Oh yeah?  You seem to know an awfully lot of details about breaking this
stuff, old butter fingered brother of mine.  Heh-heh.

Not alone any more dropping dishes on the floor lion
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Schwery" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: Cooking Discovery


> Paul, it doesn't break easily, but, when it does, it shards like
> glass.  The stuff is slick so I can see why butter fingers drop it.  Lol.
>
> At 06:13 PM 12/28/03 -0500, you wrote:
> >Strike that, John.  You're right, it is glass.  From their website:
> >
> >CORELLE dinnerware is created through a very special glass lamination
> >process, which thermally bonds two clear "skin" layers of glass to a
white
> >or beige "core" layer. This proprietary technique is unique to CORELLE,
in
> >fact we invented it! Beware of other so called "break resistant" dishes.
If
> >they don't say "Corelle" on the back, they won't have the same light
weight,
> >chip resistance, stackability or overall durability that our product
offers
> >you.
> >
> >
> >Yeah, right.  They've obviously never met an Italian chef.  Heh-heh.
> >
> >Butter Fingers Lion
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 6:09 PM
> >Subject: Re: Cooking Discovery
> >
> >
> > > Oh, not that it matters, John, but I'm sure Corelle is plastic because
> >glass
> > > would retain heat.  And I could tell it was plastic when I broke it.
> >Smile.
> > >
> > > Paul
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: "Echurch-USA The Electronic Church"
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 6:04 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Cooking Discovery
> > >
> > >
> > > > Yeah, I've seen that, John.  I think it's made of silicone which is
heat
> > > > resistant.
> > > >
> > > > Paul
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "John Schwery" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 5:42 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: Cooking Discovery
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Paul, I don't think Corelle is plastic, but, rather, glass, but
you're
> > > > > right, it doesn't hold heat.  The best oven mitt I have seen is
the
> >Ove
> > > > > Glove.  There is something about the material in those things that
> > > > > withstands heat.  It is a very flexible glove so handling anything
is
> > > > > easy.  In their advertising, they show people grabbing hot light
bulbs
> > > to
> > > > > change them.
> > > > >
> > > > > At 05:32 PM 12/28/03 -0500, you wrote:
> > > > > >Hey, Family
> > > > > >
> > > > > >I just made a cooking discovery that might help some of you, too.
I
> > > have
> > > > > >always gotten frustrated because by the time I finish cooking one
> > > thing,
> > > > > >something else has gotten cold.  By the time I put the whole meal
> > > > together
> > > > > >I've got to reheat everything in the microwave.  My dishware was
> > > Corelle
> > > > > >which is supposedly indestructible plastic, but I managed to
break
> >it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Anyway, a friend gave me a set of Pfaltzgraff stoneware (ceramic
> >china)
> > > > for
> > > > > >Christmas.  The neat thing about ceramic is that you can put it
into
> > > the
> > > > > >oven.  I just cooked pork chops (on a baking sheet) and thought
one
> >of
> > > > them
> > > > > >was a bit underdone so I put the dish back into the still warm
oven.
> > > Not
> > > > > >only did it finish cooking the pork chop (which was really fully
> >cooked
> > > > > >anyway, I later realized) a little more but kept it nice and warm
for
> > > 20
> > > > > >minutes when I had to answer the phone.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >So if you have that same kind of problem you should try using
> >stoneware
> > > > > >(ceramic china).  Some warnings, though, be sure to use mitts
when
> > > taking
> > > > > >the plate out of the oven.  The same thing that makes it work to
keep
> > > the
> > > > > >food warm means the plate will be hot when you take it out.
Also,
> >they
> > > > warn
> > > > > >you not to put the hot plate on a wet surface or the plate may
crack.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Warm belly Lion
> > > > >
> > > > > John
> > > > >
> > > > > Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute. --
> > > > > Josh Billings<*>
> > > >
>
> John
>
> Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute. --
> Josh Billings<*>