I feel so out of the loop. I am on my second set of Pyrex mixing bowls.
This one was probably purchased back in the mid 1980's. Set of four, glass
bowls, primary colors. I had the same set prior but the colors were
different. I made the mistake of putting those in the dishwasher.
Apparently the dishwasher in my first apartment was particularly rough or
something. Not only did it break my glasses but it chipped the paint off of
the bowls. They were still usable but looked like crud. So I got this set
but at some point, the 4 quart (the largest) bowl broke. And I hadn't
really needed it until now.

I have been making bread dough in the metal bowl that came with my
Revereware but I have come to realize that it just isn't big enough. This
batch of dough was particularly bad in that it seemed to rise much more than
the previous ones. I did read on the website where I got the recipe that
because of the way this dough is, it can slop over the sides of the bowl or
pan. And it did slop over the bowl. Grrr... I lost some of the dough.

I do have other mixing bowls. I have a huge one that is probably 20 quarts.
That's really too big for this use and really it sits in the corner holding
odd things like frilly toothpicks and my food scale. I also have a set of
"pudding basins" but they are very heavy (stoneware) and I think not the
right design for a mixer or bread dough. Rather than being rounded inside
like the Pyrex, they have a flat bottom and they are taller and more
upright. If that makes sense.

No problem, I thought. I'll just order another set of Pyrex! They've been
making those since my mom was a kid. I saw my grandma's set and my mom had
a set of colored ones but also some blue and white ones. At one point the
colors weren't primary and there was a pink bowl. I was eager to see what
colors they offer now! But... Horrors! They are no longer being made and
they want a pretty penny for a vintage set.

What seems to be available now is plastic, melamine, bamboo, metal, clear
glass and stoneware. *sigh* I settled on a set of metal ones. Although I
do occasionally use the microwave for things I'm going to mix, like melting
butter, I guess I can still do that in the three remaining although slightly
decrepit looking bowls.

So I am sad. I will keep my eye out as I go shopping. This set of bowls
didn't cost very much and a chef said that they were so thin that he wasn't
sure they would hold up to a mixer. I do use my mixer but with the dough
hooks so I don't think that would be a problem. But I am sad because I was
looking forward to a nice bright set of new bowls!