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Default My first no knead bread attempt

barry wrote:

> "James L. Davidson" > wrote in message
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>>Has anyone actually Pyrex to bake this with this high heat. (450 degrees)
>>It seems that the wet dough would crack the Pyrex.
>>I used a 2qt Crueset and it seems too small.

>
> I found a site on the web that stated that the company that makes Pyrex has
> changed the formulation. The old stuff was pretty safe when you put cold
> into a hot Pyrex dish, but the new stuff is supposedly dangerous and may
> shatter. I don't know any more about this, and I don't use Pyrex for bread
> baking, but if you do, you should check it out.


I had a pyrex dish shatter from thermal shock once. It's \
definitely something to be aware of.

In this case though, cooking bread in it at 450 F won't
be a problem. They're designed for that temp and the
wet dough isn't a factor.

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