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 This is not what CorningWare used to be Nov 13, 2009
I bought a CorningWare 2 1/2 quart casserole dish at K-mart several years ago, and what I received from Amazon today is not at all the same thing (even though it has the same name and looks somewhat similar). The old dish is the true CorningWare material (glass-based), a bright white, and made in the USA. The new dish is stoneware, off-white, and made in China. CorningWare kept the name but has gone cheap on quality, which is shameful. Now I see another reviewer saying the same thing... wish I would have read it before ordering!! I should have bought the no-brand cheapie on sale at Wal-mart instead of this piece of junk.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
It's stoneware, not pyroceramic Corningware -- that's why it breaks. Aug 07, 2009
The original "French White" Corningware was made of Corning's famous pyroceramic glass, which could be used on the gas stove, put directly in the freezer, put under the broiler right from the freezer, and oh yes, also used in a microwave. And it was very unlikely to shatter if dropped. If you pounded on it with a hammer and nail you might have gotten it to break.
When World Kitchens bought the license from Corning, they decided to halt production of a line of cookware that would take anything and last forever, and dupe customers, especially brides, into thinking the stoneware "French White" was the same thing as the wonderful French White pyroceramic cookware previously available to their mothers and sisters.
The pattern is very attractive and can be used with any decor, and they do offer many sizes, but this stuff is not, repeat, really not, what people mean when they say "Corningware."
Le Creuset can do most of the above mentioned, but it being metal you cannot use it in the microwave. Stoneware cannot go on top of the stove, and repeated trips from the freezer to the oven will eventually cause it to craze and crack. And stoneware will also chip, and break if dropped, etc. Pyrex glassware cannot go on the gas stove although you can take it from the freezer to the oven, and also microwave it.
The only product which could do anything was pyroceramic, and World Kitchens has chosen to remove it from the market because it is "too good."
They have recently brought back a few of the old square shapes, with the Cornflower, or plain white, calling it "vintage," but the French White shape is not making an appearance yet. If you want it, email them and ask for it!
Meanwhile, get Le Creuset for cooking and roasting (yes it is expensive and heavy but it lasts forever and cooks beautifully), and reheat things in Pyrex in the microwave. Both will tolerate moving suddenly from freezer to heat source.
 An old favorite Feb 02, 2009
A good basic product that everyone should have in their home for casseroles. Corning French White has been around a long time and is a dependable product.
Good casserole dish Nov 15, 2008
It arrived quickly and intact. The lid seems fine although it's not a tight fit it works fine. A very pretty dish, it serves my purposes well. I intend to buy more in different sizes to round out my serving collection. I can't afford a more expensive crockery serving set and the French White Corelle serving dishes are both pretty and inexpensive.
0 of 8 found the following review helpful:
WHERE IS IT? Mar 24, 2008
Since I have never received the item in question, I cannot at this time give an honest review. Of course it has only been 4 weeks since I ordered it, so who knows where it is?
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