One of the great things about casseroles is how great they are as leftovers. You can easily store your casserole in the fridge and then pop the dish in the oven when you want to reheat and eat it. The process is convenient and means you need fewer plates. However if you skip an important step in the reheating process you could end up with a broken glass dish and ruined dinner plans.
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The mistake many people make when reheating is to take their glassware out of the cool air of the refrigerator and put it directly into a hot oven. Later they are greeted with cracks in their favorite baking dish or worse the sound of the dish breaking. The good news is that preventing an explosion in your oven couldn’t be easier. All you have to do is let your glassware come to room temperature before reheating your baking dish.
People are understandably shocked when glassware labeled oven-safe breaks during the cooking process. However the problem is not the high temperature itself but a sudden and dramatic change in temperature. When you move a baking dish directly from the refrigerator to the oven the high heat will overload the chilled glass. This can cause the dish to crack or break completely.
While you should avoid exposing cold glass to high temperatures the same goes for hot glass and cold temperatures. Once you remove your dishware from the oven it’s safer to place it on a towel instead of directly on a cold counter. And if you’re baking a casserole ahead of time and saving it for later don’t put the hot dish directly in the refrigerator. Let it come to room temperature first to continue protecting your glassware.
