CorningWare Reviews

First, be aware the materials used in newer CorningWare are not comparable to the older dishes. One of the several I bought was a stove top safe 3L dish. The white enamel(?) surface inside the dish is scraping off from using metal forks and knives. There is a lot of damage and I assume the pan is not safe. I emailed pictures to CorningWare. They answered once or twice, then quit replying to my messages for assistance. Not only are they making an inferior product, but they will not stand behind it.

I purchased a set of CorningWare French White 10-piece Round Bakeware Set and it arrived broken. The pieces resulted in broken shards of ceramic in the box, which can be hazardous to the consumer. Upon arrival, I immediately reached out to customer service team for a resolution as the set was initial ordered as a Christmas gift. In the last 3 weeks, there has been no resolution. Timeline of events: 11/22/2022: Placed order. 11/29/2022: Order shipped. 12/03/2022: Order arrived as damaged. 12/03/2022: Email sent to customer service with photos attached of the damaged items. 12/08/2022: Email received from customer service asking for photos. 12/08/2022: Email sent to customer service AGAIN with photos of damaged items. 12/12/2022: Follow-up email sent to customer service inquiring for update. 12/19/2022: Another follow-up email sent to customer service inquiring for an update and resolution.

Bought Pyrex set at Walmart 10 days ago. First time I used it for a rack of ribs. Put it in a 350 degree oven and 40 minutes later it exploded into a million pieces. Ruined a $20 rack of ribs and my dinner. The grease from the pan went to the bottom of the oven and filled my house with smoke. At 75 yrs old I cannot bend down nor stay on my hands and knees long enough to clean it up. My housekeeper will have to make a special trip and it'll cost me about $40-50 to get it cleaned up. All the other reviews are the same story, why are they allowed to sell this stuff?

I purchased two CorningWare bowls, approximately 6.5 x 6.5, white with a white and red top at the Corningware/Corelle store at the outlets in Rehoboth, Delaware. They are a nightmare. They certainly seal tight. So tight it takes pliers and a strong armed male to get the lid off. It slides all over the place and when you do get the lid off your first thought is to throw the blasted thing away.

I have used your product for years & years. Need help replacing a cover for my small 7 1/4 in by 4 1/4 in by 1 in small item. The # on the bottom is F-15-B 475 ML 12 and on the cover is F-15-VPC. The cover dried out and is all cracked. Perhaps you have a cover to fit this size. The one I have and cannot use is of some sort of rubber material. It is really old, so you can see that I have used your product like forever. I have most of the casseroles that you make and love them. They all have the glass cover. Thanks for your service.

I just took chicken and rice out of the oven. Brand new baking dish and glass lid and used it for the first time. I didn’t notice the lid didn’t fit, and am now tending to a steam burn up my arm. Be aware of poor CorningWare Baking dishes. My product was purchased from Walmart...

I have used this electromatic skillet for many years. One of my favorite appliances. I many times put the skillet in the oven or microwave without a problem. Tonight I was microwaving scalloped potatoes & as I took pan out of microwave oven there was a bang & pan broke into 2 pieces with many small shards & splinters. I was very startled & for a minute couldn't figure out what had happened. I knew I had a good grip on the handles & hadn't dropped it; it would have landed on stove if that was the case. I have many CorningWare pieces which I have always loved, but now I'm not sure what to do with them.

The casserole dishes French White, that are being sold at Walmart are worthless. The lids rock back and forth and do not touch correctly. I had bought one for daughter's house, and when opened it noticed this immediately. Thought surely this was a one time goof up. Nope... Took it back and opened every one on the shelves and all of them were doing this. I have used CorningWare for decades now and this is the first time I have ever seen such shoddy quality. SAVE YOUR MONEY... Go to Goodwill and buy vintage.

After a recent dinner the lid to large casserole was drying on rack when we think our cat pushed it off of counter (this cat very precocious). Heard a tremendous shattering sound and found the kitchen floor covered with small pieces and shards of glass - Some landing 10-15 feet away in our living room (found a shard perched on lazy boy seat)... Still finding pieces and really concerned how this lid shattered - very dangerous and not wanting to replace. Think CorningWare should be concerned.

I purchased a round dish and a rectangular dish, each with glass lids in about 2010. I used them without incident until about 3 years ago when I took the rectangular dish out of the cupboard to use it and discovered a crack line extending pretty much all along the bottom of it. I didn't want a mess to clean if it broke in the oven, so I just threw it out.

While watching TV the other night, I heard what sounded like glass breakage, but we were all together watching TV. So I figured it was the dishes in the sink shifting. The dog had heard it too because he lifted his head up and looked at me. Anyway the dog's water is in an older white Corningware cereal bowl and it just burst! No one was around. It was just sitting on the floor. My husband noticed it was in a million pieces and asked me what happened. Well I didn't know until I thought back to the sound that I had heard and remembered that the dog heard it too, as I said we were all together watching TV. Weird huh. Glad we weren't in there when it happened.

While making dinner two weeks ago, I took a 25-year old CorningWare casserole dish from the drawer. At room temperature, it suddenly exploded in my hands. With glass and blood all over the floor, I had a deep laceration across the joint of my thumb. After receiving seven stitches in the ER, I came home to my toy poodle keeping her one eye closed. The next day the Vet examined her and found she had been hit with glass and her eye had multiple scratches. Much pain and emotional stress due to my dog's injury, is what determined my need to write this. All my CorningWare has been thrown away. My friends have thrown away theirs as well. This product should have a safety warning on it!

Back in the early 80's, I bought some pieces of the Spice O'Life cookware. I still have them and am using them almost daily. I bake omelets in the oven in them with no problem. They wash and cook beautifully. I have even found some pieces in THRIFT SHOPS that are still working perfectly. My recommendation to users is PUT THEM IN A COLD OVEN, SET YOUR TEMPERATURE AND COOK. I have NEVER put them in a preheated oven and I think the PREHEATING is what is causing them to explode. That's just my 2 worth. LOVE MY CORNINGWARE. Made in the U.S.A. too!

I was cooking a curry in my white CorningWare dish tonight. I have had it around 15 years. It was in the oven on 180, I looked inside to check if it was doing OK and as I went to move the dish with an oven glove, the dish exploded and showered me with hot curry and shards of sharp CorningWare! Having checked the internet this evening I see this is often the norm! The original company was sold to China and the materials are no longer "from the freezer, to the oven, to the table" as the advert used to say. Very dangerous.

Corningware 1.5 quart ceramic baking dish - white: I was removing a hot beef stew from a slow cooker into this product for storage. When I placed the glass top (not sure if the top is even real glass) it exploded into a thousand pieces. Glass flew everywhere and a piece just missed my left eye. My wife and my dog were also in the kitchen at the time of the explosion and we were very lucky that nobody was injured by the flying glass. In my opinion this product is hazardous and Corning should remove it from retailers shelves. I bought the product at our local Target store and I have sent a picture of the dish after the explosion to Target.

Recently my brother an awful experience with Corning ware dish. It fell on the counter and broke into fine sharp chips everywhere in kitchen and living room. Unfortunately one piece hit his eye and he bled a large amount. He was driven to emergency and treated with antibiotics, he also lost several days of work. I would really appreciate if these dishes are made in a way, when they break injuries can be avoided. I also use them, mine also broke many times. I was lucky got away with minor pokes.

I put a room temperature pork tenderloin in my Corning roasting pan and put it in a preheated oven. After only 5 minutes I heard a loud pop. The dish had exploded in the oven and glass was everywhere. What a mess! I was shocked. I still use my Corningware from 1970 and never had a problem.

What an unbelievable experience with this glass dish - a three hour clean up taking the whole oven apart including the door. The oven was set at 325 and after about ten minutes in the oven I opened the door to check if my dessert was fine and the dish simply exploded broke and the cream, sauce and shattered glass were everywhere. This was the new type Corning, with a handle on each side of the 9 x 13 dish, clear glass, purchased just this year in December at a Corning store. I have two others in smaller sizes and now will be terrified to use them. I guess I will have to go back to metal pans.

My wife had set the oven to 400 degrees at 10 minutes and placed the baking dish in the oven, with two pieces of fish in it. She has done this several times with no problems. This time, after baking for about 9 minutes, the dish simply blew apart. We have never dropped this dish nor abused it. Had we been taking this dish out of the oven and it shattered, CorningWare would be looking at a serious liability situation. Something needs to be addressed for this continued flagrant attitude that CorningWare has adopted.

I was baking a chicken breast in the oven at 450 degrees for 25 minutes and when I took it out and the dish cooled, I noticed that my dish had a huge crack in it. I paid good money for two dishes and now I am afraid to use the other dish. After reading the other reviews, I am glad I did not leave the dish in longer because it probably would have exploded.

I had two (2) Pork Tenderloins that I had placed in two (2) of the same Corning ware/Pyrex glass baking dishes. Each tenderloin got its own baking dish. After 20 minutes of cooking at 350 - I went to the oven and opened the door to check on the progress of them. All of the sudden one (1) of the baking dishes EXPLODED right in front of my eyes! Glass went EVERYWHERE! There was glass in the oven, in the other baking dish, on the floor, on my arms and hands, in the drawer below the oven - it was everywhere.

I had a beautiful white casserole dish that was made in the USA. I accidentally hit it on the granite countertop and it chipped - not shattered. I begrudgingly bought a set of Corningware casserole dishes with glass and plastic lids. I am disgusted that it is made in China. After reading the posts on this website, I am taking it back and going on the hunt for MADE IN THE USA cookware. Companies located in the United States and that use China of all countries to make their products lose my respect and business!

Several months ago at Target, I purchased a small, shallow oval, 23oz French white stoneware dish with a plastic lid that vents. I washed it and put it away. Although I used the dish several times, I didn't use the lid for a few months. When I attempted to fit the lid on the dish, I discovered that it just doesn't fit. It seems to be too small. I worked at it for 20 minutes and then asked my boyfriend with huge strong hands to try. He couldn't either. I don't have the receipt and I already used the dish, so I didn't attempt to return it. I would like a replacement lid sent to me.

I was visiting my favorite family. The lovely hostess made delicious sweet potatoes with honey, and we put them in the fridge in a CorningWare casserole dish. Well, I picked the dish up and the cover slid off so quickly that we could not save the dish from dropping to the floor shattering in a million pieces, mixed well with orange potato. The dish is replaceable, the potatoes not, before she gets home anyway. Dear CorningWare, I hate you.

I put a room temperature baking dish with glass top in the oven with a chicken and rice dinner at 350 degrees. About 20 minutes later, I heard a loud bang. It was loud enough for even the dog to come running and barking into the kitchen. It sounded like a large gun shot. Upon looking around to find the source, I opened the oven and saw that the glass top had shattered. I closed the oven and turned it off, waited for it to cool and then put a towel over the top to keep it from exploding to my face. I threw out my dinner and cleaned glass shards out of my oven for the next hour. Tiny, tiny pieces everywhere. It was not taken from the fridge or freezer; it was at room temp!