Thanks for these insights. Unfortunately I have very little say in the matter. I love old Corningware for its sentimental value to me personally (I remember my mom using the blue cornflower and harvest patterned pieces at home in the 1980s). I have requested my husband to please try and get some of it shipped to us. His mom will also probably try and take some to her new home (they are downsizing for health reasons). But my sister-in-law is very unsentimental and not in need of money so I wouldnāt be surprised if she threw everything in the trash just to clear the house quickly.
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I wish we had time to find good homes for this cookware but itās probably not to be 
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I have a few pieces of 1970s Corningware I salvaged from my mom and mother-in-law - we use them as serving dishes but Iāve also discovered the deep ones are very convenient for cooking small amounts of biryani in. The heat distribution is very good.
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The old Corningware made in the States is so much nicer than the newer Corningware made in China.
Iām still using 3 of my 4 US made pieces from 1992, which were purchased at a Corning outlet, as well as 2 cornflower pieces from the 70s.
The one newer piece we have, which I bought around 2015, is heavier, and the bottom of the casserole isnāt even glazed. It marks easily, too. Itās inferior to the Emile Henry and Gordon Ramsay oven proof ceramics that are the same age. I only use it when Iām behind on doing dishes, and itās the last oven proof dish available.
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Corningware used to make colored glass saucepans (like so).
i have a French White baker (~9x13") I bought new around 25 years ago that is stovetop safe (at least for gas and glass-top), and I have used it on the stove to reduce or thicken braising liquid without incident. I have one small square 1 qt baker with glass lid bought ~30 tears ago, but I wouldnāt chance that on the stove.
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Is there a charity wherever your in-laws live that offers tax receipts for donating? I donate my unneeded cookware thatās in good condition to Furniture Bank in Toronto. They distribute it to people in need (for free), including refugees and women who have left abusive situations. The Furniture Bank offers a small tax receipt thatās close to market value for the gently used goods.
In London, ON, I donate cookware to the Canadian Diabetes Association, which picks up donations in their truck, St Vincent de Paul , or the Mission Store. No tax receipts with these 3 charities. The collected goods are sold at local thrift shops.
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I had a set of those when I got my first apartment.
I still have the pie plate; one of my roommates wanted the saucepans, I wonder if she still has them.
The glass sets were inexpensive starter cookware, not so the pyroceram.
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