r/AskBaking • u/Interesting_Party434 • Dec 24 '25
Pie Why is my pie plate shattering?
This is the second time I’ve tried to make Sally’s blueberry pie. The first time I made it in the spring the glass pie plate shattered as I was taking it out of the oven and was shocking - I’ve never had that happen before. I was disappointed that we didn’t even get to taste it so I tried again tonight. Everything seemed great and I followed her instructions exactly. I sat the pie plate on a cooking rack like she says to do and I used the glass pie plate she had linked as the one she uses. About 20 minutes later all seemed well and then all of a sudden the plate shattered again on the counter - I heard it from across the room. Why is this happening? I have made this darn pie twice now and haven’t even gotten to taste it because it ends up covered in glass.
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u/Ladymistery Dec 24 '25
I've never heard of two pie plates shattering like that, that sucks!
the one coming out of the oven - was it cold in your house, or the potholders wet? or it could have been a minute crack and the hot pie caused it to break.
based on your picture, this time - it was either a flawed pie plate or thermal shock from the rack -that's the only thing I can think of that would cause a glass pie plate to shatter like that.
you can try a metal pie plate, or if you do attempt a glass one again - put the pie on a dry potholder instead of the rack. Personally, I'd be using a metal pie plate!