Practical, safety-first buying and care advice for dinnerware and cookware, how to choose it and how to keep it food-safe over years of everyday use.
If you are searching for the newest Corelle patterns, you are most likely doing one of three things: shopping for a new set and want to know what is currently available, checking whether a pattern you saw at a retailer…
Corelle has been producing dinnerware since 1970, and in that time, it has released well over 100 patterns, from the plain white Winter Frost that launched the brand to bold floral designs that defined the 1970s and 1980s kitchen aesthetic.…
Vitrified porcelain dinnerware is porcelain that has been fired at temperatures between 1,200°C and 1,400°C (2,200°F–2,550°F) until its clay particles fuse into a dense, glass-like, non-porous structure. The result is a material that does not absorb water, resists staining and…
If you’re searching for unbreakable dishes like Corelle, you’re likely trying to solve one of two problems: you want to know whether Corelle itself lives up to its reputation, or you need something that performs better for your specific situation,…
The search for non-toxic, durable cookware almost inevitably leads to glass and, more specifically, to the question of which borosilicate glass cookware brands are worth buying. The category has grown significantly, but it has also become more confusing. Some products…
Choosing dinnerware is more consequential than it looks. The material determines how long your set lasts, how much of the dishwasher it can withstand, how well it keeps food warm, how heavy it feels when you carry six plates from…
Borosilicate glass is among the most durable glass materials available to consumers and scientists alike, resistant to thermal shock, chemically inert, and built to last through decades of daily use. But it is not indestructible. A dropped Pyrex dish, a…
Microwave weight matters more than most people realize until they are standing in a car park trying to lift one into a hatchback, or drilling into a wall cabinet that may or may not hold 60 pounds above a gas…
If you have ever watched a meal go from hot to lukewarm to cold before the person eating it has finished half their plate, you already understand the problem. For most people, a cooling plate is a minor annoyance. For…
Corelle has been a kitchen staple since 1970 for good reason, it is lightweight, nearly indestructible under normal use, and stacks so flat that six plates take up the space of two. But it is not the right dinnerware for…
