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I went to the Goodwill Store yesterday looking for a "new" coffeemaker
for work. (didn't find any; that was weird) But I found a Corningware
casserole dish with an unchipped lid for $3. I'm not sure what the
pattern is, but it is old enough that under the handle in tiny print it
says it's okay for stovetop and broiler use. That means it is the good
Pyroceram (sp?) stuff.

They also had a Blue Cornflower dish just like it but slightly larger
for $1 more. That one did not say anything under the handle. Does that
mean it is *not* Pyroceram? Or does the Blue Cornflower pattern mean
that it is? I didn't buy that one because I didn't know...

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>I went to the Goodwill Store yesterday looking for a "new" coffeemaker for
>work. (didn't find any; that was weird) But I found a Corningware
>casserole dish with an unchipped lid for $3. I'm not sure what the pattern
>is, but it is old enough that under the handle in tiny print it says it's
>okay for stovetop and broiler use. That means it is the good Pyroceram
>(sp?) stuff.
>
> They also had a Blue Cornflower dish just like it but slightly larger for
> $1 more. That one did not say anything under the handle. Does that mean
> it is *not* Pyroceram? Or does the Blue Cornflower pattern mean that it
> is? I didn't buy that one because I didn't know...


I think you mean Pyrex but I can't answer your question.

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On 7/17/2014 4:50 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
> I went to the Goodwill Store yesterday looking for a "new" coffeemaker
> for work. (didn't find any; that was weird) But I found a Corningware
> casserole dish with an unchipped lid for $3. I'm not sure what the
> pattern is, but it is old enough that under the handle in tiny print it
> says it's okay for stovetop and broiler use. That means it is the good
> Pyroceram (sp?) stuff.
>
> They also had a Blue Cornflower dish just like it but slightly larger
> for $1 more. That one did not say anything under the handle. Does that
> mean it is *not* Pyroceram? Or does the Blue Cornflower pattern mean
> that it is? I didn't buy that one because I didn't know...
>

All I can do is point you to this:

http://www.santafetradingpost.com/co...e_history.html

"In 1915, Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY, introduced the first glass
ovenware, Pyrex, made of a new, clear, heat-resistant material. In 1952,
quite by accident, Dr. S. Donald Stookey of Corning’s research and
development division, invented Pyroceram, a white ceramic-like material
capable of withstanding enormous variations in temperature. While he was
testing a type of glass plate used in early TV production, a furnace’s
temperature control malfunctioned, causing the glass to be heated to 900
degrees C. It should have melted, but it didn’t. Instead it kept its
edges and turned a milky white color! When Dr. Stookey took the hot,
undamaged glass out of the furnace with his tongs, he accidentally
dropped it on the floor. To his amazement, it didn’t break! He quickly
named and patented the new glass as Pyroceram."

Later on, cookwa

"The original Corning Ware cookware featured a little blue cornflower
decoration designed by the Corning staff, but this, too, was a mistake,
or at least a decision made in the name of expediency. Consumer research
had indicated that people preferred a wheat decoration, but evidently
the cornflower design already existed and a wheat design didn’t, so in
their haste to get the new cookware to market, Corning went with the
Blue Cornflower, which became the trademark of Corning consumer products
for the next three decades. Corning did produce a wheat design later on,
but those items are quite difficult to find today."

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On Thursday, July 17, 2014 5:25:29 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
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> "zxcvbob" > wrote in message
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> >I went to the Goodwill Store yesterday looking for a "new" coffeemaker for
> >work. (didn't find any; that was weird) But I found a Corningware
> >casserole dish with an unchipped lid for $3. >

>
>
> I think you mean Pyrex but I can't answer your question.
>
>

What in his post made you think he meant Pyrex??????

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On 7/17/2014 6:25 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> "zxcvbob" > wrote in message
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>> I went to the Goodwill Store yesterday looking for a "new" coffeemaker
>> for work. (didn't find any; that was weird) But I found a
>> Corningware casserole dish with an unchipped lid for $3. I'm not sure
>> what the pattern is, but it is old enough that under the handle in
>> tiny print it says it's okay for stovetop and broiler use. That means
>> it is the good Pyroceram (sp?) stuff.
>>
>> They also had a Blue Cornflower dish just like it but slightly larger
>> for $1 more. That one did not say anything under the handle. Does
>> that mean it is *not* Pyroceram? Or does the Blue Cornflower pattern
>> mean that it is? I didn't buy that one because I didn't know...

>
> I think you mean Pyrex but I can't answer your question.


No, he means pyroceram. It is different than Pyrex.

None of mine say anything. My guess it is an older piece and OK for the
stove.


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> On Thursday, July 17, 2014 5:25:29 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "zxcvbob" > wrote in message
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>> ...
>>
>> >I went to the Goodwill Store yesterday looking for a "new" coffeemaker
>> >for
>> >work. (didn't find any; that was weird) But I found a Corningware
>> >casserole dish with an unchipped lid for $3. >

>>
>>
>> I think you mean Pyrex but I can't answer your question.
>>
>>

> What in his post made you think he meant Pyrex??????


Well, they are related but apparently I read it wrong. Somehow I thought he
said Corelle. My bad.

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> On 7/17/2014 6:25 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> "zxcvbob" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> I went to the Goodwill Store yesterday looking for a "new" coffeemaker
>>> for work. (didn't find any; that was weird) But I found a
>>> Corningware casserole dish with an unchipped lid for $3. I'm not sure
>>> what the pattern is, but it is old enough that under the handle in
>>> tiny print it says it's okay for stovetop and broiler use. That means
>>> it is the good Pyroceram (sp?) stuff.
>>>
>>> They also had a Blue Cornflower dish just like it but slightly larger
>>> for $1 more. That one did not say anything under the handle. Does
>>> that mean it is *not* Pyroceram? Or does the Blue Cornflower pattern
>>> mean that it is? I didn't buy that one because I didn't know...

>>
>> I think you mean Pyrex but I can't answer your question.

>
> No, he means pyroceram. It is different than Pyrex.
>
> None of mine say anything. My guess it is an older piece and OK for the
> stove.


Sorry. I read it wrong.

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On Thursday, July 17, 2014 9:46:57 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
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> > On Thursday, July 17, 2014 5:25:29 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:

>
> >> I think you mean Pyrex but I can't answer your question.

>
> > What in his post made you think he meant Pyrex??????

>
> Well, they are related but apparently I read it wrong. Somehow I thought he
> said Corelle.
>
>

Tsk, tsk.
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