Is this pyrex or bomex? if pyrex, is it made in the US? US based Pyrex products now use soda lime glass, not borosilicate.
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I received Bomex. The glass was full of bubbles, lines, and other flaws. It looks like garbage and I don't think I have the nerve to put heat to the thing. It's being returned tomorrow.
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Technically it is hard to claim completely "lead free". As any raw material in the world would have some degree of contamination. Unlike crystal, Pyrex should have less than 0.1 part per million (or 1 in 10 million) of lead. And that minuscule part is just something technically there. So there should be no worry about lead. However, consumers should focus more on the lid to make sure it is BPA free, especially many consumers microwave food with the lid on.
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Sorry I returned it. Red lid too loose and dish had fracture lines..that could cause shattering when baking. I have Pyrex sold their name and buyer is not producing the original quality in USA. However Pyrex products made in Europe have original quality.
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Yes! This is made in the USA from recycled BPA-free polypropylene, it is food safe and rigid - it was designed with hot drinks in mind! I hope you enjoy it!
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A doctor recommended Glasslock or LocknLock. Some of the reviews made me want to stick with the Pyrex.The Anchor Hocking lids that I have crack and don't say "BPA free". It's been a while since I bought them. But my many Pyrex lids that are just as old are all fine except one.
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That I don't know. Sorry:(. I would suggest to contact Pyrex or someone who has more knowledge.
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If I were to guess I would say no, it's probably made of soda-lime glass because it is cheaper to produce than borosilicate.
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REALITY CHECK... Borosilicate glass is laboratory grade, with a lower expansion coefficient than soda-lime glass (U.S. "Pyrex"). Borosilicate glass functions fine over a bunsen burner which can reach 2,200 deg. F. Hence, a filled borosilicate glass vessel will function just fine on an average stove top. Soda-Lime glass is typical for consumer grade "Pyrex" brand glass in the U.S., and the expansion coefficient is excessive for use on a traditional stovetop by a layperson. That means, a layperson using a stovetop will not understand how to minimize thermal gradient to prevent cracking. For those of you who do not accept and understand the physical reality of science, you can ameliorate your doubt by: (1) never using a "tea light" warmer which places your teapot directly above a concentrated open flame; and (2) placing a heat spreader between your teapot and heat source (e.g., a thick and flat sheet of aluminum). ... Please elect politicians who support public science education!
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Sorry, I threw away the packaging and don't remember where it was made. However, you could probably get the info. from Pyrex themselves.
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THESE ARE NOT TOXIC... they are made from borosilicate glass HANDMADE IN USA!!!!
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I had one shatter on me (it was more like 'exploded' than shattered) and I switched to the true borosilicate glass. In fact I got my borosilicate cookware from Amazon. Look for the Marinex brand.
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As far as I know, lead is not in glass, usually it's in paint. When I buy ceramics from Mexico, they actually say "lead free" on the bottom. Glass is made from sand.
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Nope, it's made in China, like almost everything else these days. Only way I know of to find a USA product is to by an older 2nd hand glass mixing bowl like they sell on (another website) or maybe in a 2nd hand store. You might find one on here, I didn't look because this bowl is what I needed since I have a lot of arthritis & also carpal tunnel. It made it easy for me to mix batter & pour it without dropping the mixing bowl. Glass was out of the question for me. Good luck finding what you want !
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Anchor Hocking is Pyrex. My beloved old Pyrex 9x13 exploded in the oven the other day. I've done a ton of research and think I'll just bite the bullet and get stoneware, since this is very common (found a site with over 1400 Pyrex explosion stories. I'll still use my large Pyrex collection for food storage, but that's it. No more heat. I also learned Pyrex changed the glass formula, but finding old ones on ebay or elsewhere won't work either, since they may have invisible cracks, which also causes them to explode. Just not worth it.
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I suspect Pyrex is Pyrex no matter where you go to purchase it. Since I did not buy these at Macy's there is no way I can address this question, other than to say Pyrex is sold in many different stores.
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My guess is that they are the soda lime glass. Pyrex doesn't do much borosilicate glass in their kitchen cookware in the states. I hear that soda lime glass is a bit more resistant to breakage when dropping. In fact, these came in a box that was completely crushed, and a number of double wall metal pans were damaged and twisted out of shape very badly. The bowls survived without even a chip! Also judging from my mom's heavily used 20 year old set that is most probably made of soda lime (Pyrex switched in the 1940s), they can be very durable, and I don't expect any breakage.
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I have purchased more than one erlenmeyer flask from Scientific Equipment of Houston. Here is the issue. The one 500 ml flask I got was not a Pyrex brand. It was a BOMEX brand, which was of very high quality. The measurement of the bottom diameter of that flask is: 4-3/16" or 106 mm. I bought 2 - 1000ml flasks from he same company, one was a Pyrex, one was BOMEX, and those diameters were slightly different. All I'm saying is -- you should not expect your order for a flask to be either a Pyrex brand, or the same diameter as the one I have!