Nancy2 wrote:
>
> I thought all oven glass nowadays was tempered....I can't imagine it breaking
> if hit by water. The recipe must be old. I certainly can imagine/envision making
> the bread, but the towel thing seems ludicrous to me. Am I alone in this?
>
> N.

IMO, all hot glass is susceptible to breaking with cooler water poured
on. A severe temp change will break many things. If you've ever used a
kiln for ceramics, leave door closed until the kiln cools off
completely.

All that recipe had to do was put the water in the pan *before* heating
up the oven. No problem then.

No worries with my oven - no glass front.