Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi Everybody:
>>
>> I just signed in and I'm curious to find out if anyone here owns any
>> Corning Ware, Spice of Life cookware. I own two pieces, one is a 1
>> quart square baking dish with lid and a 3 quart baking dish with lid.
>> I have always used it for baking dinner although under the handle of
>> both pieces it says: stovetop, oven, microwave. I would not be afraid
>> to use it on the top of a gas stove, however the stove I'm using right
>> now is electric and I'm scared to put it on the heating element. A
>> long time ago, I split a large cast iron frying pan in half by heating
>> a tortilla in it on an electric hot plate so I don't want that to
>> happen to my Corning Ware. I love my Corning Ware and I want to cook
>> with it on the stove top. Are any of you cooking on an electric stove
>> using your Corning cookware?
>>
>> Cheekygrrl
>
> We've used Corningware on the stove top, both electric and gas, for over 30
> years Never broke a piece.
>
>
I wonder whether, like Pyrex, the quality might have deteriorated
over the years? And, actually, as I typed "Pyrex", I started
wondering whether the difference there is between Pyrex and
Pyrex-like materials?

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Jean B.