Swapped my metal mixing bowls for glass ones about 3 months back

I used to always use those cheap metal bowls for mixing cake batter, but I kept getting tiny grey flecks in my frosting from the whisk scraping. Switched to a glass Pyrex set I found at a thrift store for like $8 total, and it fixed the problem right away. The glass is heavier so the bowl doesn't spin around on the counter either, which was driving me nuts. Has anyone else noticed metal bowls scratching up way too fast?

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dixon.iris2h ago

Oh man, metal bowls drive me up a wall too! I thought I was just too rough on them, but those grey flecks are a real thing. I switched to glass a few years back, and now I'm that person who's all proud of her thrift store Pyrex collection like some kind of bowl snob. My whisk still manages to make a racket against the glass though, so maybe I'm just clumsy.

xenaf512h ago

Blame the whisk not the bowl. Cheers to noisy baking!

mila_murphy2148m ago

Metal bowls have been standard in pro kitchens for decades for a reason, you know? That light weight is actually a feature not a bug, lets you tilt and pour easier than fighting a heavy glass bowl with one hand. And those grey flecks from scraping, that's a whisk problem not a bowl problem. A silicone whisk or even just being gentler with your metal one would fix that right up without swapping out perfectly good equipment. Glass can shatter if you drop it or hit it with a metal spoon, plus it gets crazy hot in the microwave if you're not careful. Really feels like you traded one minor annoyance for a bigger headache down the line.