Customer Reviews

CorningWare French White 2 Piece 4-Quart Covered Oval Roaster

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The original "French White" Corningware was made of Corning's 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 to their mothers and sisters.

The pattern is very attractive and can be used with any decor, and they do offer many sizes, 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 stoneware 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 a reappearance 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.

This is a good-sized dish that cooks food very well. However, it is REALLY REALLY hard to clean! Especially the lid. You have to scrub the heck out of the thing!

We had received one of these as part of a set about four years ago. My wife dropped and broke that one a week ago, and within 30 minutes of cleaning up the mess, we had ordered this replacement--that's how much we like it. We regularly double recipes, and this is the perfect size to double casseroles. My only gripe is that there's not a plastic cover for it like the other (smaller) CorningWare dishes in this series.

Hard to find item. I like the lipped edges to use as handles. No problem cleaning, just soak a while. This piece is very large, could be used to feed a real "crowd"!

I have several recipes that only taste good if I cook them in this dish. I'm not sure why, but when friends borrow my recipe and tell me it didn't come out as good as mine, I tell them it's probably the dish.

This one is a keeper. If it breaks, I'll replace it quickly.

Works great for a family of four. Good price shipped fast. Wife loves it. Bought for christmas gift and very satisfied, especially that it arrived on time with the super saver shippin great option. Thank you

I agree with other ratings and comments that have been posted....
If this were a true CorningWare...i wouldn't have the complaints I do. This is StoneWare under the old CorningWare label. This product crazes, cracks and is difficult to keep clean. It's finish is not as smooth/non-porous as the original CorningWare...so it is also more difficult to clean after use. Very disappointed... I will not replace my CRACKED AND CRAZED CorningWare/StoneWare 4qt. Covered Oval Roaster. At least not with another CorningWare product...PERIOD.

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I purchased one of these from Amazon. I mostly use it to roast a whole chicken. I also use it to make casseroles. I have frozen this dish and put it in the oven and it performed perfectly. It cleans up easily with a scrubby sponge and a just a little elbow grease. I loved this casserole so much I purchased another. Now I can roast two chickens at once.

I have an older version of this and needed to replace it. The size works well for all kinds of roasts.