Several companies ordered special microwave browning dishes from Corning to accompany their Microwave ovens in the 70s. Some of these companies had specific designs applied to their dishes. The most common of all of these seems to be the Amana "cabin", partially because there are several size of browning dishes, partly because they were the original sellers of the "RadarRange" that started it all but also because this was their "logo" and was used on other items besides Corning Ware Browning Skillets.
Amana
Sears & Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
Norelco
General Electric - Blue
General Electric - Black
Miscellaneous Patterns sold directly by Corning (or used by miscellaneous microwave retailers as a "Gift with purchase")
Blue Scroll
Litton
(Not Corning Ware, made by Narumi in Japan out of Neoceram)
Where can I found more out how to use the microwave browning skillet.
ReplyDeleteHere is a post where I explain how to use one while malin a grilled cheese sandwich.... https://www.corningware411.com/2013/05/microwaving-with-montgomery-ward.html
DeleteI realize this is not the best spot for this comment, but I couldn't figure out where to put it - more appropriate areas didn't seem to allow a comment. Thanks for all the info, it has helped me make sense of Corning Ware with one exception. What do the letters on a box after the "ID code" mean? For instance, A-1-8-WPC vs A-1-8-SR. What does the SR mean? What does the WPC mean? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI realize this is not the best spot for this comment, but I couldn't figure out where to put it - more appropriate areas didn't seem to allow a comment. Thanks for all the info, it has helped me make sense of Corning Ware with one exception. What do the letters on a box after the "ID code" mean? For instance, A-1-8-WPC vs A-1-8-SR. What does the SR mean? What does the WPC mean? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteDid the specialty casseroles come with lids? I have acquired a Montgomery Ward microwave browning grille and when purchased, it came with the dome lid, small knob. P-12-C
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Yes.. they were packaged with either a P-9-C, P-10-C, P-12-C, A-9-C or A-10-C.
DeleteHello, I didnt know where to post my comment so Im posting it here. I just came across your site and it is helping me learn more about Corning ware. Thank you! I'm about to purchase 2nd hand White Corning Ware that says P-82-B and P-81-B. Theres also a skillet included with metal bottom. The seller is selling them to me for a great price. Just want to know if those have lead and are they safe to cook from. Thanks in advance.
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to note that there exists also an MW-3, which I acquired recently. By my measure, it is 11.25 x 14.15. I am guessing it was made for microwave ovens that did not have a built-in rotating tray (as our 1984 Panasonic did not). It fits inside our current, newer machine, but is unusable in it because it is too big to rotate.
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