Pyrex's Highly Rated Mixing Bowl Set Puts A Colorful Spin On Baking

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Pyrex is no stranger to color. During its 20th-century heyday, it was a top brand for colorful kitchenware, from the release of its four-piece primary colors mixing bowl set in the 1940s to its bakeware in a beautiful cobalt blue in the 1980s and '90s. Perhaps recognizing a demand for color in the kitchen combined with a feeling of nostalgia for that pretty dishware of yesteryear, the brand has brought color back in the form of colorful glass mixing bowls. The set of three Pyrex Colors Sculpted Tinted Glass Mixing Bowls – which holds a 4.6-star rating on Amazon — is available in two pastel colorways: pink, green, and blue, or yellow, green, and blue, with or without coordinating plastic lids.

Looks aren't the only thing that's attractive about this set. These bowls can also help you transition away from plastic kitchen products to glass, which is more eco- and health-conscious. Glass generally causes less pollution than plastic, and it won't leach chemicals into your food or home. While the lids included with the set are made from plastic, they are BPA-free. The lidded bowls are an ideal swap for plastic food storage containers to avoid the concerns associated with heating and prepping foods in plastic.

From bright and bold Le Creuset cookware to the beautiful hues of a KitchenAid mixer, color in the kitchen has made a big comeback. This three-piece Pyrex Colors set taps into the trend and takes it a step further — the new pattern with fluted sides is reminiscent of a vintage style but still has a modern sleekness.

The fluting makes the bowls pretty enough to use for serving finished meals, not just prepping ingredients. The largest bowl, measuring 4.5 quarts, can act as a salad bowl while the medium-sized bowl (2.3 quarts) can hold a side of vegetables or mashed potatoes. The smallest one holds 1.3 quarts, which works well when paired with one of the larger ones as a chip and dip set. In addition to food prep, serving, and storage, you can use Pyrex mixing bowls as a stylish countertop display. Place fruits in coordinating colors in each one, like strawberries in the pink bowl, green apples or limes in the green bowl, and purple grapes in the blue.

The newer Pyrex mixing bowls are still made in the United States, just like their mid-century predecessors, and they're intended for food preparation, serving, and storage. They are microwave- and freezer-safe, and they can even go into a preheated oven to keep foods warm. Unlike vintage Pyrex, though, it's perfectly fine to put these bowls in the dishwasher.