"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2014-04-27 6:06 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>> Haven't you heard? Current made "Pyrex" bowls explode. I'll not use
>>> 'em.
>>>
>>> nb
>>>
>> 40 year old pyrex is hardly "current". Don't know what would cause
>> mixing bowls to explode.
>>
>
> I thought that was the point. Pyrex used to have a reputation for being
> very resistant to heat change problems. The 40 year old stuff is the old
> durable stuff. The newer Pyrex is not as safe as the old stuff.

She said hers was 40 years old.