hard time finding a lid to replace online. They want to sell me the entire pot! 😬
viva la
(3,298 posts)"Is it live, or is it Memorex?"
Remember those commercials?
GentryDixon
(2,950 posts)I was sitting in another room, but because of the way sound travels, I assumed hubby broke something outside.
viva la
(3,298 posts)And came running downstairs brandishing a wooden shoe tree (the only weapon he could find).
Turned out the glass fireplace screen had just suddenly shattered-- no reason.
mopinko
(70,103 posts)tiny jolt and thermal shocks cause micro cracks. one good shock, and boom.
why i never liked glass for stove top or microwave.
rsdsharp
(9,177 posts)I was so pissed, I took it back to the store with the onions and mushrooms still in the pan with the glass shards.
Jilly_in_VA
(9,971 posts)as I was taking it out of the oven. It was full of chicken. After we cleaned up the mess the late ex went to KFC.
Freddie
(9,265 posts)Nothing like the house smelling of burned garlic and shrimp for days.
GentryDixon
(2,950 posts)I took a tuna casserole out of the oven and put in onto my oven top, which happened to have water on top. It shattered immediately.
Irish_Dem
(47,058 posts)I had baked some chicken and sat it on a metal rack to cool while I went to the refrigerator.
I saw it shatter and explode but luckily didn't get hurt.
It was a mess to clean up.
Yep we got some Chinese takeout after I cleaned it all up.
I had used it before with no problems.
Jilly_in_VA
(9,971 posts)Mine was several years old, and I mean several. Maybe three or four.
Irish_Dem
(47,058 posts)That is why it surprised me so much.
Irish_Dem
(47,058 posts)I was cleaning up pieces of glass for months.
and off to look for non glass for one of my pots
GentryDixon
(2,950 posts)hippywife
(22,767 posts)and it is just a theory, but I believe since they have to drill holes in the lids for the handles, there sometimes occur tiny chips and hairline cracks. Then over time, between being heated and cooled over and over again, they eventually give way.
Glass casserole dishes that do that normally occur from being set on a surface with some water, only takes a very small amount, or like my MIL one time, she sat it on a stove top burner that she'd forgotten to turn off.
Demsrule86
(68,576 posts)Showing results for what makes a glass top of a stainless steel pan explode
Search instead for what makes a glass top of a stainless steal pan implode
Excessive Heat and Temperature Changes
Certain cookware sustains heat longer. This extended heat exposure can create enough stress to crack the glass. Food that has been cooked onto the surface can create hot spots that cause cracking.
Why did my glass lid exploded?
Another characteristic of tempered glass is the possibility of "spontaneous or delayed breakage" where, over time, scratches on the lid, visible or invisible to the eye, will weaken the tempering of the glass, eventually causing the lid to explode or implode for no apparent reason.Aug 9, 2020
US cookware supplier faces exploding glass lid claims
15th July 2008 News Comments Off 10,455 Views
A range of cookware made in China and sold in the US is causing concern following reports that its glass lids can explode.
US cookware supplier faces exploding glass lid claims
Several people have complained to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission about Florida supplier WP Cookwares stainless steel cookware, which is sold under the name of US celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck.
One consumer was washing up when one of the glass lids reportedly exploded, shooting pieces of glass around her kitchen and into her living room and cutting her hands. She said nothing was left of the lid in the sink except the stainless steel rim.
In a separate incident involving the same consumer a lid from the same set apparently shattered spontaneously after she had finished washing up and left the room. Another user has reported a lid blowing up whilst the pan was in use on the hob.
A glass expert in the US has confirmed that the Wolfgang Puck lids are made of tempered glass and not annealed glass, which is far more dangerous when broken. He said that tempered glass is also much stronger than annealed.
However, he said tempered glass could explode if put under stress, and he thought the glass in the Wolfgang Puck lids could be fitted too tightly.
In a statement defending his cookware, Wolfgang Puck said: Weve sold more than 20m glass lids, and sell more than 1.2m pots and pans every year, with a consumer complaint ratio on broken lids of less than 0.0000012%. In many cases, the broken glass lids are due to either consumers dropping the lids or misuse.
However, the cookware pages on the website of WP Cookware, which also sells small appliances, are currently withdrawn.
GentryDixon
(2,950 posts)Demsrule86
(68,576 posts)Showing results for what makes a glass top of a stainless steel pan explode
Search instead for what makes a glass top of a stainless steal pan implode
Excessive Heat and Temperature Changes
Certain cookware sustains heat longer. This extended heat exposure can create enough stress to crack the glass. Food that has been cooked onto the surface can create hot spots that cause cracking.
Why did my glass lid exploded?
Another characteristic of tempered glass is the possibility of "spontaneous or delayed breakage" where, over time, scratches on the lid, visible or invisible to the eye, will weaken the tempering of the glass, eventually causing the lid to explode or implode for no apparent reason.Aug 9, 2020
US cookware supplier faces exploding glass lid claims
15th July 2008 News Comments Off 10,455 Views
A range of cookware made in China and sold in the US is causing concern following reports that its glass lids can explode.
US cookware supplier faces exploding glass lid claims
Several people have complained to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission about Florida supplier WP Cookwares stainless steel cookware, which is sold under the name of US celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck.
One consumer was washing up when one of the glass lids reportedly exploded, shooting pieces of glass around her kitchen and into her living room and cutting her hands. She said nothing was left of the lid in the sink except the stainless steel rim.
In a separate incident involving the same consumer a lid from the same set apparently shattered spontaneously after she had finished washing up and left the room. Another user has reported a lid blowing up whilst the pan was in use on the hob.
A glass expert in the US has confirmed that the Wolfgang Puck lids are made of tempered glass and not annealed glass, which is far more dangerous when broken. He said that tempered glass is also much stronger than annealed.
However, he said tempered glass could explode if put under stress, and he thought the glass in the Wolfgang Puck lids could be fitted too tightly.
In a statement defending his cookware, Wolfgang Puck said: Weve sold more than 20m glass lids, and sell more than 1.2m pots and pans every year, with a consumer complaint ratio on broken lids of less than 0.0000012%. In many cases, the broken glass lids are due to either consumers dropping the lids or misuse.
However, the cookware pages on the website of WP Cookware, which also sells small appliances, are currently withdrawn.
Marthe48
(16,959 posts)So odd yours broke like that.
Do any of your other lids fit? If you are going in stores, you might find a replacement at a thrift store.