Bormioli Rocco Frigoverre Measure Pitcher with Lid, 34-Ounce

This is a tremendous pitcher, not just a measuring cup. I use it to serve gravy or sauce, store the remainders in the fridge with the provided cover, and then reheat right in the pitcher for serving at the next meal (sans cover, of course, in the microwave).I also use it to cook and serve an entire pack of ramen noodles along with a small can of mushroom pieces and half a large jar of plain boiled onions, with extras of minced garlic, cilantro, dried celery and ground ginger -- an entire one dish meal from the pantry that can be ready in 3 or 4 minutes and eaten right from the pitcher! Great for snuggling up in a comfy chair on a cold night after a long day's work and eating a sensible, low cost dinner while unwinding to music or TV.The convenient 3-cup volume also lets you heat up an entire can of Progresso soup in a single cook-and-serve container -- faster even than Ramen with vegetables! -- and much more convenient than a 2-cup microwaveable container which will usually spill over the sides during reheating.Get at least two: when your significant other or frequent guest sees you eating soup out of it, he or she will want one too!And of course it's great for measuring. It works well when you have lots of solid ingredients. I use it for measuring diced or sliced vegetables for stir fries, stews or soups. And for liquids, it's easier to use than a Pyrex or Anchor Hocking measuring cup when you need a full 2 cups -- the straight sides and extra height keep the liquid from sloshing out over the rim when carrying it from counter to the stove to add to a simmering pot. Needless to say, for those infuriating recipes requiring 2 1/4 or 2 1/2 cups, it's ideal -- no need to search around for a supplement to an ordinary 2-cup measure or guess how much over the line you should fill it before assuming you have the right amount.If I'm making a double quantity of some recipe, I'll often leave ingredients for the second batch right in one or more of these pitchers, slap the cover on, and refrigerate for final cooking the next day or whenever.This is exactly the same as the ones from Crate and Barrel in years past. I had two back then as well. They don't like being dropped onto a hard floor from counter height (!), but otherwise they're sturdy, pleasingly shaped, and immensely practical. I'm thrilled to be replenishing my supply.

TLDR: I would love to see these come back even for the size and shape, but Bormioli Rocco is known for it's BOROSILiCATE GLASS products and this should be made of that type of glass. Seems that it's not, so you probably shouldn't be heating it.Wonderful size, wonderful shape, with handy lid.Straight sides and lid made it awesome for everything from storing gravy to watching sourdough starter rise. Mine both always poured fine. Whether or not they were fully air tight, they always seemed to protect food well enough to keep it fresh and prevent spoiling. BUT...They are not (no longer?) thermal resistant glass, and are not available (discontinued?)Let's face it, there are other measuring cups you can by with lids. THESE were supposed to be borosilicate glass, THAT is why they were more money than others (borosilicate glass is more expensive).Borosilicate glass is a special type of glass that is highly thermal resistant. It can withstand temperature variations of hundreds of degrees F. Going from boiling to cold is no issue for borosilicate glass. Like many other reviewers, my first pair of these measuring cups lasted until I dropped them. I constantly microwaved them and poured or heated very hot liquids in them without issue.Once they were broken, I bought a replacement. It lasted a while (they are very thick) but I just had it crack after emptying boiling water out and trying to refill it with cool water (in order to boil more), meaning it either had a defect or was not borosilicate glass. I went online to see if I could get another, but they were marked as no longer available. This time, I read things more closely. The current posting does NOT mention that these cups are BOROSILICATE GLASS. If they ever were, they aren't any more. They seem to be regular soda lime glass just like any glass jar (or most other name brand glass measuring cups for that matter) in your kitchen. If you want to know more about thermal resistance in glass check out soda lime, tempered, and borosilicate glass on the internet.I really would love to find a new straight-sided 3 cup measuring cup with lid that is made actually made of borosilicate glass!

....the one I had exactly like it which I dropped on a ceramic tile floor. I make smoothies in my Vita Mix, and use this pitcher as my drinking glass. I make pancake or crepe batter in it and pour the batter directly into the skillet to bake them. Having measurements on the sides (U.S on one side, metric on the other)eliminates the need for separate measuring cups, and the tight-fitting lid eliminates the need for plastic wrap when I want to refrigerate it. It's about 6 1/8" tall, so it fits on the shelf along with the drinking glasses, and it's wide enough to use my BrAun stick blender in it; in short, this is the perfect small pitcher.

I use it for heating water in the microwave. I might use it for making tea. The pour spout is not exactly true on mine, so I have to be careful when I pour. The disappointing part was it doesn't hold as much as I thought it did. I was thrown off by the measurements it listed and thought it held more. It's a bit awkward to handle and it weighs A LOT! Don't expect it to seal tight, because that wasn't the intention, and I'm ok with that. It seals well enough.Someone said they use it for pancake batter, but it would be hard to stir in, because it's pretty small around. One person said it exploded when they put warm tap water in after heating water in the microwave. Yes, I believe this is just glass, not tempered glass, so don't do that sort of thing!It's rather limited in it's useage and takes up space, but overall it's not bad if you really need such an item.

I have had two of these and they both broke, one after being bumped and the other when microwaved. None of my Pyrex glass measuring cups have ever broken so although this one has thick glass, it is not durable.