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E-1310 Electromatic Table Range Booklet - Scanned

Compliments of Trent, in Idaho. A scanned copy of the E-1310 Electromatic Table Range booklet.Thanks Trent!The PDF embedding from Google Drive is not the best method of sharing information (it does...

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Rival Crock Pot with Corning Ware Booklet - Scanned

So, I have had this as a gigantic 89 MB .tiff file for about a year.  WAY to large to do much of anything with.  But I finally found a converter that I could live with (meaning it was free)..... So now...

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Corning Ware Electromatics 1963 Booklet - Scanned

The Corning Ware Eectromatics Use & Care booklet from 1963(ish). This is a slightly later publication, as it includes the Immersible Warming Tray (P-54), which was not released until a little...

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Corning Ware Electromatic Dutch Oven and Skillet Booklet - Scanned

Most collectors are familiar with the Electromatic Skillet (P-12-ES heater base & P-22-B dish) and the short lived P-53 Self-Timing Saucepan (only available in 1963).  There was another...

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Corning Ware Microwave Browners and Micromates Booklets - Scanned

After all the information I have posted regarding Electromatic Skillets and Table Ranges, I figured it was time for some scanned documentation regarding the other pieces that receive the most...

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Corning Ware Marks and Mayhem - General Dating of Corning Ware Back Stamps

I think it's time to touch on the dates associated with certain marks.  I have avoided this subject, primarily because with Corning Ware, it is not an exact science.  The Hub Machine began forming...

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Counter (Saver) Culture - Counter Saver Cookie Baking & Rolo Cookies

Today, I am trying an experiment.   I have been asked this question before, about a year or so ago, and I did not have a definitive answer at the time.Can you use a Corning Ware Counter Saver as a...

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American Pie - Shaker Lemon Pie in an American Oil P-309 Pie Plate

What can possibly be more American than pie?  Well, pie baked in a Corning Ware P-309 pie plate in the American Oil (Amoco) promotional pattern, of course.   While it could be argued that an Apple Pie...

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Kraut in Kornflower Korning Ware - Reuben Casserole

There is nothing quite as tasty as a Reuben sandwich; that is, unless you throw all the ingredients in to a casserole dish.This is one of my favorite casseroles because.... Well.... It contains...

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Corning Ware Does Americana - American Goulash (Johnny Marzetti?)

Though my mother received several pieces of Cornflower for her wedding, most of my Corning Ware memories from childhood revolve around her gigantic Spice O' Life 5 quart (A-5-B), the Electromatic...

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Rhode Trip with Corning Ware - Rhode Island Clam Chowder

I took a little "road trip" to the East Coast for dinner this evening.....Not many people seem to know about Rhode Island Style Clam Chowder, aside from those that actually live in Rhode Island....

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Cracking the Cradle Code - Corning Ware Cradles

It was recently brought to my attention that I have not really discussed Corning Ware cradles.  To date, I have only touched on adding rubber feet to the bottoms of the Platinum cradles and run through...

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The Snack-it Does Breakfast - Egg'spertly Baked Eggs with Lemony Asparagus

This recipe did not originate with me; I saw it at Kaylin's Kitchen, linked by a Facebook post.  Be that as it may, it sounded SO delicious, I had to talk about it here.  What drew me to it originally,...

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Gettin' Sauced with Corning Ware - Cornflower Saucemaker Trio

It's been awhile since I have talked about the SauceMakers. Those really strange shaped pieces made by Corning Glass Works' Consumer Products Division starting in 1963 and discontinued at the end of...

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Sweet Wheat - Wheat Floral P-80-EP Percolator

Percolators are abound in the Corning Ware universe.  Things we never dared to dream existed, will suddenly appear out of nowhere.   This is what happened with this Wheat Floral (AKA: Harvest Wheat,...

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More Sweet Wheat - Wheat W-23-EP Percolator

As I have mentioned before, the old story about "Wheat" being the initially intended pattern for Corning Ware, and how the pattern was not ready for production so the Cornflower was used instead, has...

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Early American - Corning Ware, not Pyrex

Most of us that collect anything even remotely connected to Corning Glass Works are familiar with some of the Pyrex patterns.  Early American Pyrex Ware, in it's lovely shades of Brown, White and...

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Bitter Sweet Wheat - W-57 Deluxe Tea Kettle

This was another one of the "difficult to verify" pieces.   Unlike the W-23-EP percolator, however, I actually knew this one existed.  I guess that would make it more of a "difficult to get my grubby...

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Tea... Apparently, it's For The Birds - Corning Ware Game Birds

Very little is known about this "pattern", if one can actually call it that, since it's really a set of 4 patterns.  It appears to have been very popular.  So popular, in fact, that many companies were...

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Corning Ware Electromatic Percolator Cords - What You Should Know

There seems to be some confusion out there about replacement cords for Electromatic items.  Hopefully this post will shed some light on the subject.  I am going to focus primarily on Electromatic...

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Morning Coffee with Avocado Medallion

We are all familiar with the Avocado Medallion percolators that were sold as an accompaniment to the Avocado Round Cookware series.Both stove top models....and Electromatic models.But did you know that...

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Mysteries of Corning Ware - The P-102? Teapot/Cream Pitcher

Since it is somewhat traditional, at this point in time, to reminisce about the previous year, I would like to focus on the biggest Corning Ware mystery to surface in 2017.  It took a bit of luck to...

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The 411 on the C-311 - Centura & Pyrocream Tableware Mugs

I don't talk about Centura and Pyroceram Tableware as much as I probably should.  It IS, after all, a form of Pyroceram, just like Corning Ware.  But I usually hang with the Cook n' Serve items that...

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Mysteries of Corning Ware - Bistro/Cafe Pattern on P-43

I don't really have a whole lot to say about this mysterious pattern.  It seems to only have been available on the P-43-B and no other pieces.  The official name has not been verified, but "Bistro" and...

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No... Just no. - You Cannot Retire and Buy an Island on Corning Ware Sales

I was going to just let this all run it's course, cause this happens just about every year in January, but this year the rumor mill seems to have whipped a frenzy of insanity. I have received upwards...

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