this is the cheap one.
Its not that its bad, its just not oven safe or hot/cold liquid safe. Its a bit misleading on the site because its printed in the title as capital pyrex, but if you look at the product photos its lowercase on the item.
"If the logo is in upper case lettering, PYREX, it's most likely made of borosilicate, and thus safer. The lowercase lettering is most likely made of soda-lime glass, so take extra care after any high-heat cooking"
However
"Lowercase pyrex is now mostly used for kitchenware sold in the United States, South America, and Asia. In Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, uppercase PYREX is still available."
The original is PYREX is made of low thermal expansion borosilicate, making them great for microwaves and oven safe, these ones are incredibly durable and amazing.
The lowercase pyrex is made of high thermal expansion soda lime glass with has thermal shock resistance, making them susceptible to explosions. You can also identify these with the "blueish" tint they have in the glass.
wish pyrex bowls of the same size nested better.. the russian doll style of the smaller inside the larger only works if you have a good variety of all the sizes. I stock up on the 4 cup size as that's good for most things and they take up a lot more room in my cabinets than something like the Rubbermaid brilliance that are square and nest..
You won't find PYREX sold retail in the US anymore. It's been a few decades(?). TJ Maxx sells individual borosilicate containers. Snap and Seal or Snap and Fresh or Snap something.
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pyrex = good/original
PYREX = meh/copy
pyrex = good/original
PYREX = meh/copy
Which one are these?
Its not that its bad, its just not oven safe or hot/cold liquid safe. Its a bit misleading on the site because its printed in the title as capital pyrex, but if you look at the product photos its lowercase on the item.
However
"Lowercase pyrex is now mostly used for kitchenware sold in the United States, South America, and Asia. In Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, uppercase PYREX is still available."
pyrex = good/original
PYREX = meh/copy
Opposite of that.
The original is PYREX is made of low thermal expansion borosilicate, making them great for microwaves and oven safe, these ones are incredibly durable and amazing.
The lowercase pyrex is made of high thermal expansion soda lime glass with has thermal shock resistance, making them susceptible to explosions. You can also identify these with the "blueish" tint they have in the glass.
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I have the same issue and it seems that it's just as cheap to buy a whole set as it is to get replacement lids. At least on my initial google searches
This is how you figure out the different Pyrex types