S Viemeister wrote:
> On 3/14/2011 7:09 AM, Bernard Peek wrote:
>
>> I wouldn't do it. The type of glass pan that can be put on direct
>> heat
>> is a comparatively new invention. Pyrex has existed a lot longer
>> than that.
>>
>>
> Back in the 1950s, my mother had a Pyrex saucepan, complete with
> detachable handle. It was used on a gas hob nearly every day for
> decades. It _was_ sold as a saucepan. Her Pyrex bowls were were not
> intended for direct heat cooking.

Exactly. It might even have a symbol or warning on the bottom of
that bowl that it's not to be used over an open flame.

nancy