How Do I Unstick My Stacked Bowls?

Emma Christensen
Emma Christensen
Emma is a former editor for The Kitchn and a graduate of the Cambridge School for Culinary Arts. She is the author of True Brews and Brew Better Beer. Check out her website for more cooking stories
published Oct 17, 2014
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Q: A couple weeks ago I was stacking dirty dishes and two of my Pyrex bowls got stuck in each other. I poked around on the internet for suggestions on how to get them apart. One suggestion was to spray Pam around the rim of the bottom bowl — no luck.

Another suggestion involved dipping the bottom bowl in hot water and putting ice in the top bowl — no luck. I even tried putting them in the dishwasher to see if that would help loosen them up — no luck. I really don’t want to have to throw out two perfectly good Pyrex bowls. Any suggestions?

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Editor: Wow! That’s crazy! Readers, has this ever happened to you? What did you do?