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Corningware is a brand of tempered glass and ceramic dishes made by Corning Glass Works. Originally created by Corning Glass Works, the brand name is now owned by World Kitchens Incorporated of Reston, Virginia. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x600, 133 KB)Corningware flower-print casserole dish set. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x600, 133 KB)Corningware flower-print casserole dish set. ... Tempering is a heat treatment technique for metals and alloys, most often the toughening of martensitic steel. ... This article refers to the material. ... The word ceramic is derived from the Greek word Κεραμεικος (the name of a suburb of Athens), and in its strictest sense refers to clay in all its forms. ... Look up Dish on Wiktionary, the free dictionary For a dish in the sense of a type of prepared food, see recipe. ... Corning Glass Works (NYSE: GLW) is a U.S. manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for technical and scientific applications. ... Corning Glass Works (NYSE: GLW) is a U.S. manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for technical and scientific applications. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Reston is an unincorporated planned community and census-designated place located in western Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. ...


Corningware products are sold worldwide, and popular in Canada and the United States.



There have been problems with Corningware products shattering when overheated and in the case of Visions line, the product shattered unexpectedly in a variety of scenarios. All Corningware products listed operating guidelines to prevent explosions on the bottom or the cardboard inserts.


External links

  • Corningware.com
  • World Kitchens

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Corningware French White Cookware Set Model Review at Epinions.com (1245 words)
I didn't know how to cook, nor did I enjoy doing so, but my mother had used Corningware a lot and it was a brand that I knew.
It didn't take long for me to figure out that I needed "real" pots and pans for stove-top cooking, though, and the Corningware got relegated to the cupboard for the rare occasions when I used it in the oven.
Corningware cookware are the true workhorses of the kitchen.
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