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By: Lynn Herrin

Lynn Herrin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:35:01 +0000

I love my Pyrex storage containers! My hubby thinks I am crazy for buying them, but he doesn’t understand that they are a one time purchase as opposed to many purchases of Rubbermaid. I use them for everything, and buy everyone I see at garage sales and goodwill.

By: Chay

Chay — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:06:55 +0000

I have quite a collection of the smallish rectangular (quart size?) glass casserole dishes that I’ve had since the ’60s, plus the nice lids to go with them. I really don’t need to buy glass containers anymore — I use what I buy food in. “Better than Bouillon” jars are great for keeping smaller quantities in, in the refrigerator or on the shelves, and quart-size plastic lids (from mayonnaise jars) fit them perfectly — you could keep the metal lids if you’d prefer, but they do rust eventually. Jelly/jam jars are a good size for liquids in the refrigerator. Or things in the cupboard as well. I keep a lot of the jars I get because I never know what I’ll need them for, and all the plastic lids that come my way, too. Some vitamins (used to) come in dark brown glass bottles, and those are quite handy. Half-gallon size Kerr canning jars are great for making iced tea in, but aren’t easy to handle, so not for kids. And Ball makes plastic lids to fit canning jars, for storage. I use my glass gallon mayonnaise jars (and I found plastic lids to fit years ago) for flour and what-not. They are wonderful! I think the gallon mayonnaise jars are plastic now, unfortunately. Keep your eyes open — there’s a lot to be found in yard sales (when grandma dies or goes into a nursing home the kids sell her stuff) or in Goodwill stores and the like. Yeah, glass is great — but plastic does have its place as well.

By: Katy Wolk-Stanley

Katy Wolk-Stanley — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:03:23 +0000

Kristen,

I adore my glass storage containers for all the reasons you mentioned.

Here’s a piece I wrote awhile back as a “Love Letter to Pyrex:”

http://thenonconsumeradvocate.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/a-love-letter-to-pyrex/

Katy Wolk-Stanley
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”

P.S. Leftover M&M’s?! Are you from Mars?

By: Kel

Kel — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:06:01 +0000

I LOVE my Pyrex containers, The only thing I use plastic containers for right now is things I make and put in the freezer. Mine are about 7 years old and have no signs of aging!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:57:05 +0000

Hey Kristin for the life of me I cannot remember where you live, but our local Publix had Pyrex glass containers on sale 50% off which I thought was a great deal. You might be able to check your local grocery store in case a line of them are being discontinued if you need more of them to replace your Anchor ones. Thanks for all your informative posts! I really enjoy reading them.

By: Bellen

Bellen — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:27:53 +0000

I switched to glass storage over the past 5 years. I prefer the square or rectangular for the freezer as they use space more efficiently. For flour, coffee, sugar, etc. I reuse the #10 cans from my dehydrated/freeze dried food storage items. I keep these in the pantry so appearance doesn’t count.

Also, I frequently find Pyrex refrigerator sets, I think from the 60′s, at yard sales. The glass lids simply set on top, but for refrigerator storage and serving they are terrific.

By: ksmedgirl

ksmedgirl — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:24:01 +0000

Although I try to limit what I spend at Walmart, they have the best deal on these in my area. Love them! My kids are old enough now that I feel safe using glass around them. My husband refuses to take his lunch to work in them, for safety reasons. I use tupperware for him. I don’t have any trouble with these containers getting cloudy, but my drinking glasses do. I put vinegar in my dishwasher, but it doesn’t help much. If I soak my glasses in vinegar and water, they clear up, but that is time consuming. Any ideas?

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:06:45 +0000

I have a bunch of the Pyrex containers, they are the best and I’ve never had any trouble with them or lids splitting etc. I got mine at Amazon.com (HQ here in Seattle) so I wouldn’t have to deal with driving around looking. I have a few plastic ones left over from IKEA, but I would NEVER put them in the microwave, even though it says you can. I trust IKEA (held to better European standards) more than Rubbermaid, but still I don’t believe any plastic should be microwaved. My son has a set from IKEA (that cost about $4.99 for tons of them) which he uses in science projects (mixing up mystery potions from my spice drawer!), turns into blocks, and stores stuff in.

By: Monice

Monice — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:38:16 +0000

I use these same rectangular Pyrex containers and I really like them. I bought mine at Target (recently I got some on a temporary price reduction) and keep going back for more. What I like about the Pyrex products is that they nest really well inside one another, so the storage space for a good set of glass containers/lids is minimal. Here is a link to one of the sets that I bought multiples of: http://www.target.com/Pyrex-6-pc-Storage-Value-Pack/dp/B000MW3AK8/sr=1-10/qid=1247628974/ref=sr_1_10/182-3266408-2520703?ie=UTF8&search-alias=tgt-index&frombrowse=0&index=target&rh=k%3Apyrex&page=1
Costco also has a set of the Pyrex for sale there too.