The story of Pyrex glass began like most inventions do: with a problem. Bessie Littleton's earthenware casserole dish had cracked. It was 1914 and Littleton's husband, Jesse, was working as a ...

Including the pie plate my family's used for decades. Growing up, I spent hours in the kitchen with my mom and sisters prepping meals and baking desserts. We used Pyrex glassware frequently — when we ...

Maybe your dad used a Pyrex measuring cup whenever he made pancakes, or your roommate always baked her famous lasagna in a rectangular Pyrex pan, or your grandmother had a set of the brightly colored ...

In 1915, an advertisement proclaiming, "Bake in a glass!" appeared in the pages of Good Housekeeping. Corning Glass Works in New York had created a product that allowed food to be mixed, baked and ...