Anonymous wrote:Cast iron, le creuset
Pyrex is also good

Pyrex, like Corelle, is also a tempered glass. Except that it is made in a thickness for cooking instead of a serving plate.

I think the OP is looking for dishes, though.

Anonymous wrote:We had Corelle growing up and it was really, really difficult to break but when it did, it shattered into a billion pieces. I'd still recommend it, though.

I agree. We love our Corelle dishes -- just wish we bought more upfront because our style has been discontinued.

Over the years, I've dropped many pieces, banged them against each other and the countertops and otherwise been rough on them with great results.

EXCEPT for the one time a plate slid out of my hand, skidded off the counter, and landed at exactly the wrong angle. The floor was tile and the plate shattered into a bazillion tiny pieces. Total PITA. But we've never had problems on our wood floors and we still use the set every day.

I've had my set of Corelle for about 15 years. I have service for 16 and have not broken one yet. 6 years ago, we built a home with ceramic tile floors and granite countertops. Almost everything that gets dropped breaks. But not the Corelle. I have dropped a Corelle plate from 5 feet to the floor and it did not break. I'm not saying it is unbreakable, just that it's very hard to break. We love it. In fact, we love it so much that several years ago when we decided to stop buying paper and plasticware for parties, I went on E-bay and found service for 40 of Corelle (we can add our daily use for service for 56) and we've used that for parties ever since. They work great.

That said, our kids are only about a year old, so we haven't tested this with them. They are still using plastic infant dishes, so we'll see as they grow what we end up with.

I grew up with Corelle and I use it, too. Agree with the shattering annoyance, but I've only broken a few pieces over the years. I like it because the dishes are lightweight and holdup for years without fading. The problem is they frequently discontinue patterns, so if you do break some pieces, they can be hard to find and may cost a lot to replace from eBay and other sources.

Cast iron, le creuset
Pyrex is also good

We had Corelle growing up and it was really, really difficult to break but when it did, it shattered into a billion pieces. I'd still recommend it, though.

Anonymous wrote:Corningware is the cook ware. Corelle is its line of dishes/bowls. Corelle is laminated tempered glass, so it's more resistant to shattering than regular china. But it still can shatter.

In my experience, they don't shatter on vinyl flooring in the kitchen, but they usually shatter on tile floors. (clumsy)

Corningware is the cook ware. Corelle is its line of dishes/bowls. Corelle is laminated tempered glass, so it's more resistant to shattering than regular china. But it still can shatter.

Also is corning ware and corelle the same thing??

thanks everyone, so what is a good dish set to get for my family? I want something not too heavy (now I have porcelian and it's insanely heavy and chips), does not break easily, and is safe. Is Corning Ware the best option?

Corelle does break. It is a total PITA to clean up too. It doesn't so much as break as shatter into millions, sorry billions, of tiny shards everywhere.

Corelle is multiple layers of tempered glass.

I had this same problem, I ended up buying fine bone china from bed bath and beyond after the woman banged it on the counter to show me how strong it was.
So far so good, I think it's been 6 months we have had it

Corning glass. Check the web. Very cool.

I am thinking of buying Corelle for my everyday dishes since i have 2 kids that drop stuff. But I want something that looks decent and nice. What the hell is Corning ware made of and how is it so unbreakable? Is it safe?