Microwave Cooking for One by Marie T Smith
Shopping for Microwave Utensils and Other Kitchen Essentials
Find Discontinued Microwave Utensils at Auctions
Consider the following email from a visitor to
this site who purchased Microwave Cooking for One.
January 14, 2001
I would like to know where the Corning Menu-ette
microwave cookware can be purchased. I tried Kitchen ETC and
Cooking.com, and it wasn't available at those sites. The Menu-ette
sauce pan is used in a lot of the recipes in the Microwave Cooking
for One cookbook. Or what other utensil would be the best?
Thank You for your help.
Della
January 15, 2001
Dear Della,
Don't Panic!!!! This is not a major problem!
The only negative comment I have ever heard (actually read) about
my mother's cookbook is that she described utensils by name brand. I
have to agree with the critic at Publisher's Weekly on that
point. While the Corning Menu-ette items were readily available when
Mom wrote her book, unfortunately Corning decided to quit
manufacturing that line several years ago.
The reason this is not a problem is that what is important in
microwave cooking is that size and shape matter, not the brand of the
utensil. If you don't have a utensil with precisely the same
dimensions as the ones called for in a recipe, just try to approximate
it as closely as you can. The Menu-ettes looked like round saucepans
with handles, about six inches in diameter. There was a 1-pint and a
1½-pint. You can use soufflé dishes that approximate the same size.
The handle is really not important. It was convenient, but not
necessary. Personally, I use Corning's casseroles and pop-ins,
and I still have an old set of the Menu-ettes.
They're just collecting dust in my cabinets. The thing about
CorningWare is it lasts forever.
If you would really, really be more comfortable
using the exact items described in the book, there are always the
Internet Auction sites. I did a search for you.
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You can get this Menu-ette skillet with lid, if you out bid
the $2.00 current bid and pay $4.00 shipping.
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Here is the 6" Browning skillet for only $4.99 plus
$3.95 shipping. I'd snap this one up because Corning doesn't
make this any more, and it is used in the book a lot. No body
has even bid on it. This a real find!
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Note: Notice the small feet
on the browning skillet? Corning browning utensils have small
feet to raise the tin-oxide-coated bottom from
the surface. This is the only utensil you should cook empty in
your microwave oven. You should never place this utensil in a
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And last, but certainly not least, three CorningWare pieces
.... drum roll .... The 1-pint Menu-ette, the 1½-pint Menu-ette,
and the Menu-ette Skillet (all three are used in Microwave
Cooking for One), with one glass lid. Asking price is
$15.00. No bids yet. |
Note: Links have been removed as
auctions have closed.
These are just three items I found with a quick search of "CorningWare".
When I did a search on "Corning" there were over 700 items
listed. As I said before, CorningWare lasts forever, and always
looks wonderful, so I wouldn't have any qualms about purchasing used
items. They might even be collector's items one day, so it could be a
good investment as well as a cooking utensil.
Why Use Auctions?
When it comes to cookware that is no longer
manufactured, one of your best resources for acquiring the items you
want is an online auction. Quite frankly, eBay outdoes them all. I've
used one of those consolidated searches, as well as checked out
individual auctions. I always find lots of results at eBay and next to
none at the other auctions. I'm not saying that you shouldn't look at
the other auctions, just that you're more likely to find what you're
looking for quicker at eBay.


Look for 1-Pint and 1½-Pint Menu-ettes at eBay Auctions

Look for Corning 1-Quart Gravy Maker at eBay Auctions
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Another item referred to frequently in "Microwave
Cooking for One," is the Corning Gravy Maker (also known
as Sauce Maker). This item is no longer manufactured by
Corning, but is frequently offered for sale at eBay!
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It is a very good cookbook and I have yet to find a recipe that didn't turn out as it was supposed to.—Norm Peterson, Arizona
My hubby keeps looking in the cookbook, and asks "when will you cook this recipe?"—Lori Hamby, Florida |


















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