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The (urban legend?) I heard was that they changed the formula so that Pyrex couldn't be used for drug manufacturing. They still handle all temperatures a home
by theshrike79 3y ago
The (urban legend?) I heard was that they changed the formula so that Pyrex couldn't be used for drug manufacturing.
They still handle all temperatures a home chef will ever need, but a drug operation will reach the limits and the glass breaks.
- wavefunction 3y agoDefinitely an urban legend. Heat and narcotic substances do not mix very well beyond the barest threshold of baking temperatures.
- jbay808 3y agoThey do not handle the rapid temperature differentials a home chef often encounters when they aren't careful enough. Especially when they are expecting the resilience of borosilicate glass.
- katbyte 3y agothe new formula was cheaper to make. think thats all you really need to know