If Walmart thinks there's a market for it, maybe there is.
Online only. For now, at least.
Online only. For now, at least.
What's cookware like you doing in a place like this?
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danemodsandy
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I Guess.....
....Wal-Mart's buying staff never visits thrift stores, where this stuff is more common than oxygen molecules.
....Wal-Mart's buying staff never visits thrift stores, where this stuff is more common than oxygen molecules.
Pyroceram
I have bought quite a bit of pyroceram here in Denver.
I love the stuff, I even use the ones made for the countertop that cooks on my glass smooth top.
I'd like to see it become commonly sold again - and again US made.
I have bought quite a bit of pyroceram here in Denver.
I love the stuff, I even use the ones made for the countertop that cooks on my glass smooth top.
I'd like to see it become commonly sold again - and again US made.
danemodsandy
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Pyroceram:
Corning Ware Pyroceram is plentiful and cheap here in NE Iowa - Iowa housewives must have loved the stuff back in the day.
Working just from thrift stores, I've amassed a collection I don't think I could have found when I lived in Atlanta. I have even scored some of the rarer pieces, like the saucemaker, the 5-liter casserole and the Broil 'n Serve platter.
I've had great luck finding serving cradles for each piece, plus handles and lids for everything.
Now, Farberware - my other cookware love - is an entirely different story. VERY hard to find here. I don't think Black's (the major department store in Waterloo, now defunct) must have carried it; I see a fair amount of Process Patent Revere Ware, so maybe that's what Black's sold.
Corning Ware Pyroceram is plentiful and cheap here in NE Iowa - Iowa housewives must have loved the stuff back in the day.
Working just from thrift stores, I've amassed a collection I don't think I could have found when I lived in Atlanta. I have even scored some of the rarer pieces, like the saucemaker, the 5-liter casserole and the Broil 'n Serve platter.
I've had great luck finding serving cradles for each piece, plus handles and lids for everything.
Now, Farberware - my other cookware love - is an entirely different story. VERY hard to find here. I don't think Black's (the major department store in Waterloo, now defunct) must have carried it; I see a fair amount of Process Patent Revere Ware, so maybe that's what Black's sold.
Odd.....
around here, there's very little Visions at resales and Goodwill. Even real Corning is drying up....
I was hoping for the 5 quart round in Visions..... A very kind friend sent me a 5 quart Corning for my birthday, which I have been using frequently. Great for stews, and wonderful for cooking triple batches of rice in the Radarange.
I have most of my Farberware, for which I am grateful. However, my "grail" piece is the original Farberware teakettle. It looks like a two quart saucepan with a spout, which it probably was/is. The handle is dramatic and swoopy and curves forward. I have always wanted one, and have yet to find one.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
around here, there's very little Visions at resales and Goodwill. Even real Corning is drying up....
I was hoping for the 5 quart round in Visions..... A very kind friend sent me a 5 quart Corning for my birthday, which I have been using frequently. Great for stews, and wonderful for cooking triple batches of rice in the Radarange.
I have most of my Farberware, for which I am grateful. However, my "grail" piece is the original Farberware teakettle. It looks like a two quart saucepan with a spout, which it probably was/is. The handle is dramatic and swoopy and curves forward. I have always wanted one, and have yet to find one.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
norgeway
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Visions!
That stuff will burn water!! I have no time for anything but good heavy cookware.
That stuff will burn water!! I have no time for anything but good heavy cookware.
danemodsandy
Well-known member
Lawrence:
That Farberware teakettle turns up a lot on eBay, though not at cheap prices.
There are two versions of it - an early one with straight sides, and a later one which is much more common. That one has curved or bell-shaped sides.
That Farberware teakettle turns up a lot on eBay, though not at cheap prices.
There are two versions of it - an early one with straight sides, and a later one which is much more common. That one has curved or bell-shaped sides.
lordkenmore
Well-known member
I have no time for anything but good heavy cookware.
Well, Visions gets the "heavy" part right. Not Le Creuset heavy, but certainly heavy compared to cheap non-stick aluminum.
Years back, I had a Visions nonstick pan, and cleaning it was often a hassle. Nonstick Visions worked better, but I've moved past using nonstick.
Well, Visions gets the "heavy" part right. Not Le Creuset heavy, but certainly heavy compared to cheap non-stick aluminum.
Years back, I had a Visions nonstick pan, and cleaning it was often a hassle. Nonstick Visions worked better, but I've moved past using nonstick.
norgeway
Well-known member
I will take!
My Aristo Craft or some good old unhealthy aluminum like Club!
My Aristo Craft or some good old unhealthy aluminum like Club!
Hunter
Yes, the five quart round Visions does have small(ish) handles on the side. It would be dangerous with one long handle and no "helper" handle.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
Yes, the five quart round Visions does have small(ish) handles on the side. It would be dangerous with one long handle and no "helper" handle.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
CorningWare Pyroceram and VISIONS open stock are on sale for 50% off for two or more pieces, i.e.: a VISIONS 5 liter casserole and its lid.
