Visions cookware

[kenmore1978]

When one of my rommates moved in, he brought with him a set of Corning Visions cookware. I thought they were very cool UNTIL I tried to cook with them. They have so much thermal mass that if they start to boil over, even if one immediately turns off the heat on a gas range, they continue to boil over. Also, I've found it's virtualy impossible to turn the flame low enough on a gas range to keep things from scorching. I suspect this cookware would work much better on an electric range where one can turn the heat down lower than on a gas range. Haven't tried it yet, but bought one of those heat diffusers to put under them to see if the helps the scorching problem. Anyone else have any experience with this cookware?

 

[DADoES]

I've had a set of Visions for years ... let's just say they're "gently used," but I've not had any serious dislike thus far. I've always had an electric range.

 

[lightedcontrols]

Visions

The ONLY thing this cookware is good for, is use in the microwave. Mark

 

[maytagbear]

Or in the oven..

I've had a few pieces of Visions, and I liked it for oven and microwave, but I found the heat distribution to be LOUSY. It's just clear Corningware (the real stuff.) I sure would not want them as my only cookware. I have Farberware (mostly-love the "Classic" line,) some Revere (good, but not great), a piece of Calphalon (love it, but it's the original, which shouldn't go into the dishwasher.)

Just my opinion.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[kenmore1978]

"but I've not had any serious dislike thus far. I've always had an electric range."

Yep, just as I figured, that and the oven/microwave ability is its only saving grace. An electric range can be turned down to lower temps than gas ranges

 

[petek]

I've had a set for eons and the stuff is lousy even with electric. It's good for the microwave or good for boiling something in water on the stovetop but that's about it

 

[tomturbomatic]

What do people do with the skillets and chicken fryers and Dutch ovens, besides resell them on Ebay?

 

[agiflow]

That was my experience with a set of these. Only good for boiling or microwaving, but certainly not any serious cooking.

 

[spiralactivator]

Visions is good for soups and liquid-based cooking, but not much else. I don't know why they even made skillets.

 

[whirlcool]

Want to see a mess...

Just try frying a breakfast (of the full English varierty, of course) in one of the skillets. Not only will you not be able to keep the eggs together so that they are recognizable due to sticking, but the cleanup of the skillet afterwards will be virtually impossible. It's like the burned food bonds with the glass.

 

[toggleswitch]

Funny, because they say glass and cermaic cleans well in the DW.

I'd get a glass steamer & double boiler, but not much more than that.

Too bad visions doesn't come in clear glass. Do they now have it in blue? Cranberry and beige are not my thing.

 

[whirlcool]

Another problem with Visions..

some people don't like it cause' it's too heavy. DW doesn't like it as it's too hard to handle due to the weight. When the stuff first came out back in the late 80's/early 90's I bought my sister a complete set of the stuff and she said she's hardly used it at all due to the weight. She has sore arms when finished with it.
I use ours for steaming vegtables, it's great for liquid foods. Now if it only came in "non-stick" and could still be transparent. I agree clear glass would be very nice looking.

 

[veg-o-matic]

Am I crazy, or have I seen Visions with a Teflon coating?

veg, who may very well be crazy

 

[agiflow]

Na Veg your not crazy...they made a line of those too

 

[lightedcontrols]

Visions

I had a set of the Visions. The fry pans (two different sizes) were teflon coated on the bottom, but still scorched everything that you tried to saute in them. Even soups, if they had any substance at all, would burn or scorch on the bottom....and I never found the set to bake well either. Mark

 

[kenmore1978]

Visions usage

" I use ours for steaming vegtables, it's great for liquid foods."

Yep, that's pretty much what I've ended up using mine for, steaming and cooking pasta or other things that require LOTS of water.

 

[appnut]

I use my skillet to make omlettes in the microwave. Sometimes on top of the stove, but on a very slow heat. I always use a non-stick spray. I use the chicken fryer to cook chicken pieces in the microwave as well as some other stuff. I pretty much use all my pieces in the nukers. I'll simmer sauces in the 3 quart. And if I'm lazy or tired after work and need to cook rice, I'll do it in the nuker with the visions. That way I don't attempt to burn the house down anymore if I fall asleep with stuff on the stove top. The only thing I don't like is the handles get hot in the nuker. I treat it very gently cuz there's just not much on the market anymore to be used in the microwave for larger quantities. I also have a 4-quart covered roaster I use both in the regular oven and microwave. I'd rather simmer soups and such either in the crockpot or in my corning or visions in the microwave and not have to deal with stuff scortching on the pottom of one of my stainless pans on the stove top. It's all what you're used to and how you execute the process to get the results.