Ingeborg Foco on tue 29 jul 08
I'll try this one again and see if it will go thru.
Hi all,
The discussion on whether our clay made items are functional and safe for
oven use has been interesting. I have the "Use & Care" sheet from Pyrex
pinned up on a wall in my gallery for people to read and realize that
nothing is indestructible and a little common sense goes a long way. The
Pyrex directions for use and care are not a whole lot different than my "use
and care instructions " which I enclose with each sale.
The following is copied from the official Pyrex web site:
Any glass bakeware product can break if it is not used properly. For that
reason, we want to remind consumers to review the PYREX(R) Safety and Usage
Instructions provided with our products. While not a substitute for
reviewing the entire Safety and Usage Instructions, set forth below are
selected highlights.
PYREX GLASS BAKEWARE SAFETY AND USAGE INSTRUCTIONS:
- NEVER use on top of the stove, under a broiler, in a toaster oven, or
place over oven vent or pilot light.
- AVOID severe hot to cold temperature changes, including:
- DO NOT add liquid to hot dish
- DO NOT place hot dish or glass cover in sink
- DO NOT immerse hot dish in water
- DO NOT place hot dish on cold or wet surfaces
- Handle hot ovenware and glass covers with dry potholders
ALWAYS add a small amount of liquid to the vessel prior to baking foods that
release liquids while cooking.
DO NOT overheat oil or butter in microwave. Use minimum amount of cooking
time.
DO NOT use or repair any item that is chipped, cracked or scratched.
CARE INSTRUCTIONS:
- To loosen baked-on-food, allow glass to cool, then soak.
- If scouring is necessary, use only plastic or nylon cleaning pads with
nonabrasive cleansers.
WARNING: Failure to follow these instructions can cause immediate or later
breakage which can result in personal injury or property damage.
Complete Safety and Usage Instructions
here.
Best wishes,
Ingeborg
www.thepottersworkshop.com
Maggie Furtak on thu 15 dec 11
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Lis Allison on thu 15 dec 11
On December 15, 2011, Maggie Furtak wrote:
> Customers occasionally raise an eyebrow when I explain that a certain
> amount of care needs to be used with ceramic baking ware. However, we
> > shouldn't feel defensive about it. ....
Of course, you are absolutely right. However, people expect pie plates,
casseroles etc to work in the oven and get pretty grouchy when it doesn't.
Any pie plate that cracks, or casserole that splits comes back to haunt
the potter. The customer wants it replaced (I do) and you are lucky if
they don't then go around bad-mouthing your business.
Lis
--
Elisabeth Allison
Pine Ridge Studio
website: www.pine-ridge.ca
Pottery blog: www.studio-on-the-ridge.blogspot.com
Garden blog: www.garden-on-the-ridge.blogspot.com
Earl Krueger on thu 15 dec 11
Hey Maggie, thanks for the good hints.
I've been trying to think of a way to make those fancy dishes with the
silver rims look bad so my wife will throw them out.
Microwave 20 minutes then pots&pans cycle in dishwasher with double
detergent! OK, got it.
Earl
USA
Oregon
Hillsboro
On Dec 15, 2011 7:24 AM, "Maggie Furtak" wrote:
> Customers occasionally raise an eyebrow when I explain that a certain
> amount of care needs to be used with ceramic baking ware. However, we
> shouldn't feel defensive about it. That this applies to everything. The=
re
> is no shame in it. Certain materials need to be treated a certain way.
> Not to pick on my husband, but let's pick on my husband! Let us count t=
he
> ways:
>
> 1. Grandma's good china with the gold rims placed in the microwave spark=
s.
> 2. Grandma's good china with the gold rims placed in the dishwasher
> washes off the gold rims.
> 3. The metal pan for the toaster oven can't go in the dishwasher or the
> metal pits.
> 4. The cast iron skillet can't be left soaking in the sink or go in the
> dishwasher, or it will rust.
> 5. Ditto the non-stick muffin pans and cake pans.
> 6. No metal tools for cutting things on a non-stick surface, or it will
> scratch.
> 7. Pouring boiling water from the tea kettle into a glass pitcher to mak=
e
> iced tea will explode the pitcher. (That was scary!)
> 8. Boiling water in a pot on the stove for tea, and then wandering away
> so that all the water boils out will warp and burn off the bottom of the
> pot.
> 9. If you don't use a coaster on the good furniture, you get a white rin=
g
> from your glass.
> 10. If you put that in the dryer, it's going to shrink.
> 11. If you wash that on hot, the stain will set.
> 12. If you don't put that to soak right away, the stain will set.
>
> Oh, I could go on...
>
> I love you, Mike. I love you, Mike. I love you, Mike. (: (Who didn't
> even raise an eyebrow when I made a really sleepy pot of coffee the other
> day and forgot to put the water in the coffee pot. Burned out the rubber
> gasket in the pot. Realized it when the terrible smell started. He foun=
d
> the part number online and bought me a 3-pack of new gaskets.) Yep, it's
> my bad too, on a regular basis.
>
> -Maggie
>
> Pate Ceramics
> pateceramics.etsy.com
> pateceramics.blogspot.com
> 781-956-1364
> 517 Fellsway East
> Malden, MA 02148
>
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