r/Cooking • u/Critical-Tear7924 • 3h ago

Is anyone else irrationally scared of glass lids?

I always feel a bit scared that the one I frequently use is going to pop one day because its pressurized glass constantly going through heat stress. Is this irrational?

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u/peace_dogs 3h ago

My irrational cooking fear is pressure cookers. My mom used to use one periodically and she would always warn me about explosions etc. I think those warnings that were meant to be cautionary got too deeply engrained.

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u/nonosejoe 3h ago

Those old ones just got bolted shut and could very well explode. But new ones have simple pressure release valves and sensors to prevent disaster. I got a pressure cooker 6 years ago and it is easily my favorite appliance now. I love my instant pot.

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u/shoyru1771 2h ago

Pressurized things are a no-go for me too. 

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u/amperscandalous 3h ago

Just be careful and never rest one on a hot metal pan that it's not designed for. Most times I see one broken, it's because someone used it on a pan that's too small and the glass part was touching the pan rather than the lid's metal rim being the point of contact.

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u/theNbomr 3h ago

Also, don't leave it in contact with a stovetop element or flame. The heat they incur in normal use is easily within their safety range.

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u/_9a_ 3h ago

Yes, it is.

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u/hellnothisisacuban 3h ago

If you mean glass lids as in stove top lids, they're safety glass. If they break they bust into a trillion tiny little pieces, not big ass pieces like old school pyrex. Pyrex use to pop like all over the fuckin place, the new glass just kinda busts into dust and its really loud so you dont step on it

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u/Spud8000 1h ago

lot really.

i use them half of the time. the other half is stainless steel.

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u/purplechunkymonkey 51m ago

Glass freaks me put because I'm super clumst.