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Post by thyme4change on Nov 9, 2015 21:53:40 GMT -5
In a weird turn of bad luck, my husband broke two bowls, and my daughter broke a plate. All in 24 hours.
My daily dishes are the ones we got for our wedding in 1997. They are big, heavy stoneware. I like them, but they have some problems. First, they are heavy. My kids have to put them away one at a time. I only do a couple at a time, in fear that I will drop them all. Second, they are thick and they don't really fit well in my dishwasher - especially the much-used bowls. Third, they are super-dated - which doesn't bother me too much, but it is still true. Fourth, they have been discontinued for a decade, and we now have an inadequate number of bowls and plates. I bought some non-matching bowls and we have some plastic plates from when the kids were little. But, I hate having a 'college table' with random dishes that don't match. I know that is an uptight thing to say, but somehow it makes me feel poor when we can't hobble together 4 matching plates.
I want to buy a new set. I went to the Correll website to see, and I found a few things that were nice, but nothing I was super excited about.
Is there another brand that is light, thin, durable, but still nice? Is Correll the bomb, or is there something better out there?
What do you have? Pros and cons? Help me buy some new dishes. Given my last set lasted nearly 20 years, I want to make the decision carefully. These might be the last set I buy!
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Post by tcu2003 on Nov 9, 2015 22:09:22 GMT -5
We have white ones from Crate & Barrel that I love - I believe it's the Staccato pattern. They are white with little tiny dots on the rim of the plates, and near the outside top of the bowls. They were fairly inexpensive, and we've had them 5 years now with only one broken plate that we replaced (just happened a few months ago). They're not as light as Corelle, but I'd still call them light, and my 3-year old can carry one from the kitchen to the table.
I love that they're classic/timeless and easy to blend in to whatever holiday decorations I want to use on the table.
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Post by swamp on Nov 9, 2015 22:28:58 GMT -5
I have Corell. Durable. Attractive. Not overly expensive. Fucking impressive when it shatters
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Post by Bonny on Nov 9, 2015 22:42:31 GMT -5
Portmerion Botanic pattern. Mine's been collected over 20 years ago but you can still pick up pieces at Ross, Marshall's et cetera.
But if I were in your area I'd buy some newer Fiesta ware and mix up the colors. That way if a piece breaks or chips you don't need an exact match.
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Post by Tiny on Nov 9, 2015 22:45:43 GMT -5
I have Corell. They are basic white with a bit of a ripple border. They are basically "glass" paper plates I bought them as a joke of sorts - since a large number of family and friends eat off paper plates since they don't like to do dishes OR because no one has run the dishwasher and there are no clean plates. But, then I actually liked them so I'm still using them. As a Caveat - I've noticed that other people's older, well used Corell plates sometimes have their patterns show wear or if the family is big on using heavy duty steak knives there may be some scratches. We're talking 25 year old used daily plates - here, not something that's only been in daily use for a year or two. Would you consider a 'casual china' like Mikasa or Noritake? Dang there's some other maker who's name escapes me.... at someplace like bed bath and beyond? I'd just pay attention to the size of the plates, bowls, and cups (some of the settings are made for Giants (12 inch dinner plates, 1 quart soup bowls, and 24 ounce coffee mugs).
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Post by lynnerself on Nov 9, 2015 22:54:20 GMT -5
Fucking impressive when it shatters No kidding. A million shards. Thant said, I think it has happened twice in 30 years of daily use of various sets of Corelle.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 9, 2015 23:02:54 GMT -5
I have a discontinued Mikasa pattern for my primary plates. said pattern has a pristine white food-contact serving area, and I've filled in with Corelle's "winter frost white" color that's available all over the free world in retail and outlets.
honestly, I feel like I've got the best flexibility here. if I choose to keep replacing broken Mikasa pieces (I haven't yet, but the casualties keep mounting) or if I pick a different pattern entirely, I have the basic white as the filler pieces. serving bowls, small platters, rice/ice cream bowls, etc. Corelle is probably the most user-friendly housewares manufacturer I've ever come across. maybe because I'm using their basic white, who knows. but any piece I've ever needed on short notice was either available at the local outlet (no shipping charge) or at my house in a couple days (under $10).
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Nov 9, 2015 23:14:01 GMT -5
We have a discontinued Mikasa set, but have so many pieces, I doubt we will ever be able to break them all! TD had a set of 12 when I moved in. Not long later, his mom bought a set of Dansk and gave him her identical set of Mikasa.....so we have place settings for 24 (give or take a few pieces). If I was going to get some dishes, I'd get Williams Sonoma. I have a set of bowls that I bought before moving out here as my old set didn't have bowls and these kind of matched. Now I want the whole set! www.williams-sonoma.com/products/pantry-dinnerware-collection/?pkey=ctabletop-dinnerware-sets%7Ctabletop-collections-white%7C
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Post by milee on Nov 9, 2015 23:54:51 GMT -5
Didn't you post about this issue a few years ago? Not necessarily breaking a plate, but wanting to replace the big, heavy stuff that didn't fit in the dishwasher.
Maybe I'm misremembering, but I thought you were fairly dismissive of Corelle and ended up finding something you liked from a suggestion at BB&B.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Nov 10, 2015 0:27:22 GMT -5
I have these. DH got them for me for my birthday last year. Dark blue is the accent color I have throughout my kitchen/great room. They are lovely, but when they chip, it shows the white glass underneath. They are chipping far more often than my previous set of white dishes.
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Post by mamasita99 on Nov 10, 2015 4:05:37 GMT -5
I just went through this experience myself last month. I still have a beautiful Mikasa set I got nearly 15 years ago, but little by little the pieces have become victims. Of course the pattern has been discontinued. I'm too cheap to buy another full Mikasa set, but if you don't mind putting out a little cash Mikasa has a line (maybe called ultra china or something else?) that is fine china but still very durable.
IKEA has a nice looking porcelain set, but it only comes in white. I had my kids with me when I went dish shopping and they were horrified at the thought of plain white dishes! They convinced me to buy a stoneware set that has some fun colors and patterns. I'm not a huge fan of stoneware, but the kids were so excited, and they are the ones that empty the dishwasher. I'll give them away when the kids leave the nest and get a nice set of dishes then!
Ooh, another plus for IKEA's dish sets, may of them don't come with the mugs, instead they come with an extra set of plates and bowls. So the typical 4 place setting set is instead a 6 place setting set. I have too many mugs and wouldn't use another set anyway.
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Post by mroped on Nov 10, 2015 7:49:59 GMT -5
You call that a bad day for your kitchen? You should be punished for misleading or something! And and by the way, a bad day for your kitchen would be you walking in with a claw hammer and a 3' titanium wrecking bar, laugh devilishly, nod and start dismantling things. THAT would be a bad day for your kitchen!
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Post by NoNamePerson on Nov 10, 2015 7:50:51 GMT -5
Do you have a Pier 1 near you or possibly an Old Tyme Pottery. Been ages since I had to replace dinnerware but I still have most of what I bought at Pier 1 years ago. Have no clue what they carry now so this suggestion may be useless.
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Post by siralynn on Nov 10, 2015 7:53:48 GMT -5
I have Aspen from Crate and Barrel. Inexpensive, white, but most importantly, doesn't get hot in the microwave (within reason - you can still grab the edge of a plate after heating up leftovers).
I grew up with Corelle though. Damn that stuff is durable. I've seen it bounce when dropped too!
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Post by Cookies Galore on Nov 10, 2015 7:54:28 GMT -5
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Post by resolution on Nov 10, 2015 8:09:02 GMT -5
I still love Corelle. You have a Corelle outlet in Mesa, it may be worth it to drive down there and see if you find any pattern that you would like in person. I was pretty surprised at the modern patterns the last time I stopped in there, because my mind was stuck associating them with the 70s.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2015 8:09:37 GMT -5
I like Corelle for its practicality. I have 24 plates that take up no more room than probably 8 (or less) stoneware. I wouldn't use anything else for day-to-day, and I actually have at least three more sets of dishes. I have Wedgwood everyday dishes, Pfaltzgraff Christmas dishes, and my aunt's china/crystal that is packed up. It doesn't chip or break easily, which is important since I have young grandkids. The dog even has her own Corelle in a different pattern. It's just two bowls from the thrift store, but I wanted to differentiate so that my kids didn't claim I was feeding them from the dog's dishes. They aren't the prettiest dishes in the world, though.
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Post by thyme4change on Nov 10, 2015 8:42:46 GMT -5
Didn't you post about this issue a few years ago? Not necessarily breaking a plate, but wanting to replace the big, heavy stuff that didn't fit in the dishwasher.
Maybe I'm misremembering, but I thought you were fairly dismissive of Corelle and ended up finding something you liked from a suggestion at BB&B. That was probably me. I did buy some plain white bowls, because I didn't ever settle on anything I liked. I wasn't quite as serious about replacing the full set as I am now. I thought my husband would freak out because he is weird about the most random things. Now that we have lost a few more, he can suck it up. The bowls I did buy at BB&B are okay - but they don't really fit in my dishwasher either. They are much bigger at home than I thought they were in the store. And, we have already broken one.
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Post by thyme4change on Nov 10, 2015 8:59:22 GMT -5
Ugh - went on Crate and Barrel - lots of cute stuff, but they don't have the sizes of the plates or bowls. What is wrong with online retailers? I guess I will have to drive over to the store. Pisses me off. ETA: I found it. They had to hide it so I have to click 19 times to find out the most basic info.
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Post by tcu2003 on Nov 10, 2015 9:14:49 GMT -5
One of the things I love about my set from Crate & Barrel is that the bowls are smaller - more along the size of the Corelle bowls, not the enormous ones that many of the other sets have.
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Post by teen persuasion on Nov 10, 2015 9:36:55 GMT -5
I still have the big, heavy stoneware set I started with, but they are packed up in storage. For everyday I use my Corelle dishes. I love that they are thin and light and sturdy (except for those catastrophic failures). Mine are a mix of 3 different sets - two have complementary blue patterns, and the third is an ugly harvest gold pattern, but I'm currently only using the bowls from that set, and there is little pattern on them. We woke one morning to find that the stack of plates and bowls had slid, and several bowls shattered spectacularly when they made it beyond the counter and to the floor. Thus my need to supplement the supply of bowls for our family of 7. When we get back to just 2 of us, I won't need so many extras. For holidays with extended family I'll use the good china.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Nov 10, 2015 9:52:10 GMT -5
I have Dansk Cafe Blanc which I love! It's not as durable as Corell, but it's pretty good. I also have a few pieces of the Christienshaven Blue since I like to mix and match. I noticed that Dansk is now owned by Lenox. That must have been a fairly recent acquisition since I bought some of my pieces a couple of years ago.
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Post by Happy prose on Nov 10, 2015 10:18:14 GMT -5
I love my Corelle! I had the heavy stoneware. When my dad died, he still had my mom's Corelle from the early 70s. I took it and love it. It's white with a little blue on the trim. I think it was called the snowflake pattern. I've never broken one. When you need to add a serving bowl or something, they make plain white so it matches.
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Post by alabamagal on Nov 10, 2015 10:29:57 GMT -5
I love Corelle! I don't like heavy stoneware for everyday use. It is just too hard to put in the dishwasher and put away in the cabinet.
It used to seem like it was pretty durable. But when we remodeled our kitchen from linoleum floors (oh the horror!) and put in tile floors, the number of broken dishes increased greatly, even with the kids putting away dishes. The type of floor greatly increases the probability of dishes shattering.
We moved in February and now have hardwood floors and haven't had any Corelle dishes shatter. But also all the kids have moved out so there are less dishes being dropped.
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Post by giramomma on Nov 10, 2015 12:38:29 GMT -5
I have had very bad luck with Corelle.
Our set is 8 years old. Many of our bowls and plates have chips. The coffee mugs are still nice..
We can't blame the kids, because the kids don't use the bowls..
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Post by Timberwolf on Nov 14, 2015 18:03:35 GMT -5
I ended up getting a set at Ikea because they were reasonably priced for a basic white/off white set, but better than that you can buy pieces individually for the various sets. I am a good one for breaking dishes so when we did a kitchen remodel a couple of years ago, Ikea it was for the new everyday dishes. The funny part is, I haven't broken a single one yet.
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Post by toomuchreality on Nov 14, 2015 18:18:34 GMT -5
I think my parents had their Corelle for about 1,000 years. The only problem they had, was when a neighbor didn't return it. For years, I have had stoneware, but I finally gave it away about 6 months ago and bought Corelle.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2015 18:35:16 GMT -5
I have had very bad luck with Corelle. Our set is 8 years old. Many of our bowls and plates have chips. The coffee mugs are still nice.. We can't blame the kids, because the kids don't use the bowls.. That's interesting. I have never seen Corelle chip. It shatters, sometimes breaks in half, shows occasional utensil marks, etc. But I haven't seen it chip.
Are you certain that you don't have some sort of stoneware made by the same manufacturer? You'd know because Corelle has the weight of a glass paper plate if there was such a thing. It is incredibly thin, too.
I can't imagine what a chip would look like since it doesn't really have layers.
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Post by CCL on Nov 14, 2015 19:02:18 GMT -5
Mine has had a few chips through the years although typically they shatter into a million pieces.
I finally replaced mine after 30 years because they were worn on the edges from vibrating/rubbing in the dishwasher.
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Post by Tiny on Nov 16, 2015 16:07:34 GMT -5
I have had very bad luck with Corelle. Our set is 8 years old. Many of our bowls and plates have chips. The coffee mugs are still nice.. We can't blame the kids, because the kids don't use the bowls.. That's interesting. I have never seen Corelle chip. It shatters, sometimes breaks in half, shows occasional utensil marks, etc. But I haven't seen it chip.
Are you certain that you don't have some sort of stoneware made by the same manufacturer? You'd know because Corelle has the weight of a glass paper plate if there was such a thing. It is incredibly thin, too.
I can't imagine what a chip would look like since it doesn't really have layers.
One of my Corelle plates has a chip on the underside of the edge. You don't really see it - you feel it when you run your fingers around the rounded "safety edge". It's not sharp and I keep forgetting about it - I've been meaning to pick up a replacement plate at Walmart for the last 3 years or so.
I've never witnessed a Corelle (specific) plate or bowl breaking - but I did manage to break an old FireKing white glass bowl (with handles) - the one cup size. I watched it fall in slow motion (as the oatmeal in it sprayed across my living room rug) - and didn't think the bowl would break (bounce on the carpeting?) ... but it hit the edge of the coffee table just right and exploded into 3 large pieces with the rest being a million little glass shards. Thankfully it all vacuumed up and I never had a problem.
I've got decades worth of use out of old Pyrex, Fireking, Glasbake (40s-50s) and Corningware (from the 70s) cookware/bowls/mugs. I use some of it daily - and I can only report the two issues above. The Corelle plates are "new" maybe 15 years old or less. I've never had a dishwasher, store my glass cookware separate from pots/pans, only had vinyl or linoleum kitchen floors, and am Always Mindful of NOT putting hot glassware on cold surfaces or into cold water.
I've heard plenty of horror stories of the glassware "exploding" or "chipping" or "cracking" and I have NO doubt that it happens. My vintage glassware just might not have experienced as much 'bruising' and bumping as other people's.
oh, yeah, I have 2 small square Corelle plates that I use for wet cat food for my cats... so my nephew is over (6'3'' 280pounds) and he manages to step on one of the plates. The plate survived.
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