Corning Ware used to make the blue flower dishes you could use on the stove?
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Does any company (even Corel) make such dishes any more that you can use on top of the stove. Many companies make dishes that you can bake with, but I would like more casserole dishes to use on the stove itself.
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VISIONS Cookware is glass and can be used on top of the stove. It comes in colors. I use my stove top and in the oven too. I believe it is actually maybe even made by Corningware.
Yes – CorningWare DOES make them. See the link below.
From what I could find, CorningWare discontinued their line made from pyroceramic glass.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corningware
In my search, I found this company, but their casserole type dishes have been discontinued. http://www.villagekitchen.com/mfg/arc/arcoflam/arcoflam.html
I’d always thought Pyrex could be used on the stovetop as well, but recently found out that is not the case. Pyrex seems to be very finicky about temperatures. After reading these horror stories, I don’t know if I’ll even use Pyrex in the oven anymore. http://www.consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/pyrex.html
Perhaps your search for a company using pyroceramic glass will be better than mine.. If not, might want to check eBay for some old school CorningWare.
My wife informed me that they no longer make that model of Corning Ware. My wife purchased about 100 pieces of that model of Corning Ware, in the early 1970′s, and continues to use it today. She has a section of her walk in pantry for nothing but that collection of Corning Ware.
What I find amazing about those Corning Ware dishes is that they are extremely difficult to break. I have dropped several of the dishes over the years and, lucky for me, none have ever broken.
My wife says she regularly sees these dishes being sold at garage sales. One of the best areas for garage sales that would have lots of these dishs is in towns with military bases. For many years these Corning Ware dishes were sold in the Post and Base Exchanges. Many military wives purchased them and are now selling them in garage and estate sales. My wife says to be alert because some of these people have learned that these are collectable and are charging high prices. There are sites on the Internet where you can compare prices so you don’t overpay for some at a garage sale.