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Thread Number: 74180
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Vintage Pyrex and lead content? |
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| Post# 979622 , Reply# 1 1/23/2018 at 20:21 (2,283 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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| Post# 979624 , Reply# 2 1/23/2018 at 20:30 (2,283 days old) by Michaelman2 (Lauderdale by the Sea, FL) | ||
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Yep, Toploader.. same here.... I really read some fairly alarming articles with regard to this issue and the actual content of lead in the Pyrex. I have A LOT of this vintage Pyrex in my collection. Had no idea it could be hazardous? | ||
| Post# 979628 , Reply# 3 1/23/2018 at 20:53 (2,283 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit) | ||
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| Post# 979634 , Reply# 4 1/23/2018 at 21:09 (2,283 days old) by Michaelman2 (Lauderdale by the Sea, FL) | ||
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Yep Speed... I read the link/article..... Educate me, Is vintage Pyrex dangerous or is vintage Pyrex not dangerous? What is your take on the information provided in the article? | ||
| Post# 979637 , Reply# 5 1/23/2018 at 21:37 (2,283 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit) | ||
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I don't think I'm qualified to say, but I do think that everything today is overblown, with all the things they claim are toxic, we should all be dead by now. I have a feeling that using a soldering iron for 25 minutes gives a person more lead exposure than 50 years of Pyrex ever could.
What the article sounds like to me is that one persons tests were the basis for all these claims, in a medical study or any scientific study at that, to be trusted, it really should be peer reviewed and done with the utmost of accuracy and show the margin of error. It also should be repeatable, which the Snopes article said it was not. I therefore conclude that while there may or may not be lead in old Pyrex, there isn't enough evidence in my mind to discontinue usage until further study shows otherwise. | ||
| Post# 979647 , Reply# 6 1/23/2018 at 23:13 (2,283 days old) by Michaelman2 (Lauderdale by the Sea, FL) | ||
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Yep, Speedqueen...I am not so sure there is a study being done on decades old cookware. I guess, I will keep on, keeping on with my old Pyrex. | ||
| Post# 979675 , Reply# 7 1/24/2018 at 09:02 (2,282 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.) | ||
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Pyrex is probably fine and safe to use. It's the lead crystal decanters that you store alcohol in, that you have to be wary of. | ||
| Post# 979707 , Reply# 8 1/24/2018 at 11:30 (2,282 days old) by washerboy (Little Rock Arkansas) | ||
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microwave? I have a lot of vintage pyrex I use all the time...I put mine in the microwave...if there was lead in the dish wouldn't that cause a problem in the microwave? | ||
| Post# 979709 , Reply# 9 1/24/2018 at 11:34 (2,282 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.) | ||
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"problem in the microwave? " Yes, you would think it would arc and spark... if it had metal content. | ||
Post# 979716 , Reply# 10 1/24/2018 at 12:03 (2,282 days old) by RevvinKevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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problem in the microwave? For Pyrex No. IF there was any lead added when the glass was being made, it's only a small percentage as part of the "recipe" for the glass. For metal to cause problems in the microwave, it needs to be a much larger amount. You can use small pieces of aluminum foil to cover a portion of whatever you are heating/cooking to prevent it from over cooking, by covering that area with the foil. As long as there's a lot more of what you are heating/cooking, than aluminum foil. For example (OK amount of foil): You decide to reheat a whole, already cooked chicken, but in doing so (as an example) the wings will overcook and dry out during the reheating process. So you cover the wings with pieces of aluminum foil just large enough to cover them, then proceed to reheat. Leave them covered for 1/2 to 2/3 of the heating time, then remove the foil for the rest of the time. Covering them with foil prevents the microwaves from penetrating, so no cooking/heating occurs while covered. Look at microwave popcorn, the bags have some sort of metal in them on the one side of the bag, which heats up, heating the oil/corn kernals, which helps them pop more uniformly and completely. Obviously if you cover a large bowl with aluminum foil and put it in the microwave, yes that will cause problems and it will look like 4th of July in there. Not good! The link below says some metals are safe (in small amounts) in the microwave. Kevin CLICK HERE TO GO TO RevvinKevin's LINK | ||
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Post# 979731 , Reply# 12 1/24/2018 at 14:51 (2,282 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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I doubt that there is very much danger of lead poisoning in using vintage or new Pyrex. People have been using it since at least the 30’s and there was never any know problem with lead contamination before.
If you live in an older home, built when lead pipes were used for plumbing that would probably pose a far greater risk of lead exposure and posssibe lead poisoning than the use of Pyrex. Now the exterior paint on Pyrex ware would probably pose a risk for lead exposure, but the Pyrex glass itself, probably not so much. I am no expert and don’t know everything, but I’m not going to fret over using Pyrex. And now, with the current threat of nuclear attack by North Korea, maybe having some lead in your system will create a barrior to radioactive fallout, just joking, LOL. Eddie This post was last edited 01/24/2018 at 15:14 | ||
| Post# 979848 , Reply# 16 1/25/2018 at 05:55 (2,282 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.) | ||
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Metal in microwave I've seen an opaque plastic measuring jug (which had a metal foil measuring scale applied to its exterior) spark and flash. The measuring scale burnt off. | ||
| Post# 979852 , Reply# 17 1/25/2018 at 07:08 (2,281 days old) by Michaelman2 (Lauderdale by the Sea, FL) | ||
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Makes complete sense with regard to usage and the behavior of the glass. The measuring cup analogy was a good one. One assumes that a dish or other item, fifty plus or so, years of age, would be subjected to many bumps and dings. When the stress becomes too great...pop. | ||
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Post# 979856 , Reply# 18 1/25/2018 at 07:48 (2,281 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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@ RollsRapide | ||
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Post# 979860 , Reply# 19 1/25/2018 at 08:31 (2,281 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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I think this 'falls under 'urban legend' | ||
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