Product Description

Corningware French White 12-piece set. Includes 1-each 1-1/2-quart round covered dish, 1-each 2-1/2-quart round covered dish, 1-each 1-1/2-quart oval covered dish, 1-each 2-1/2-quart oval covered dish, 2- each 16-ounce round dishes with plastic covers. The recipe for a great dish starts, surprisingly, with a great dish! Corningware French White bakeware proves that when it comes to food preparation, few things are more convenient than baking and serving in one dish. With its classic, fluted design, French White oven-to-table bakeware imparts a traditional elegance that is a perfect complement to any décor. Versatile yet stylish, Corningware French White is simple, from start to finish!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17508 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: French White
• Brand: CorningWare
• Model: 6109785
• Released on: 2005-04-01
• Dimensions: 11.00" h x 13.00" w x 17.00" l, 18.75 pounds

Features

• Set includes 1-1/2-quart and 2-1/2-quart round dish, 1-1/2-quart and 2-1/2-quart oval dish, plus 2 16-ounce round dishes
• Durable stoneware resists chipping and cracking; stain-free non-porous surfaces
• Classic, white, fluted styling with flared rims for easy handling
• Plastic lids and tempered glass covers make for convenient cooking, serving, and storing
• Safe in oven, microwave, refrigerator, freezer, and dishwasher; limited 1-year warranty

Amazon.com Product Description
Perfect for roasting, baking, serving, and storing, this 12-piece set includes a 1-1/2-quart round dish, a 2-1/2-quart round dish, a 1-1/2-quart oval dish, and a 2-1/2-quart oval dish, all with matching glass covers, plus two 16-ounce round dishes with plastic covers. The durable stoneware resists chipping and cracking, and its non-porous surface does not absorb food odors, flavors, or stains. In addition, the pieces feature flared rims that make them easy to handle. With its classic, fluted design, French White oven-to-table bakeware imparts a traditional elegance that nicely complements any decor. Designed by CorningWare, one of the most recognized and respected brands of oven/bakeware in the U.S., the bake-and-serve set is safe to use in the oven, microwave, refrigerator, and freezer, as well as the dishwasher for quick cleanup. CorningWare covers the set with a limited one-year warranty.

Customer Reviews

Trading on the Corning name
I would give this product zero stars if I could.

For those who are not familiar with the original U.S.-made glass/ceramic Corning Ware, this cheaply made substitute may seem like a good deal. For those of us who still have pieces of the original Corning Ware, this product is a horrible substitute.

World Kitchen bought the brand in the late 1990's, promptly "redesigned" the product, and shipped manufacturing overseas. WK is trading on the reputation of Corning Ware while offering a product that bears no resemblance to the original in versatility or durability.

I'm switching over to Pyrex. It is an excellent product and manufacturing is still done in the U.S.

Folks, it's not really Corningware Pyroceramic!

The original "French White" Corningware was made of their 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.

The pattern is very attractive and can be used with any decor, 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 being stoneware, it 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, don't buy this stuff. Get Le Creuset for cooking and roasting (yes it is expensive but it lasts forever and cooks beautifully), and reheat things in Pyrex in the microwave.

Calling it Corningware is a crockery
From it's inception in the late 50s until Corning, Inc. sold its kitchenware division, Corningware meant pyroceram. Originally used for rocket nose cones, Pyroceram was, and is, something of a miracle material. It is not only heat resistent, like pyrex, but also resistent to huge changes in temperature (you can take it from the freezer and put it on the stove without fear of breakage.) This is just crockery, which is why so many reviewers have complained that pieces arrived broken. In contrast, real pyroceram Corningware was virtually indestructable. I understand that you can get real pyroceram on ebay. Also, check out yard sales. I understand it is still sold new in Asia. What a shame that this wonderful product has been replaced by an inferior imposter.