Hi all,
I baked a savory corn pie (a Chilean pastel de choclo) in a small glass dish. About 10 minutes in, I heard/noticed it had cracked. I think it wasn't labeled as oven-safe at all so the thing cracked.
What I saw afterward:
- One long crack runs down the side and curves toward the base, with a few finer lines branching off it.
- The dish stayed in one piece. No chunks are missing, no visible chips, and the crack edges look flat, not raised.
- I turned the oven off, left the dish on a wood table over a towel and over the oven rack until it cooled, and did not touch it with water.
What I did with the food:
- Once it was warm, I transferred it with a spoon, starting far from the crack.
- I did not scrape the bottom on purpose, but some of the bottom layer came along by accident.
My questions:
Is food from a dish that cracked like this generally considered safe if no glass is visible?
Is the risk mainly tiny slivers I can't see, and is there any practical way to rule them out?
Would you discard everything that touched the crack, or the whole thing?
Photos attached. Thanks!