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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 |
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> 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? Pretty impressive that you broke a cast iron pan in half. It probably had something to do with putting the cold pan onto an already hot plate. Heat them both up at the same time. That's my guess, anyway.. Best, Andy -- Eat first, talk later. |
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I'd also add, if the pan is much wider than the electric coil, what's in
contact with the coil will heat up faster than any overhanging part of the pan causing some measure of "heat stress" causing breakage. Keep the pan or corningware down to the size of the coil. Again, heating the pan and coil at the same time. Andy |
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Andy > wrote in :
> I'd also add, if the pan is much wider than the electric coil, what's > in contact with the coil will heat up faster than any overhanging part > of the pan causing some measure of "heat stress" causing breakage. > > Keep the pan or corningware down to the size of the coil. Again, > heating the pan and coil at the same time. > > Andy > I've been using mine on the stovetop for years. |
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On Fri, 08 May 2009 19:52:18 -0500, Andy > wrote:
>It probably had >something to do with putting the cold pan onto an already hot plate. No, it didn't Andy. I do that all the time with my cast iron pans and they are decades old. -- I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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On Fri, 08 May 2009 20:10:53 -0500, Andy > wrote:
>I'd also add, if the pan is much wider than the electric coil, what's in >contact with the coil will heat up faster than any overhanging part of the >pan causing some measure of "heat stress" causing breakage. > >Keep the pan or corningware down to the size of the coil. Again, heating the >pan and coil at the same time. > Again, no problem with cast iron. BTDT. -- I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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> 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. |
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On May 8, 8:43*pm, wrote:
> 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 If you're going to try using your Corning on top of the stove, be sure you have more than just a tortilla in it. A ldecent quahntity of liquid or moist ingredients will keep it from cracking. maxine in ri |
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On May 8, 10:08*pm, elaich > wrote:
> Andy > wrote : > > > I'd also add, if the pan is much wider than the electric coil, what's > > in contact with the coil will heat up faster than any overhanging part > > of the pan causing some measure of "heat stress" causing breakage. > > > Keep the pan or corningware down to the size of the coil. Again, > > heating the pan and coil at the same time. > > > Andy > > I've been using mine on the stovetop for years. I have one square (9"?) piece of Corningware. I love it. It is easier to wash than any other material. I should buy more. My mother used Corningware for frozen vegetables, and I do the same thing. --Bryan |
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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? -- Jean B. |
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"Jean B." > wrote in message >> >> > 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? Pyrex is the brand name for a particular type of glass made by Corning Glass. In the past it was borosilicate glass but now it can be tempered soda lime glass. The Pyrex line has been sold to World Kitchen. I have no idea if the new type is as good as the old. The Corningware material is different than the Pyrex and has ceramic-glass origins, I believe, but that was changed to a stoneware in 1990. . |
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"Jean B." > wrote in message >> >> > I wonder whether, like Pyrex, the quality might have deteriorated over the > years? After my last post, I found this. "My lawyer made me say it." http://www.pyrexware.com/thetruthaboutpyrex/index.htm The Truth About Pyrex PYREX® is and always has been safe for use in accordance with its Safety & Usage Instructions. PYREX® glass bakeware has an excellent safety record, established over decades. The Consumer Product Safety Commission, the federal agency charged with protecting consumers, maintains a database of injury reports to identify potentially hazardous products, and these records do not indicate any safety issue with glass bakeware. There has never been a recall of PYREX glass bakeware. PYREX® glass bakeware is used in an estimated 80 percent of U.S. homes. Since 1998 World Kitchen has manufactured nearly 370 million PYREX® glass products for sale in the marketplace. A very small number of consumers have reported to World Kitchen that their PYREX® glass bakeware unexpectedly broke. Breakage can occur when any brand of glass bakeware is subjected to severe temperature changes or other misuse that our Safety & Usage Instructions specifically warn against. |
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On Fri, 08 May 2009 19:52:18 -0500, Andy > wrote:
>> 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? > > >Pretty impressive that you broke a cast iron pan in half. It probably had >something to do with putting the cold pan onto an already hot plate. There's an interesting thing that happens when you put metal utensils on an electric hot plate that has an exposed CalRod heating element. The hotplate electricity can short-circuit itself on the metal pot. To see this, put an aluminum pie pan on that hot plate and watch for sparks. Rule: no electrically conductive ware on that type of hot plate without an insulator in between. OK to use iron on electric hotplates with ceramic tops, though. You might have created bands of intense heat in that skillet's base, and that promoted the cracking. Corningware should be ok. My mother used that stuff on her electric stove all her life. BTW; a gas flame is much hotter, I think, than an electric heating element. Anyone got any numbers on that? Alex |
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"Chemiker" > wrote in message > stuff on her electric stove all her life. BTW; a gas > flame is much hotter, I think, than an electric > heating element. Anyone got any numbers on that? > > Alex Electric ranges have elements that are 1500 watts to 3000 watts. 3000 watts = 10,000 Btu Average gas range has burners 8,000 to 12,000 Btu High end gas ranges have burners to 20,000 Btu. So, for typical appliances, not much difference, but you can get lots more power on the higher end gas. Other considerations is efficiency, such as having proper contact with the element, proper diameter pot to the burner, heat loss up the side, etc. The winner is - - - - it all depends. |
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Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Pyrex is the brand name for a particular type of glass made by Corning > Glass. In the past it was borosilicate glass but now it can be tempered > soda lime glass. The Pyrex line has been sold to World Kitchen. I have no > idea if the new type is as good as the old. What's up with those new "classic" Pyrex glass measuring cups with the chincy little handle now? That open handle is small and more slippery in your hand then the older ones with a full closed handle. |
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"Goomba" > wrote in message > > What's up with those new "classic" Pyrex glass measuring cups with the > chincy little handle now? That open handle is small and more slippery in > your hand then the older ones with a full closed handle. > Probably easier to make with no close offs or core pulls in the mold, plus they stack better. Probably save on shipping cost at the factory too. |
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On Sat 09 May 2009 12:31:54p, Goomba told us...
> Ed Pawlowski wrote: > >> Pyrex is the brand name for a particular type of glass made by Corning >> Glass. In the past it was borosilicate glass but now it can be >> tempered soda lime glass. The Pyrex line has been sold to World >> Kitchen. I have no idea if the new type is as good as the old. > > > What's up with those new "classic" Pyrex glass measuring cups with the > chincy little handle now? That open handle is small and more slippery in > your hand then the older ones with a full closed handle. > It's actually been that way for some time, and I *hate* the new handles. Anchor Hocking held out a lot longer with older loop handles, but even they have switched over to the new handle style. Damn them all. -- Wayne Boatwright ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nobody seems more obsessed by diet than our anti ~materialistic, otherworldly, New Age spiritual types. But if the material world is merely illusion, an honest guru should be as content with Budweiser and bratwurst as with raw carrot juice, tofu and seaweed slime. ~Edward Abbey |
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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> What's up with those new "classic" Pyrex glass measuring cups with the >> chincy little handle now? That open handle is small and more slippery in >> your hand then the older ones with a full closed handle. >> > > It's actually been that way for some time, and I *hate* the new handles. > Anchor Hocking held out a lot longer with older loop handles, but even they > have switched over to the new handle style. Damn them all. > Don't you agree that they feel unstable in your hand? Especially when filled with a hot liquid? I think I'm going to have to go and keep an eye out for the older glass liquid measuring cups with the loop handles. I feel a bit nostalgic about the Cornflower Corning pattern as that is what my mother had for all her years and I went to a local antiques store a while back and found a bunch. Now I'm gonna get nostalgic over measuring cups.....!?? |
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On Sat 09 May 2009 02:44:54p, Goomba told us...
> Wayne Boatwright wrote: > >>> What's up with those new "classic" Pyrex glass measuring cups with the >>> chincy little handle now? That open handle is small and more slippery >>> in >>> your hand then the older ones with a full closed handle. >>> >> >> It's actually been that way for some time, and I *hate* the new >> handles. Anchor Hocking held out a lot longer with older loop handles, >> but even they have switched over to the new handle style. Damn them >> all. >> > Don't you agree that they feel unstable in your hand? Especially when > filled with a hot liquid? > > I think I'm going to have to go and keep an eye out for the older glass > liquid measuring cups with the loop handles. I feel a bit nostalgic > about the Cornflower Corning pattern as that is what my mother had for > all her years and I went to a local antiques store a while back and > found a bunch. Now I'm gonna get nostalgic over measuring cups.....!?? > Check eBay for the measuring cups. I doubt seriously if you'll find them in a store. I prefer the Anchor Hocking over the Pyrex. My mother never collecting too many Corningware pieces, just a couple of casseroles, but they had multi-color flours on them. -- Wayne Boatwright ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I've been on a constant diet for the last two decades. I've lost a total of 789 pounds. By all accounts, I should be hanging from a charm bracelet. ~Erma Bombeck |
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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sat 09 May 2009 02:44:54p, Goomba told us... > >> Wayne Boatwright wrote: >> >>>> What's up with those new "classic" Pyrex glass measuring cups with the >>>> chincy little handle now? That open handle is small and more slippery >>>> in >>>> your hand then the older ones with a full closed handle. >>>> >>> It's actually been that way for some time, and I *hate* the new >>> handles. Anchor Hocking held out a lot longer with older loop handles, >>> but even they have switched over to the new handle style. Damn them >>> all. >>> >> Don't you agree that they feel unstable in your hand? Especially when >> filled with a hot liquid? >> >> I think I'm going to have to go and keep an eye out for the older glass >> liquid measuring cups with the loop handles. I feel a bit nostalgic >> about the Cornflower Corning pattern as that is what my mother had for >> all her years and I went to a local antiques store a while back and >> found a bunch. Now I'm gonna get nostalgic over measuring cups.....!?? >> > > Check eBay for the measuring cups. I doubt seriously if you'll find them > in a store. I prefer the Anchor Hocking over the Pyrex. > > My mother never collecting too many Corningware pieces, just a couple of > casseroles, but they had multi-color flours on them. > I think we've got one left from our sixties collection. I use it in the microwave and the oven but I have other pans and pots for the stove top. Still have a couple of Anchor Hocking glass casseroles that must be thirty or forty years old plus a Pyrex 2-cup measuring cup about that old. |
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On May 8, 10:08*pm, elaich > wrote:
> Andy > wrote : > > > I'd also add, if the pan is much wider than the electric coil, what's > > in contact with the coil will heat up faster than any overhanging part > > of the pan causing some measure of "heat stress" causing breakage. > > > Keep the pan or corningware down to the size of the coil. Again, > > heating the pan and coil at the same time. > > > Andy > > I've been using mine on the stovetop for years. I just bought a bunch on eBay. The old fashioned Pyroceram Corning Ware rocks. It cleans up so much easier than stainless, you can use metal in it, and it does well in the dishwasher. I got: Item number: 200345072687 Item number: 330332516920 Item number: 310143899025 Item number: 330332618031 Item number: 350205625857 All for decent prices. --Bryan |
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Bobo Bonobo® said...
> I just bought a bunch on eBay. The old fashioned Pyroceram Corning > Ware rocks. It cleans up so much easier than stainless, you can use > metal in it, and it does well in the dishwasher. I got: > > Item number: 200345072687 > Item number: 330332516920 > Item number: 310143899025 > Item number: 330332618031 > Item number: 350205625857 > > All for decent prices. Nice stuff! My brother made off with the family Corningware. The BUM!!! Andy |
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On May 31, 6:34*pm, Andy > wrote:
> Bobo Bonobo® said... > > > I just bought a bunch on eBay. *The old fashioned Pyroceram Corning > > Ware rocks. *It cleans up so much easier than stainless, you can use > > metal in it, and it does well in the dishwasher. *I got: > > > Item number: 200345072687 > > Item number: 330332516920 > > Item number: 310143899025 > > Item number: 330332618031 > > Item number: 350205625857 > > > All for decent prices. > > Nice stuff! Even better, I just nailed this one: Item number: 200347238795 It's a 5 quart dutch oven. It's easily the best piece of cookware I've ever owned. > > My brother made off with the family Corningware. The BUM!!! I think that one of my siblings ended up with my dear mother's Corning Ware, but I ended up being the best cook of the five, though I'm also the only one who isn't thin. You know, if you watch eBay you can get some deals All the stuff I bought totaled under $130. The prices won't be dropping on the stuff unless the bottom falls out, which I consider increasingly unlikely. They haven't made it since 1987, and are unlikely to since there's still so much out there, and most people don't understand how nice it is. I know I'm paying a premium because people collect it, but not too much. Sure, it'd be elegant to have plates and creamers and such to match, but those pieces are more uncommon (not really rare), and fetch prices I don't want to pay. One thing I remember fondly from childhood is frozen spinach cooked in the square Corning Ware. It was the only green veggie I liked, and I more than like it. I loved it. My first use of my new dishes should be a quiche, where my wife makes the crust--a very thin but flaky butter crust. Pre-bake the crust, then add filling where the eggs are separated, the whites beaten then gently folded into the yolk/spinach mixture, then put into the chilled crust, baked, and cheese added to the top at the end and browned slightly. I'd use mushrooms too, but then my son wouldn't eat it. He really wants to learn to cook because he wants to be independent, but maybe also because his same-sex parent is the family's cook. A thought that I had for the giant dutch oven is a simple lamb stew where the lamb is browned, the pan deglazed and used for a slurry of cake flour with a smidge of oregano, then baked covered with potato chunks and freshly cracked peppercorns, topped with a few chopped fresh rosemary leaves from the garden. I could serve it with lemon wedges, and a side of buttered peas (which I wouldn't eat because I don't like peas). My father in-law really likes lamb, and his namesake grandson could help prepare it. Perhaps a few finely cubed carrots too, but very few, or instead the carrots could go on top, instead of cubed, shredded with a veggie peeler. Maybe apply the carrots in a crossing pattern for color. There's only one item left to buy. I'm keeping my eyes open for a double boiler (not Corning Ware). Of course, when my wife sees how pretty the stuff is, I'll have to look for her a couple of pie dishes. She's the baker. Follows instructions to the letter. I'm the cook. I think, "Recipe? I don't need no stinkin' piece o' paper to tell me how to cook." > > Andy --Bryan |
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Bobo Bonobo® said...
> On May 31, 6:34*pm, Andy > wrote: >> Bobo Bonobo® said... >> >> > I just bought a bunch on eBay. *The old fashioned Pyroceram Corning >> > Ware rocks. *It cleans up so much easier than stainless, you can use >> > metal in it, and it does well in the dishwasher. *I got: >> >> > Item number: 200345072687 >> > Item number: 330332516920 >> > Item number: 310143899025 >> > Item number: 330332618031 >> > Item number: 350205625857 >> >> > All for decent prices. >> >> Nice stuff! > > Even better, I just nailed this one: > Item number: 200347238795 > It's a 5 quart dutch oven. It's easily the best piece of cookware > I've ever owned. >> >> My brother made off with the family Corningware. The BUM!!! > > I think that one of my siblings ended up with my dear mother's Corning > Ware, but I ended up being the best cook of the five, though I'm also > the only one who isn't thin. > > You know, if you watch eBay you can get some deals All the stuff I > bought totaled under $130. The prices won't be dropping on the stuff > unless the bottom falls out, which I consider increasingly unlikely. > They haven't made it since 1987, and are unlikely to since there's > still so much out there, and most people don't understand how nice it > is. I know I'm paying a premium because people collect it, but not > too much. Sure, it'd be elegant to have plates and creamers and such > to match, but those pieces are more uncommon (not really rare), and > fetch prices I don't want to pay. > > One thing I remember fondly from childhood is frozen spinach cooked in > the square Corning Ware. It was the only green veggie I liked, and I > more than like it. I loved it. My first use of my new dishes should > be a quiche, where my wife makes the crust--a very thin but flaky > butter crust. Pre-bake the crust, then add filling where the eggs are > separated, the whites beaten then gently folded into the yolk/spinach > mixture, then put into the chilled crust, baked, and cheese added to > the top at the end and browned slightly. I'd use mushrooms too, but > then my son wouldn't eat it. He really wants to learn to cook because > he wants to be independent, but maybe also because his same-sex parent > is the family's cook. > > A thought that I had for the giant dutch oven is a simple lamb stew > where the lamb is browned, the pan deglazed and used for a slurry of > cake flour with a smidge of oregano, then baked covered with potato > chunks and freshly cracked peppercorns, topped with a few chopped > fresh rosemary leaves from the garden. I could serve it with lemon > wedges, and a side of buttered peas (which I wouldn't eat because I > don't like peas). My father in-law really likes lamb, and his > namesake grandson could help prepare it. Perhaps a few finely cubed > carrots too, but very few, or instead the carrots could go on top, > instead of cubed, shredded with a veggie peeler. > Maybe apply the carrots in a crossing pattern for color. > > There's only one item left to buy. I'm keeping my eyes open for a > double boiler (not Corning Ware). Of course, when my wife sees how > pretty the stuff is, I'll have to look for her a couple of pie > dishes. She's the baker. Follows instructions to the letter. I'm > the cook. I think, "Recipe? I don't need no stinkin' piece o' paper > to tell me how to cook." >> >> Andy > > --Bryan Bryan, I guess it's safe to say you're a motivated bidder! And it appears you're not starving! I bought two things off ebay. $1.00 antenna toppers for the car. I remember when my brother closed his printing business I got to witness the seller's end firsthand. He sold every part of the business he could on ebay. It was a dreadful chore, imho!!! Best, Andy -- Eat first, talk later. |
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