Chemiker wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:22:00 -0600, "Pete C." >
> wrote:
>
>
>> I believe it was the Pyrex brand name in the consumer realm that was
>> purchased, not the expensive borosilicate glass plants, and that is why
>> the new Pyrex branded consumer articles are inferior soda lime glass. I
>> think the Pyrex name and borosilicate glass may still be alive in the
>> lab glassware world.
>
> I would hope so. Corning (Pyrex) and Kimble (Kimax) were the mainstays
> of the lab when I retired a few years back. But your point is well
> taken, especially with the amount of imported labware nowadays. At
> least lab people could be expected to be more knowledgeable about
> glass quality than the average Joe in the kitchen.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Alex

Wouldn't that knowledge come from experience? And isn't there (or
wasn't there?) a basic assumption that if a lab used a certain
manufacturer's equipment that it would remain usable? Or that a
product intended for task A would be suitable for said task? I
hope that is more true in the scientific relam than it seems to be
in the cooking realm.

--
Jean B.