Well the store had a scratch and dent sale...and my birthday is coming up. So I bought the convection microwave ovencombo I had my eye on for at Half price... Now I need a good brand name for some ceramic bakeware that I can use for combination cooking...Things like a rack to hold meat up of the bottom of a ceramic pan (and the pan too). And cake tins and muffin tins and casserole pans, pie plates etc. Any better brands out there?
-- Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water. -------- FIELDS, W. C.
Well the store had a scratch and dent sale...and my birthday is coming up. So I bought the convection microwave ovencombo I had my eye on for at Half price... Now I need a good brand name for some ceramic bakeware that I can use for combination cooking...Things like a rack to hold meat up of the bottom of a ceramic pan (and the pan too).
There is no such thing as "good" ceramic bakeware... not for utlitarian purposes... ceramic bakeware is purchased *strictly* for it's esthetics. The best bakeware is heavyweight carbon steel... Chicago Metalic is a pretty good brand.
---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- ********* "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." Sheldon ````````````
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I bought the convection microwave oven combo...Now I need a good brand name for some ceramic bakeware that I can use for combination cooking....
If you do mean a combination of micro-only and convection- only, I haven't a suggestion other than the Corning Ware I always use, which I've never seen a ceramic rack for. Were I to *have* to both micro and roast something needing a rack using just one container, I might try balancing the meat onto four or more little upside down ceramic ramekins within the larger dish? But if you are wanting ceramics for the single convection oven use because the one oven is also a microwave, ceramic is not at all necessary, and any preferred metal pan or dish works fine.
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The best bakeware is heavyweight carbon steel... Chicago Metalic is a pretty good brand.
Carbon Steel Won't work in the microwave (it would void my warranty for one thing)...Ceramics will work in the microwave and in the convection (the reason I asked).
Seems I'll have to stick with corningware.
-- Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water. -------- FIELDS, W. C.
I've purchased LeCrueset (sp?)ceramic stuff and prefer it over some of the other things out there. I also have a few items from DANSK that work very nicely. I do use my Le Crueset cast iron dutch ovens ALL the time, but they DO have a line of ceramic. They have clearance sales at the outlets 2x's a year. (I'm pretty sure it is ceramic as opposed to stoneware). Garage sales are sometimes a good place to find cookware items - cheap.
Chantal is one other brand I"ve purchased in the past. I think I bought mine at Kohl's, but I would guess any department store would carry it. (not a Walmart or Kmart). I know that is microwave safe - it says so on the bottom of the baking dish.
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In part, [email hidden] (hahabogus) tells and inquires....
Quoted message said:
I bought the convection microwave oven combo...Now I need a good brand name for some ceramic bakeware that I can use for combination cooking....
If you do mean a combination of micro-only and convection- only, I haven't a suggestion other than the Corning Ware I always use, which I've never seen a ceramic rack for. Were I to *have* to both micro and roast something needing a rack using just one container, I might try balancing the meat onto four or more little upside down ceramic ramekins within the larger dish? But if you are wanting ceramics for the single convection oven use because the one oven is also a microwave, ceramic is not at all necessary, and any preferred metal pan or dish works fine.
[email hidden] (PENMART01) wrote in news:20040608165215.02623.00000726@mb- m28.aol.com:
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The best bakeware is heavyweight carbon steel... Chicago Metalic is a pretty good brand.
Carbon Steel Won't work in the microwave (it would void my warranty for one thing)...Ceramics will work in the microwave and in the convection (the reason I asked).
Seems I'll have to stick with corningware.
Try to get the old corningware -- the stuff that is really ceramic rather than earthenware. You can tell it's the real thing because it says "stovetop" and "broiler" (etc.) on the bottom, not just "oven" or sometimes nothing at all.
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The best bakeware is heavyweight carbon steel... Chicago Metalic is a pretty good brand.
Carbon Steel Won't work in the microwave
Microwaves *cannot* bake..... boiled cake, no thank you.
---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- ********* "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." Sheldon ````````````
Sheldon...I didn't ask about your taste preference in foods. I asked about ceramic bakeware...for use in a combination Microwave convection oven. Something that will do double duty (mostly for casseroles)...Yes I know nuking isn't baking ...Yes I know nuking is a poor second choice...But I still asked about ceramic bakeware as I can't think of another name for the stuff.
-- Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water. -------- FIELDS, W. C.
