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 Electromatic cooking vessel, however.

In the mid to late 60s Corning decided to "up the ante", as it were.  They took the 4 quart Sauce Pot (P-84) and ground the bottom flat, paired it with the P-12-ES heater base and a P-34-R wire rack (borrowed from the P-34 Dutch Oven), then sold it as the Electromatic Dutch Oven (P-86).

Because the bottom of the Dutch Oven is narrower than the Skillet, it slides back and forth between the black handles that corral the Skillet and keep it firmly in place.   Thus, the Dutch  Oven came with a special chrome "fence" (P-12-F) that wedged around the handles of the heater base to keep the Dutch Oven from sliding off.

The Dutch Oven was also available, paired with the skillet dish, in a complete set.  (P-12-ES, P-22-B, P-86-B with a single P-12-C cover, a P-34-R rack and the P-12-F Fence ).  Below is the booklet that was included with these Electromatic Sets.




As far as available patterns?  I know they came in Cornflower because I have both pieces.  There appears to have been a P-86 (but no P-22) made in the Limited Edition Platinum Filigree pattern as well.  They may have been available in All White, but that has not been confirmed yet.  It should be noted that the Cookmates (which are white) were released in 1966.  The Cookmates pieces work just as well on the P-12-ES Electromatic Heater base as they do on the "Counter that Cooks", for which they were originally made.

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A Renaissance in Cookware - Corning Ware Renaissance Limited Edition Gift Line

Over the last year, I have written up many posts on Corning Ware patterns in order to provide some semblance of a record for the online community.  The whole idea stemmed from the myriad patterns I kept  running into during my quest for my own favorite pattern, being "Wheat".  There has been one pattern, however, that has eluded me over the last year... Actually, it has been eluding me since 2007 when I first found out about it.

Renaissance.   The limited edition Gift Line pattern from 1970.  The pattern is a copy of an old etching of Stockholm's seaport with victory arch in the book Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna written by Erik Dahlbergh around the middle of the 17th century.

The enamel color chosen by Corning to replicate the etching is referred to as Miniver Grey.

(I attempted to re-stage the original ad, alas I am missing the casserole that was in the 2 1/2 quart along with the purple napkin and 4 forks)

This is the complete set (as far as I know right now --  a new piece of Platinum Filigree just surfaced, so who knows)

The P-84-B (4 quart Sauce Pot)

the P-2 1/2-B Sauce Pan (2 1/2 quart Saucepan)

and the P-1 3/4-B quart Sauce Pan (1 3/4 quart Saucepan)

All three of these pieces show only part of the entire scene.   For a more "panoramic view", one must look to the P-35 Broil and Bake tray, however even this is not the entire scene.....

The last piece in the collection is the 9 cup stove top percolator (P-149) which features the Cathedral located on the left side of the tray.

and then continues the etching all the way around the back side.... Giving you the complete picture.

I did get the wood handled cradle with the P-84-B, which is how it originally came.   The smaller saucepans were paired with the chrome "Royal Buffet" candle warming cradles.  I don't particularly care for the wood handled cradle with this pattern, as it covers up too much of the design.  I will probably opt for the Platinum Cradles when I use my Renaissance pieces. Which will only be for "uber" special occasions.

One thing of note, is the special lids that came with the Renaissance pieces (and "Nature's Bounty" in 1971). All 3 of the lids (P-7-C, P-9-C, and P-12-C) have a pebble texture on their underside.....

as opposed the the non-pebbled standard lids (left)

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I Got Some Mad Skill...ets - My P-Series Cornflower Collection (Part 2)

Well, last night's dinner was responsible for this collection post.  It was a tour de force in skillet usage. Thus, I decided since I had half of my skillets out on the stove or in the oven already, it would be fitting to make "Skillets" Part 2 of my P-series Cornflower Collection.  And quite the Skillet Stockpile it is...  

Top - P-7-B with P-7-C lid (7 inch) sitting in a P-9-B with P-9-C lid (9 inch) sitting on the P-10-B with P-10-C lid (10 inch) sitting on the P-16-B with P-12-C lid (11 inch). 

I do have 5 other skillets in Cornflower, but they are technically not part of the P-Series.  One is an A-series Electromatic Skillet pan (A-22) so I will save that one when I cover the Electromatic Skillets;  2 are Rangetoppers which are N-Series so those will have to wait.  The other two, however, I will go ahead add.... because there really don't have any place else to be.

My 1st and 2nd Generation 10 inch skillets with the Pyroceram lids. (they are really 9 7/8 inches, so the P-10-C lids will not fit them, conversely their Pyroceram lids don't fit on the P-10-B either)

The top one is the 1st Generation (1958/59) with the embossed information on the bottom in the center stating "Corning Pyroceram  Made in the U.S.A". 

The one on the bottom is the 2nd Generation (1959/60) with the fuzzy blue print on the bottom stating '10 IN" Corning Ware Pyroceram Made in the U.S.A'.

Neither of these pieces have model numbers, since model numbers didn't exist yet, (the B-38 on the 1st Gen piece is a mold number, not a model number).  Even though these pieces are model number-less, the P-series detachable handles fit on their lugs, so for all intensive purposes, these are P-series as well.

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Microwaves and Madness - My Microwave Browning Skillet Collection

I never use the nuke-u-lator, simply because I don't believe in subjecting my food to a form of energy that is blessedly blocked by our sweet Mother Earth.  If anything was suppose to be subjected to microwave energy, then the Magnetic field around the planet would be absent.  It's just darned unnatural.  I'm just sayin'

That, of course, does not stop me from collecting the Corning Ware microwave browning skillets. Thus far, I have been fairly picky about what goes in the collection.  I have a tendency towards the smaller P-series handled MW-8s instead of the larger MW-10s, whenever possible.  Why, you may ask?  It's simple really, the MW-10 pieces will not fit in my Microwave.  So, even though I do not use my Microwave, it just seems silly to collect something that I can never use, even though I will never use it anyway...  Does that make sense?  Probably not.  Aren't you glad you're not inside my head?  It does get quite noisy in there sometimes.

Anyway.........  This is my collection thus far.

It's nice to have records of designs made for specific microwave manufacturers as well as for department stores like Montgomery Ward and Sears, Roebuck & Co.  I am still looking for a J.C. Penney one, but I'm not sure whether it exists or not.

Blue Scroll/Filigree MW-10 (with P-10-C lid) in Blue Filigree Medallion (I have not found an 8 inch skillet in this pattern yet)

Department Store pieces:

Sears, Roebuck & Co. MW-8 with P-9-C lid (also available in MW-10, MW-16 and MW-A-10)

Montgomery Ward MW-8 with P-9-C lid (also available in MW-10 and MW-A-10)...

 Microwave Manufacturer specific pieces:

The Amana Radarange...  MW-10 with P-10-C lid (bottom) and MW-83 with P-83-C lid (top).  This pattern was also available as an A-series piece (MW-A-10)

This pattern was a recurring theme for Amana... Western Stoneware was contracted by Amana to produce a "Country Cooker" earthenware Microwave crock with the same pattern (though in brown)

 EKG or Radio Wave/Microwave design MW-8 (with P-9-C) in both Blue and Black.

Though they simply state "Microwave Brown N' Sear" on the bottom, these were actually made for General Electric.  I assume they were a "free gift with purchase of a microwave" type scenario.

Norelco MW-16 with P-12-C lid (and here I thought Norelco only made Electric Shavers?)
This is the largest patterned piece that I have found so far.  It's equivalent to the P-16-B/P-22 -B Electromatic Skillet.

Litton (I have no idea what the model number is of this piece).  This piece does not appear in the group photo above because they are not actually made by Corning.  The Litton skillet (though made of glass-ceramic) was made by Narumi of Japan out of their Neoceram formula. 

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Time For Thai With Corningware - Green Curry Squash Soup

My most used piece, lately, has been my P-84-B 4 quart Sauce pot.  True it holds the same amount as the P-34-B 4 quart Dutch Oven.  But the bottom of the P-84 Sauce pot is thicker than the Dutch oven.

In many ways, the Dutch Oven is designed more like the Roasting Pans (P-21 & P-76)  

In fact, the Dutch Oven originally came with a chrome grill for the bottom.  Just like the Roasting Pans did...  A hint from Corning, no doubt, that the Dutch Oven, though it can be used on the stove top, really lends itself better to oven cooking of roasts.  

Thus, when making soups, I much prefer the actual 4 quart Sauce pan/pot.  It just seems to be the perfect size for soups.  Just wait until I make my infamous Lentil soup.  But first, a trip to Thailand with a decidedly American ingredient.

Squash is everywhere this time of year. But whether disguised as the more familiar "pumpkin" or not, usually these squash derived dishes are sweet.  I challenge that.  I get tired of sweet squash stuff all the time.  There is so much more that Winter Squash can do.  It's not a one trick pony.  You can bet that the Native Americans weren't cooking up sugar laden squash dishes.  That is one of the reasons I love this Lime and Ginger laced soup.   It just hits the spot.  Don't let the Green Curry scare you; of all the choices in the world of Thai cuisine, Green Curry usually has the least amount of heat.  It's very name (Gaeng Kiaw Wan) means "sweet" curry.

Golden Nugget is a deliciously creamy tasting, fine grained squash, similar to a Butternut, but much less sweet.  This helps it fair better in more savory applications.  Another good squash for this soup it Red Kuri, which normally stars in my Squash Risotto.

Now a warning about the Golden Nugget.  It's a tough squash to crack.  So don't be surprised if, unlike the Butternut, you cannot simply use a potato peeler to remove the skin.  It's a bit of a pain to cut the meat off the tough skin, but your patience and time will be rewarded with deliciousness.

 Green Curry Squash Soup

2 TB Coconut Oil (or Olive Oil)
1 1/2 lbs peeled & cubed Golden Nugget Squash (Red Kuri is nice too)
1 small Sweet Onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
2 inches Ginger, peeled & grated on a zester
3 cloves Garlic, minced
4 cups Chicken Stock
2 TB Thai Green Curry Paste
1/2 cup Cilantro, chopped
14oz can Coconut Milk
Juice of 1/2 a Lime
Salt and Pepper

Corningware 4 quart Sauce Pot (P-84-B or A-4-B) though you can probably use a 3 quart (A-3-B)

Spoon the Coconut Oil (or Olive oil) into the Saucepot and place over medium flame to melt.

While you are waiting for things to heat up, go ahead and crack open the Squash.

Scoop out the seeds, peel with a knife and cut into cubes.

When the oil is hot, add the onion and saute until it begins to soften.

Add the Ginger & Garlic and saute 1 more minute.

Add the Squash and Cilantro, stirring to combine.

Pour in the Chicken Stock and the Coconut Milk.

Spoon in the Green Curry Paste.

and the juice of half a Lime.

Bring the whole thing to a simmer....

Then cover and reduce the flame to low.

Simmer the soup for about 35 minutes (or until the squash is fork tender)

Serve with more chopped Cilantro and a slice of Lime.

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