I have a set of white Corning ware (it came with glass lids and plastic lids to refrigerate leftovers) that I got as a wedding gift 20 yrs ago, and I could easily live without it, op. My dinnerware came with serving dishes and I put leftovers in glass Tupperware. I think of Corning ware as mainly for casseroles which I never cook.

I love my Corning ware. Mom has the old cornflower one but mine is plain white and looks great.

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Anonymous wrote:Corning ware is from a time before microwaves...more oven based.

Can’t you still microwave it?

Sure but you can also mircowave in many different bowls no need for a heavy glass top that does not keep things fresh,

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Surprised by several posters who say Le Creuset came after Corningware. My mother used both and received Le Creuset as wedding gifts. Both have evolved over the decades.

I still have Corningware! It comes in plain white now. Someone gifted a set of 10 bakeware pieces to DH and I when we bought our first house a decade ago. It's good, quality stuff! I have Pyrex, too- did you know that Pyrex and Corningware are actually by the same company? And Corelle and Instant Pot, interestingly.

I bought some traditional corningware because of the nostalgia factor. We also use some pyrex. I have started collecting some fiestaware and independent potters servingware for when I feel a bit fancier.

OP are you referring to the bakeware by Corning like the old cornflower pattern?

If so - that is a dated pattern but you can get plain french white styles of the same sort of bakeware; the shapes have also been updated.

Anonymous wrote:Corning ware is from a time before microwaves...more oven based.

Can’t you still microwave it?

Corning ware to bake in or dishes? For dishes it’s a type of layered glass versus earthenwear, porcelain or tempered glass. https://www.thespruceeats.com/dinnerware-materials-908883

For baking, we have pyrex and Le Cruest stoneware.

Corning ware is from a time before microwaves...more oven based.

Corningware has updated versions of their designs. You can visit a Corningware outlet or shop on-line.

There are also many vendors that sell many of the same types of bakeware dishes that are not Corningware, but will handle the same types of use. I was at Ikea the other day and found that they had a line of dishes that were similar to the Corningware that I grew up with. There are many options like those dishes on Amazon and you can find options that feel less "mature matronly" if you choose.

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I would think Pyrex?

Pyrex, but Corningware and Corelle are still the best.

My mom, my grandmas and all my aunts have corning ware, and I grew up seeing that used all the time. For every dinner there was at least one corning ware on the table each night. From my parents' home, I was in the dorms, then moved into an apartment with friends - I brought the couch, tv and vacuum and another girl brought all the kitchenware. She had corning ware too.

Now I'm about to move in with my boyfriend, and I am noticing Corningware has a distinct "lady of a certain age" vibe to it. Is there something that serves the same purpose, but is "younger" looking?