Why did Pyrex discontinue these?
 

Here's a picture from Froogle in compressed url form:

http://tinyurl.com/br8xv

I'm not sure what to call them. They're small glass dishes with
wonderful glass lids and they have tabs to hold onto. Anyone else here
love these things, too?

They are hard to find these days, and you have to live with the dated
patterns on them (which is no problem), but it seems like Pyrex could
make a haul on these. They're perfect for leftovers! All you can find
nowadays are glass dishes with some awful plastic lids that warp, or
discolor, or stain, or melt, or don't fit right, etc. And the new ones
aren't good sizes for leftovers or don't have much for tabs to grab
onto when hot.

Should I lobby Pyrex to bring them back, or is there another company
that makes these things?

Why did Pyrex discontinue these?
 

In article . com>,
wrote:

> Here's a picture from Froogle in compressed url form:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/br8xv
>
> I'm not sure what to call them. They're small glass dishes with
> wonderful glass lids and they have tabs to hold onto. Anyone else here
> love these things, too?
>
> They are hard to find these days, and you have to live with the dated
> patterns on them (which is no problem), but it seems like Pyrex could
> make a haul on these. They're perfect for leftovers! All you can find
> nowadays are glass dishes with some awful plastic lids that warp, or
> discolor, or stain, or melt, or don't fit right, etc. And the new ones
> aren't good sizes for leftovers or don't have much for tabs to grab
> onto when hot.
>
> Should I lobby Pyrex to bring them back, or is there another company
> that makes these things?

Pyrex actually is a trademarked name for the glass used in these
dishes. It was trademarked by Corning Glass Works, but Corning
doesn't make dishes anymore. Pyrex and Corningware are now sold by
World Kitchen ( http://www.worldkitchen.com/ ); you could check
their Web site to see if they have anything like that.

I also have some Anchor Hocking clear-glass containers which have
glass lids. I don't recall if they're microwaveable (or even can be
put in the oven; I'd have to check). Might see if they're still
available.

sd

Why did Pyrex discontinue these?
 

Take a look on eBay; just search for Pyrex. There's quite a few of them
and they're not that expensive.

wrote:
> Here's a picture from Froogle in compressed url form:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/br8xv
>
> I'm not sure what to call them. They're small glass dishes with
> wonderful glass lids and they have tabs to hold onto. Anyone else here
> love these things, too?
>
> They are hard to find these days, and you have to live with the dated
> patterns on them (which is no problem), but it seems like Pyrex could
> make a haul on these. They're perfect for leftovers! All you can find
> nowadays are glass dishes with some awful plastic lids that warp, or
> discolor, or stain, or melt, or don't fit right, etc. And the new ones
> aren't good sizes for leftovers or don't have much for tabs to grab
> onto when hot.
>
> Should I lobby Pyrex to bring them back, or is there another company
> that makes these things?
>

Why did Pyrex discontinue these?
 

In ups.com
wrote:

> Should I lobby Pyrex to bring them back, or is there another company
> that makes these things?

Take a look at Corningware "Grab-it"s. They're not transparent but I think
they meet your criteria otherwise.

They have a 15 oz capacity and come with a glass lid for use in the
microwave and a snap-on plastic lid for storage. I just saw a pile of 'em
in the hardware store this morning, so they shouldn't be hard to find.

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

Why did Pyrex discontinue these?
 

In Bert Hyman
> wrote:

> They have a 15 oz capacity and come with a glass lid for use in the
> microwave and a snap-on plastic lid for storage. I just saw a pile of
> 'em in the hardware store this morning, so they shouldn't be hard to
> find.

Looks like the current production doesn't come with the glass lids, just
plastic.

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

Why did Pyrex discontinue these?
 

Bert Hyman > wrote:

>Looks like the current production doesn't come with the glass lids, just
>plastic.

True

I have the Grab Its and they have plastic lids only

Like the others I sure wish I could find something with
glass lids!

Why did Pyrex discontinue these?
 

wrote:
> Here's a picture from Froogle in compressed url form:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/br8xv
>
> I'm not sure what to call them. They're small glass dishes with
> wonderful glass lids and they have tabs to hold onto. Anyone else here
> love these things, too?
>
> They are hard to find these days, and you have to live with the dated
> patterns on them (which is no problem), but it seems like Pyrex could
> make a haul on these. They're perfect for leftovers! All you can find
> nowadays are glass dishes with some awful plastic lids that warp, or
> discolor, or stain, or melt, or don't fit right, etc. And the new ones
> aren't good sizes for leftovers or don't have much for tabs to grab
> onto when hot.
>
> Should I lobby Pyrex to bring them back, or is there another company
> that makes these things?

Try
Here.........http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...lance&n=284507

Why did Pyrex discontinue these?
 

On 2005-12-18, Kath > wrote:
>
> wrote:
>> Here's a picture from Froogle in compressed url form:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/br8xv
>>
>> I'm not sure what to call them. They're small glass dishes with
>> wonderful glass lids and they have tabs to hold onto. Anyone else here
>> love these things, too?
[...]
> Try
> Here.........http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...lance&n=284507
>

There's also these, in various sizes:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000DDZMR

Why did Pyrex discontinue these?
 

wrote:
> Here's a picture from Froogle in compressed url form:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/br8xv
>
> I'm not sure what to call them. They're small glass dishes with
> wonderful glass lids and they have tabs to hold onto. Anyone else here
> love these things, too?
>
> They are hard to find these days, and you have to live with the dated
> patterns on them (which is no problem), but it seems like Pyrex could
> make a haul on these. They're perfect for leftovers! All you can find
> nowadays are glass dishes with some awful plastic lids that warp, or
> discolor, or stain, or melt, or don't fit right, etc. And the new ones
> aren't good sizes for leftovers or don't have much for tabs to grab
> onto when hot.
>
> Should I lobby Pyrex to bring them back, or is there another company
> that makes these things?
>

I think that they got rid of the square and rectangular ones too! I
find ovals to be difficult to serve from (looks messy, etc.) and I
really prefer the square and rectangular ones but I've had no luck
replacing the one that DH broke :-/

--
jmk in NC

Why did Pyrex discontinue these?
 

Kath wrote:
> Try
> Here.........http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...lance&n=284507

Hmmm. I'll have to look into that line! Thanks!