Where dinnerware and cookware brands are actually manufactured, and how country of origin connects to the safety standards a product was made under.
How is borosilicate glass made? Not one way, three different ways, depending on what’s coming out the other end. A lab beaker, a Pyrex casserole dish, and a hand-blown glass pipe all start from the same molten batch of silica…
If you’re asking, ” Is Pfaltzgraff made in the USA?”, the short answer is no, not anymore. Pfaltzgraff dinnerware was manufactured in York County, Pennsylvania, from 1811 until 2005, when the company was sold to Lifetime Brands, and production moved…
If you’re searching for stainless steel dinnerware made in the USA, you’re going to hit a wall fast, and most of what you find online won’t tell you why. The short answer: stainless steel dinner plates and bowls are not…
A box of “Made in USA” plates showed up at a relative’s house last Thanksgiving, and within ten minutes, three people at the table were arguing about whether the brand on the bottom still meant anything. That’s the real problem…
If you’re searching for wheat straw plates made in the USA, there’s something you need to know before you spend time comparing brands: no wheat straw plates are manufactured in the United States in any meaningful sense. Every brand selling…
Rubbermaid’s own FAQ page puts a number on it: about 80% of its products are made in the USA. That sounds like a clear answer. It isn’t, not really, because “80%” blends garbage cans made in Virginia, food storage made…
If you’ve ever held a Fiesta plate and noticed how different it feels from everything else, heavier, denser, somehow more solid, the answer starts in Newell, West Virginia. That’s where, since 1936, every piece of FiestaWare dinnerware has been made…
If you have recently found yourself turning a plate over to check the backstamp, you are not alone. The question of whether dishes made in China are safe has become one of the most searched kitchen safety questions of 2025,…
Gibson dinnerware is not made in the United States. Despite being an American-headquartered, family-owned company based in Los Angeles, California, Gibson Overseas Inc. manufactures its dinnerware primarily in China, with additional production in Thailand, Vietnam, and India. The company maintains…
Few kitchen brands carry the kind of quiet familiarity that Corelle does. The history of Corelle dishes stretches back to 1970, but the real story begins decades earlier in a Corning Glass Works laboratory, with a material that was never…
