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Default Breakfast egg stratas - baking containers

In article >,
notbob > wrote:

> On 2006-04-14, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> > Feh. I'm not into plastic lids for those - they warp.

>
> What on Earth did you do to them, put 'em under the broiler? I've
> been nuking mine for over 10 yrs and they haven't warped yet.
>
> > and much-sought-after glass lids for them.

>
> Rare, I'm sure, but "much-sought-after", I can't say. One does not
> seek what one in unaware of. Even now that I know, I have no desire
> to have one.


Well, screw you and the horse you rode in on, nb. "-) LOL!
I broke down and gave one to Sister Irene. She doesn't have a lot of
use/strength in her right hand -- and she's right-handed. Ruined her
hobby time after her stroke. She can't manage the plastic lid very
well and in an weak moment, I gave her one of my glass lids.


st another piece of glass to break. But, I did find
> some on ebay. Was not aware they came in see-through style. Are your
> Grab-it's transparent?


Nope. White, and they're the Corning pyroceram, they're that old.

> Mine are the white Corningware ceramic. A
> now-defunct Corning outlet store had plenty of plastic tops, but glass
> tops were nowhere to be seen.


I haven't seen them in years.

> I wonder if there is more than one kind
> of plastic lid.


Now I've seen white ones, not the opaque colorless ones.

>
> Quick way to cook red potatoes, chayote, etc. Just quarter, add 1/2" water,
> and nuke.
>
> nb

Yup, I do that, too, sometimes.


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