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<p>[QUOTE="ola402, post: 119981, member: 182"]A few weeks ago, I placed a piece of Imperial Cape Cod in my microwave, set the timer, closed the door, pushed Start button (oh so automaton like). A second later, realizing what I had done, I turned around to shut off the microwave and heard "crack!!". Too late. The piece had a crack that perfectly sliced the base right off like a sharp knife was used. Fortunately, there's a lot of Cape Cod out there (this piece was a Spider), but that won't always be the case. </p><p><br /></p><p>I've always wondered why you can put Pyrex in a HOT oven but you can't use it on the stove top. What do they know about its manufacture that I don't? </p><p><br /></p><p>Glass can behave strangely at times. That said, I will be posting a new thread to get your opinions about what happened to a cake stand I have. Later . . .[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ola402, post: 119981, member: 182"]A few weeks ago, I placed a piece of Imperial Cape Cod in my microwave, set the timer, closed the door, pushed Start button (oh so automaton like). A second later, realizing what I had done, I turned around to shut off the microwave and heard "crack!!". Too late. The piece had a crack that perfectly sliced the base right off like a sharp knife was used. Fortunately, there's a lot of Cape Cod out there (this piece was a Spider), but that won't always be the case. I've always wondered why you can put Pyrex in a HOT oven but you can't use it on the stove top. What do they know about its manufacture that I don't? Glass can behave strangely at times. That said, I will be posting a new thread to get your opinions about what happened to a cake stand I have. Later . . .[/QUOTE]
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