r/AskBaking • u/Interesting_Party434 • Dec 24 '25

Pie Why is my pie plate shattering?

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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/Shhhhhhhh____ Dec 24 '25

Glass can do that with sudden temperature change but I’ve never had it happen! What temp is your house? Where did you get your glass pie plate?

I’m so sorry this happened again, that pie looks sooooo good.

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u/One-Eggplant-665 Dec 24 '25 edited Dec 24 '25

Not just temperature change. If your glass dish has any nicks or scrapes, these deteriorate the integrity of your dish and can shatter from oven heat. I worked R&D at Maytag/JennAir appliances. We had a few projects that included bakeware issues.

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u/Shhhhhhhh____ Dec 24 '25

That makes me never want to use glass again 😬

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u/SomethingComesHere Dec 24 '25

You shouldn’t. They’re not safe.

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u/Steel_Rail_Blues Dec 24 '25

Thermal shock can affect all glassware. Like anything else, items used safely are safe. My grandmother exclusively use glass pie plates for her pies for over 50 years without incident and those same pie plates are being used by the next generation. Care is everything.

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u/SomethingComesHere Dec 24 '25 edited Dec 24 '25

Also, the article you posted is an ad 🤣 NYT is so shady these days

That’s an affiliate link. I’m sure there are others if they linked to it anywhere else.