Can You Put Pyrex on a Hot Plate?

Hot Plates

• Hot plates are, in essence, portable stovetops. The devices differ in the number of burners they offer and, while they used to differ in heat sources used, as of 2011, they are primarily electric appliances. They provide a convenient substitute for a stovetop, useful in locations such as dorm rooms or small dwellings where a regular cooktop will not fit. They are also good for special functions, such as family reunions, where you may need additional burners or where the facilities provide no cooking appliances.

Visions

• Pyrex once created a line of glass cookware made for stovetop use; however, the Visions line of cookware is no longer in production. Not all of the Visions line of products are safe for use on a hot plate, but the frying pan and saucepan can be used on a stove or hot plate. According to the Your Cookware Helper website, Corning sold most of its glass cookware line in 1998, but many of these pieces are still available secondhand.

Bakeware

• The traditional and well-known Pyrex glass bakeware collections are made for use in the oven or microwave. They are not suitable for use on the stovetop, so they should not be used with a hot plate.

Cookware

• Two lines of Pyrex cookware are available: stainless steel and heavy-duty non-stick. The lines include individual cooking vessels and cookware collections that are compatible with use on a hot plate. Because when using a hot plate rather than a traditional stovetop you have less space upon which to set hot items, some features of Pyrex cookware will make cooking easier. The lid handles act as lid stands, so you can hook the lids onto the sides of your pots, and the pot and lid handles double as spoon rests, so you can cook with less cleanup.

Accessories

• You can use the Pyrex line of cooking accessories with the cookware you use atop a hot plate, observing the same general rules for use you would follow when cooking on a regular stovetop. The accessories line includes a flexible turner, a basting spoon, a spatula and a pasta scoop. Made of silicone, these cooking tools are safe to temperatures up to 500 degrees F.

Lab Glassware

• Corning’s Life Sciences division makes Pyrex laboratory glassware and hot plates for use in research. These include stirring hot plates with digital temperature and speed displays and Pyroceram tops. Accessories for use with the hot plates include support rods and clamps, magnetic stir bars and temperature controllers. Laboratory glassware is made for use with laboratory hot plates.