Hi emerogork, What you have pictured looks more to be bake ware then stove top use. I have a few pieces of the Corning cookware, sauce pans, fry pan that I have used for cooking on gas flames. I received it for a wedding gift in '81. Still works fine. If you do try cooking on a gas flame, you might want to try putting one of those heat defusers on the cook grate like used for glass teapots,etc.

That corning ware probably has a handle that twists on to attach. Absolutely can be used on stove top... BUT!?! When first married, CW was a typical shower/wedding gift. First apartment had electric stove... typical for apartments?? I BURNED so many things in corning ware on the stove tops... not even funny. It's great for in oven and in microwave, though. I'd check on bottom... usual place for "disclaimers" like use on stove top?!?

The newer stuff is stoneware and says not to use it on the stovetop. It usually has a firing ring (a ridge that is unfinished) on the bottom.

The older stuff is pyroceram and can be used on the stove but is terrible cookware. It is a poor conductor of heat so hot spots. It is good bakeware and much less likely to shatter from changes in temperature than the newer "pyrex"(soda lime glass) or the older clear colorless "PYREX" which is usually made of borosilicate glass. I would be very careful if using convection because, it can hot spot on the side towards the fan or air current. i have replaced as much of my Pyrex with pyroceram as possible. You can find all kinds of it in thrift stores, sales or antique malls. I like it to be pristine and I scratched. It is easy to find that way.

You pieces look like the old stuff but look at the bottom to be sure. They were made to use either stovetop or in the oven.

You might see something like this on the secondary market.

it was an attempt to make the pyroceram heat more evenly by adding a layer of aluminum to the bottom. It doesn't work very well.

Had a "browning" dish for microwave back when MW were becoming more common place. It had some sort of almost iridescent coating on outside/bottom, went a few minutes EMPTY in microwave and then burger/steak went in. A TOTAL waste!

Like wekick said... LOUSY on stove top, whether gas or electric. My grandmother had a small "kettle" type thing that she heated water for tea. She often steeped the tea right in that kettle and inside would get really stained. Some bleach instantly made it white again. Same for "thrift store" stuff. It can be technically clean but not clean aesthetically... a little Clorox will do the trick.

I still use my browning dish regularly in the micro. I have a small one about 9x9" and a larger 12" one with a cover. I use it to heat up frozen or refrigerated pizza.

Corningware in the pyroceram was made in many different patterns. There were some pieces made in Christmas patterns. They quit making pyroceram about 2000. It is owned by World Kitchens and they put their touch on it as they have done with so many iconic brands. They did start making pyroceram again about 2009 but it is very pricey.

This article shows the difference on the bottom between the two.

http://www.corningware411.com/2012/12/avoiding-identity-theft-french-white.html?m=1

Nothing in that coringware411 site looked like anything I have.

They are using the French white pattern to illustrate but there are many many patterns in the pyroceram but they usually have a smooth bottom. There are many different markings. By harvest do you mean "spice of life". This was a very well known pattern later in corningware (pyroceram)but have not seen it in the stoneware that I noticed.

Look on eBay to see many different patterns. One of my favorites is Merry Mushroom exclusive to Sears years ago.

I use the pyroceram on the stove top frequently, but yes, it can burn. It doesn't conduct heat as well as aluminum or any other metal, really. What it is though is completely non reactive.

I use my Corningware (1970s through 80s) on my open burner gas range all the time. If the bottom is flat and finished like the rest it is safe for range top use. If it is like like stoneware with an unglazed feel it is not. The cookware the OP posted should be safe to use on a burner. Earlier this evening I fried a single burger for myself in a little 6 or 7 inch Corningware Minuette fry pan. Heats fast, you need to use a slightly lower temp, and cleans up easily.

Hello,

I just found this thread and topic. Maybe someone will see this and can help. I am interested in buying a vintage Corning Ware bake and broil tray. They appear to be made of Pyroceram. I saw several on eBay. One has a coil pattern on the bottom. The others are plain white. Does anyone know about the coil pattern? If that is a safety feature or if it heats up.

Thanks, Joanne

A picture would help.

Is the coil pattern painted or does it appear to be embedded just under the surface and fills almost the entire floor of the dish?

The ones that you can use on the stovetop feel like glass, and the others have that firing ring mentioned above. The older ones do not have the coil.

Gary, I saw the photo on an eBay offer. The dark coil design is as you describe. It takes up the entire under surface, looks to be under the glaze, and the ends look like plug-ins. Thanks for responding.

I saw so many of the broiler pans, including some electric, and some for reheating, and several with chipped corners, that I gave up for now. Too confusing and if the sharp squared corners tend to chip, it would not work well for me. Joanne

One website is bluecornflower.com

Thanks, Joanne

You should post a picture here. Was there a name for the dish? I recall something like that where you would heat (microwave?) to red hot in order to sear meat. I had one but my cat destroyed it.

Your cat? I won't ask! I saw the dish that goes into the microwave on an interview with Marie Smith on you tube. It was made in 1986. She was on a morning show in Tampa Bay. She wrote Microwave Cooking for One.

I still have my own CW, inherited from MOM, all with blue flower. I was gifted the butterscotch and daughter used that at University. I Have several French white. My girls now have all the extras I do not use anymore. They still are trying to get the large baking pan. Good luck girls!

I know that sometimes things burn and I went through that but re-read the directions and once the product starts to heat up you turn down your stove. I use mine to cook in the microwave all the time. If anything sticks to the CW, leave overnight with baking soda and it will be easier to clean!