Mastodawn

I came across a bread recipe online the other day that recommends #baking the loaves in glass #Pyrex bowls. I have tried my hand at baking bread a few times before but never in glass bowls, and I didn't own any oven-safe ones.

Yesterday, I went to my local thrift store, and sure enough I found not one but two liter-size Pyrex bowls for 99 Cents each. Exactly what the recipe called for. This is a sign from the universe telling me to attempt this peasant bread.

Fun fact, I just watched a YouTube video about how #thrifting got ruined by resellers, and apparently Pyrex is one of the things they go for. Who knew!

Anyway, here's the recipe link, I shall report back with results: https://alexandracooks.com/2012/11/07/my-mothers-peasant-bread-the-best-easiest-bread-you-will-ever-make/

My Mother's Best, No-Knead Peasant Bread Recipe | Alexandra's Kitchen

In need of an amazing peasant bread recipe? Look no further! This no-knead bread emerges spongy and moist with a delectable, buttery crust.

Alexandra's Kitchen

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AccordionBruce May 15

@DoomsdaysCW
I guess they did for #pyrex too:

🔥 The Two Types Of Pyrex: Borosilicate Vs. Soda-Lime Glass
1. Borosilicate Pyrex (Vintage Pyrex)

Thermal Shock Resistance: Excellent
Oven, stovetop, and freezer safe
Less likely to shatter under temperature changes

Original formula Pyrex was introduced by Corning in 1915

Production changed to the inferior Soda-Lime Glass in 1998 when Corning sold the Pyrex brand to World Kitchen (now Instant Brands)
https://garisgalley.com/how-to-tell-the-two-types-of-pyrex-and-why-it-matters/

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DoomsdaysCW May 15

@AccordionBruce Good #pyrex is so important! (As are things that can be fixed!)

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AccordionBruce May 15

@DoomsdaysCW
There’s a lot going on in that story

We really need the delayed #VultureEmoji

Totally unethical capitalists buy #InstantPot

Close local plant in district that all voted Republican 🙄

Try to sell #MAGA branded crap to bribe Trump

Not called “bribes” because #USpolitics where money = speech 🎤

But Trump Inc. (an extraction industry not a presidency) threatens litigation if it doesn’t control who uses the brand to make the money💰

And no more good old #pyrex from that plant

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Mar 27

#Microsoft's latest #storage tech etches data into #Pyrex #glass
In their testing, they were able to etch 258 layers of data totaling roughly 2.02 TB onto a 2 mm thick #borosilicate glass plate while achieving write speeds of between 18.4 and 65.9 Mbps depending on the number of laser beams used. That top speed is significantly faster than the 25.6 Mbps achieved using fused silica glass, but with less than half the density, at 2.02 TB vs 4.84 TB per platter.
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/19/microsoft_glass_storage/

Microsoft boffins cook up archival storage using Pyrex glass they say can last over 10,000 years

: It may have half the capacity of fused silica glass, but is faster and much cheaper

The Register

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AquaClaire Mar 15

@OohOkayKay @frogglin @timixretroplays Wikipedia explains many formulations for #Pyrex, & some tradeoffs for mechanical v thermal safety, but says upper v lower case not the way to distinguish:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrex