CorningWare French White 9-Piece Bake and Serve Set

by CorningWare

Product Features

• Glass and plastic lids make cooking, serving, and storing easy and convenient
• Durable stoneware material designed for use in oven, microwave, refrigerator, and freezer
• Corningware material resists chipping and cracking
• Non-porous surface does not absorb food odors, flavors, or stains

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 23 x 14 x 12 inches
• Shipping Weight: 16 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00080XHYS
• Item model number: 6018695
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,071 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Corningware French White 9-piece set. Includes 1-each 2-1/2-quart round dish with 1-each glass cover, 1-each plastic cover, 1-each 2-1/2-quart oval dish with glass cover, 1-each 1-1/2-quart open oval dish, 3 each serving cradles. The recipe for a great dish starts, surprisingly, with a great dish! Corningware French White bakeware proves that when it comes to food preparation, few things are more convenient than baking and serving in one dish. With its classic, fluted design, French White oven-to-table bakeware imparts a traditional elegance that is a perfect complement to any décor. Versatile yet stylish, Corningware French White is simple, from start to finish!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It's not original French White pyroceramic! It's only stoneware, August 7, 2009

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Elly (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CorningWare French White 9-Piece Bake and Serve Set (Kitchen)

The original "French White" Corningware was made of their 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. Stoneware is pottery, like a flowerpot. It's sturdy, but if dropped it will shatter, and if the edge is knocked with a spoon it is likely to chip. Repeated trips to the freezer from the over will eventually cause the glaze to craze.

The pattern is attractive and can be used with any decor, but this stuff is not, repeat, really not, what people mean when they say "Corningware." Which, btw, was much lighter weight than stoneware.

Le Creuset can do most of the above mentioned, but it being metal you cannot use it in the microwave. And it's really heavy. 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 being stoneware, it 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 an appearance 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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We all know French White, September 2, 2008

By 

Phlogiston (West Hartford, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CorningWare French White 9-Piece Bake and Serve Set (Kitchen)

We all know French White. We've all seen it and we all know what it is supposed to do. These dishes are perfect for baking and for serving. It works well and saves on dishes. It is neither the heaviest nor the lightest product on the market, but it is certainly perfectly manageable for the average person.

I am handicapped and I can still use them without difficulty.

The metal holders make it easier to remove from the oven and the covers work well for both certain cooking functions and for storage. I supplement this set with another one and it allows me to bake just about whatever I want easily.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great item for the price!, April 10, 2007

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Sherrie Smith - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CorningWare French White 9-Piece Bake and Serve Set (Kitchen)

I really like these, easy to clean, nothing sticks!! They do have a few "lines" on the inside bottom already but I think that's just normal. The holders are excellent!!