Can you put a cold glass baking dish in a preheated oven?
I want to prepare some dishes ahead of time and keep them in the refrigerator until it’s time to bake them. Is it safe to put a cold glass dish immediately into a preheated oven or will the heat cause it to crack?
Cashsplash
on November 30th, -0001
you shouldn’t. you may have a greater chance of your glass breaking. you’ll need to safely bring it up to room temperature (if that means microwaving in turns – not straight through- until it reaches room temperature) then put it in the oven.
SkateRForeveR
on November 30th, -0001
If they are Pyrex, you might be able to get away w/ it…. can you let it come to a bit higher temp first, for just a little while? OTOH, cold food in teh dish may keep the dish from cracking from the heat, b/c it’s got cold on one side and hot on the other….
Gunship
on November 30th, -0001
I bet it won’t. I’ve frozen casseroles in glass baking dishes and then put them in the oven. I don’t know if the manufacturer recommends it, but mine have never broken.
Gideeup
on November 30th, -0001
it’s not quite safe to do so because the glass is too cold to be place in pre-heated oven without warming up. It’s easier if you can place the dish in the oven while it’s being pre-heated.
ReadyToLaunch
on November 30th, -0001
I’ve made dishes ahead of time in a Pyrex casserole dish, put it in the fridge, taken it out WHILE the oven is preheating, and put it in the oven to bake – had no problems. But you might try taking it out during preheating, just to make sure.
Xfactor
on November 30th, -0001
It will not break beacuse it is designed to do this application. However it will not break..
Fractalfallout
on November 30th, -0001
No you cannot do that, you have to let the dish get to room temperature so it doesn’t crack, better safe than sorry right?!
TotallyChilled
on November 30th, -0001
Sure you can but it will probably break. A better idea would be to put the cold dish into the oven and then turn the oven on, thereby allowing the dish and the food in it to heat gradually as the oven heats. For most dishes this is not a problem but your baking time might need to be adjusted a bit.
PassionForDance
on November 30th, -0001
make sure its pyrex
Tuskey
on November 30th, -0001
no