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by **eamarquardt** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 7:26 pm

S. Heisley wrote:.
I use almost unbreakable Corelle..........

Almost is the operative word.

We had a kitchen with a tile floor. :thinking:

Corelle shatters into a bazillion pieces when it does break. :thumbdown:

Ask me how I know. :lol:

I doubt it would ever break if you dropped it on to dirt. :thumbsup:

Cheers,

Gus

by **Mukilteo** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 7:29 pm

I store my glassware at home.
Come to think of it I only have a couple of glass items. Never replaced them when they broke.
For me, camping is no place for glass.
Just like no glass at the pool. Don't need glass shards where barefoot kids can step on them.
That means no glass bottles, only cans.
Hey, I'm camping, not at a snooty restaurant.

by **S. Heisley** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:08 pm

It does sometimes break. I don't know how it would fare if it hit a rock. However, in 40 years, including occasionally dropping it on a tiled or vinyl-covered cement floor and on a bare cement floor, I've had one Corelle plate break. That one broke in the sink, of all places. But, it was within the two year warranty period; so, they sent me a free replacement. (When camping, I usually take paper plates with me as well.) Many places sell it by the piece, which is kind of nice, because you don't have to buy a ton of things you don't want or need.

Of course, the thrift stores carry and sell most any kind of plate for pennies....

by **eamarquardt** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:28 pm

S. Heisley wrote:It does sometimes break. I don't know how it would fare if it hit a rock. However, in 40 years, including occasionally dropping it on a tiled or vinyl-covered cement floor and on a bare cement floor, I've had one Corelle plate break. That one broke in the sink, of all places. But, it was within the two year warranty period; so, they sent me a free replacement. (When camping, I usually take paper plates with me as well.) Many places sell it by the piece, which is kind of nice, because you don't have to buy a ton of things you don't want or need.

Of course, the thrift stores carry and sell most any kind of plate for pennies....

Clearly I'm harder on Corelle than you, ha. Suzy grew out of it so we no longer have any. I liked it though.

Cheers,

Gus

by **Alleged User** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 9:02 pm

We had the granite ware for a while, but they always clang and bang around. The plates were too big anyway, so we switched to melmac plates and mugs. Now everything fits perfectly in the bucket boss and stays quiet. 2 cook pots with lids, plates, mugs, and bowls stack perfectly in the main bucket part, and the 20 or so pockets around the sides hold little stuff...sponges, ziploc bags, bud vase for the table, tablecloth clips...all the little odds and ends.

Bucket Boss

by **DMcCam** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:53 pm

Just an fyi about Corelle ware, the more you microwave it, the brittler it gets; at least the older stuff. We used it for years and years then noticed things started to break easier. As we repeatedly microwaved, we noticed the plates retaining more heat. Eventually we retired them after they started to explode into shards with simple drops in the sink.

Cheers,

Dave

by **Techguy** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 12:41 am

Corelle is a hardened glass and that's why when dropped on other glass, porcelain or similar it shattered. I had a set when I first got married and the stuff was great. We tried to get more and we learned the one factory that made it, burned down. Corning discontinued making the glassware at that time. It is now being made by a different company but it may still have the propensity to get brittle with repeated heating. I looked and it is called vitrelle and made of three layers of different glass bonded together.

by **NathanL** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 3:06 am

I guess I've been very lucky with Corelle. I use it camping. It was my mothers set that we took camping all my life. She got it at a train salvage sale (back when people actually shipped non bulk stuff on trains) in the early 70's for pennies on the dollar because it was busted sets but she got enough to make a whole set. I've never broke a piece yet.....

by **bobhenry** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:26 am

nest them back in the ball >

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-Atomic-Red-INGRID-Picnic-Party-Ball-RETRO-32-PIECE-SET-/150906646213?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2322bcaec5

by **matthewp** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:30 am

Thanks for all the great information and recommendations! That kind of information is exactly what I was looking for... Now, off to do some comparisons and follow up research!

by **bobhenry** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:33 am

here is an 07 thread on a similar topic......

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=17060&p=316477&hilit=ingrid#p316477

by **S. Heisley** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 6:26 pm

DMcCam wrote:Just an fyi about Corelle ware, the more you microwave it, the brittler it gets; at least the older stuff. We used it for years and years then noticed things started to break easier. As we repeatedly microwaved, we noticed the plates retaining more heat. Eventually we retired them after they started to explode into shards with simple drops in the sink.

Cheers,

Dave

That explains it. I rarely put mine in the microwave and there has never been a microwave in my tent or trailer.

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