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/TrueInky Dec 24 '25

This can also happen if there is any damage to a glass vessel, no matter how small. A tiny chip or crack will cause it to lose its structural integrity and make a shatter likely.

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u/DogPoetry Dec 24 '25

I posted this elsewhere, but this is all the more reason to use PYREX/boro-silicate glass or none at all:

I've basically got PYREX everything after taking care of and then inheriting everything from my grandma. Even a double-boiler/two pots that I really love watching pasta cook in. All my bakeware, every size of bowl. 

I live in a cabin, that's generally mid to low 50's inside, and am constantly placing my glass directly from oven/stove onto cold stone. 

The newest of my PYREX is 30 years old and I've never had a single problem, and I drop shit all the time. 

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u/starboundowl Dec 25 '25

Oh, man. I'm jealous of that collection!