Another bowl incident!
On Monday, October 14, 2019 at 6:45:38 AM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
> This one was weird. Two bowls, nested in the dishpan. Different brands. The
> outer one had a ridge around it, just down from where the lid would rest.
> The Pyrex one was stuck inside. I think the bowls were the same size but
> slightly different shapes. The Pyrex one has a flat lip at the top. I could
> not get it out, because I couldn't grab a hold of the lip.
>
> I moved both bowls out of the dishpan to the empty sink next to it. All I
> did was attempt to tip them sideways until the inside bowl slid out. Did not
> get that far! The outer bowl shattered, mostly into square little pieces the
> size of fish tank gravel. A few pieces were slightly bigger. Despite my best
> efforts, about a cup of glass went down the sink.
>
> The glass was surprisingly thick so of course bunged up the disposal yet
> again. But this time, he was home and helped me with it. His hands are
> stronger and he was able to use the tool more easily than me.
>
> I'm starting to get frightened of glass bowls. They shouldn't break this
> easily!
Time to switch to stainless steel.
Cindy Hamilton
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