So, I'm clickin' around at corningware.com and . . .

[joeekaitis]

. . . I come across this in the online store.

10-year warranty on the Pyroceram (yeah, you heard right) bottoms (just like the original), 2 years on the Pyrex lids. Could be a limited run to see if there's still demand.

Ordered up a set with a first-timer 20% discount. I wonder if it's American-made Pyroceram or relabeled Arcoflam from France. They never use the trademark Pyroceram on their UK site. Stay tuned.

 

[petek]

We were just chatting about this a week or so ago. You may want to check out WalMart, they carry it in our store in plain white or cornflower, 2 pieces with lids for $39.97 Cdn. that's about $30 USA if they even sell it in Walmart US stores.. It is made in France. It's sold as Special Edition for the 50th anniversary or something.

 

[mattl]

I still have a few pieces of these with the special ground flat bottom from out old Corningware stove. Got a few of the special Club Aluminum versions too. The Corningware pieces don't get much use anymore, but the Club stuff is in use almost daily.

 

[toggleswitch2]

I have a number of those pieces I use for serving. Think I bought them in the last 10 years.

Matt, do you ahve any pics of your old Corning Ware stove? A neigbor had one in the 70's. Man, they were "advanced" then. I grew up in a gas (cooking) market, so electric cooking was startling as was a flat-top. At the time, self-cleaning gas stoves were rare too, so tven the self-clean cycle made an impression.

 

[mattl]

Sorry, unfortunately it's long gone. We got it in '73 and got rid of it I'd guess about '89. It was an OK range, very particular about the cookware and cleaning. It really turned me off smooth tops for good. But I might consider an induction unit.

Everything worked when we got rid of it, I think I replaced the clock once. Top was badly scratched up from years of use and it got annoying to use only certain pots, even if it had a "special" burner for non-flat pots. Replaced it with a Kitchen Aid gas cooktop and never looked back.

 

[statenislandgwm]

FROM CRAIGSLIST

corningware cook top

http://easttexas.craigslist.org/fuo/979745275.html

 

[sudsmaster]

My home came with a 36" electric Corningware cooktop like that. I guess it was from the 70's.

I didn't like it. Took a long time to heat up, and there was no indication that the power was on (no pilot light, even). And, one of the controls was defective and didn't shut completely off unless you jiggled it at "Off". After burning a hand on the darn thing I got gas plumbed to the location and replaced it with a five burner Frigidaire Gallery "Gas on Glass" cooktop. Even though it's not the best gas cooktop one could buy, it's much better than the Corningware unit.

I was going to hang onto the old CW cooktop, but left it resting on a swingout shop door (about 8' wide). I forgot it was there when I opened the door from inside, and down it went, shattering the glass. Oh well, no big loss, not if they're going for $50 on CL ;-). It needed repairs anyway. I did get a view of the innards - lots of foamy looking ceramic with coil spring heating elements (like a space heater might have). I was a little concerned it might contain asbestos as well, so it went into the dumpster right away. That was back around 1998.