M C'ing Double - MC Series Corningware Pieces

Guess what?

There is even more confusing stuff out there than the N series Rangetoppesr and the S Series Saucepans.  Yeppers, sure nuff.

I was all fine and dandy with the MC series that I knew of.   The "heat up frozen foods in the microwave/store stuff in the refrigerator" pieces that I have are pretty neat and all. (Evidently they are called "Fast Food" dishes)

They came in 2 sizes... The MC-1 (7 x 5 1/2) which is perfect for a box of frozen vegetables (Do frozen vegetables still come in boxes?  I usually buy bags o' frozen veggies)

and the MC-2 (10 1/2 x 6 3/4) I am not sure what this one was designed for, but it's great for storing celery or carrots in the refrigerator.

I have the white ones, obviously, but they were available in Wildflower and Spice o' Life as well.

The feet on the bottom fit into the divots on the lids, so they stack in the refrigerator without slipping, which is a definite plus as far as I am concerned. 

I thought that was all there was... Nice rectangular Refrigerator/Microwave/Convection oven dishes with interesting lids.  (The feet make them non-stove top friendly)

That was before I found THIS......

A French White 2.5 liter "Grill Pan" that is double marked.... not only with an embossed F-4-B, but with a painted MC-4-B number as well?!?!?!

What gives?

So I started hunting around eBay and Replacements limited, not to mention etsy, for other MC pieces.  As expected, the refrigerator dishes, pictured above, showed up, as well as the French White Grill pan, but I discovered that I have another piece of this strange MC stuff.

My French White divided dish is also part of the MC line, though mine does not have the extra mark on it, so I had NO idea.  For some reason or another, the divide dish that I have had for 5 years, only has the original F-6-B embossed mark on the bottom, no printed MC mark.

Which is even more funny, cause the original F-6-B from the French White line is a 1.8 liter low sided baking dish... Like this..... (without the divider)

Maybe the fact that mine is unmarked with the MC is a mistake. Hmmmmmmm......

OK, so I have now shared most of the weird, strange and/or odd stuff that I find as well as the more prosaic everyday stuff (mostly Cornflower, French White and Wheat).  How bout you?   What are all y'all finding out there? 

Where is your Corningware??  email me and let me know....  :-)
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Classic Black and White - Corningware Buffet Server

I only own one Buffet Server.  I bought it years ago, because I had originally thought that it was an interesting round shaped Corningware Skillet without a pattern printed on it. After all, there are many Just/Simply/All White pieces out there, and my Mom's Electromatic Table Range came with a plain white skillet as well.  So I just assumed....  Well, you know what they say about assuming.

It was always lidless, but it came with an interesting handle that, at the time, I had never seen before.

It is a P-series compatible version of what would become the A-series handle.  More appropriately referred to as P-201-HG.

Meaning it doesn't have the cut-outs on the sides to accommodate their larger handles.  Evidently, these were also made in white to accompany the Avocado & Butterscotch Round that was release in 1968.  (I just found that out)

What I didn't know at the time of purchase, was that it was not initially intended to have a clear glass lid.  That is not to say that a clear glass lid will not fit.  For though the original Solid White Buffet Servers were produced only between 1964 and 1968, the shape was revived several times with the introduction of Avocado Round...
 

and Butterscotch Round... 

as well as the Cook and Serve line made to match Centura dinnerware,

and finally in 1975 with the release of Merry Mushroom at Sears.  This was the "round" Corningware that I was familiar with as a child.

So I spent several years looking for a "Merry Mushroom" lid to fit this little 1 quart (B-1) saucepan.

That was before I found out that it was suppose to have a white pyroceram (Corningware formula) lid with an ultra sleek & chic bakelite knob.  (although in 1965 they offered Red and Yellow lids too) Well, I FINALLY found one at the Thrift store the other day.  OK, I should qualify that...  I found one that didn't have a "blistered" bakelite knob because someone used the lid inside the oven set for over 350F degrees.  Which is a definite NO, NO; and one of the reasons later versions had either Pyroceram knobs or Ceramic knobs.

Now Buffet Server is complete.  WooHoo!!

And now it's looking better than ever.

Where is your Corningware??
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