~Save Money~Use Up Leftovers With Your CorningWare French White Quiche Pan
Written: Apr 17 '09 (Updated Apr 17 '09)
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Pros: Classy appearance, solid construction, blends with all decor
Cons: Depth less than 1 1/2" judged shallow compared to most quiche dishes
The Bottom Line: Works for quiche, casseroles, smaller pizzas, giant cookies, as a shallow pie dish and more. Very attractive bakeware in durable CorningWare you can use to bake/microwave/freeze and serve!
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| kcfoxy's Full Review: CorningWare French White Quiche Pan |
If you've ever been to Paris, and stayed in their equivalent of a B&B, you may well know their frugal way with leftovers, like the remnants of last week's Easter ham, leg of lamb and more. Quiche is a French egg based tart, but really bears more similarity to Chinese chow mein or Italian minestrone in its ability to use up small bits of cooked foods.
CorningWare French White Quiche Pan
CorningWare, which also makes Pyrex glassware and a line of very serviceable drinkware under the Libby-Owens-Corning (LOE) brand, is the rather ingenious blend of layers of glass sandwiched over a layer of ceramic, called PyroCeram.
Colors and designs can be added, but for my money, this French White line, with a series of small vertical pleats to the outsides of the various casseroles, baking dishes, rosters and other bakeware, is quite classy, decor neutral, (doesn't clash with your other stuff), and a fine and serviceable palate for your own creations.
This 10" diameter quiche dish is slightly more than 1 inch deep, which is a good deal more shallow than the average quiche pan out there. In fact, this depth, more like a tart pan, lends itself quite well to the more healthy, low carb crust-less quiche recipe I'll be discussing a bit further down in this review.
CorningWare is chip, scratch and break resistant. Not as heavy as stoneware, it still feels nice and sturdy in the hand. To wash, I'll either use a pan spray on the interior before baking to help prevent dried on bits, or soak in warm soapy water for just a bit before using a non-metallic Scrubbie to thoroughly clean.
It is safe in your automatic dishwasher as well, and is attractive enough it can be served tableside, on a trivet for hot foods. It is also freezer and microwave safe, making it eminently useful for warming up and storing/preparing in advance.
A Couple Recipes Ideas ala Kcfoxy
This past Easter we splurged on a Honey Baked type spiral cut ham, and there was almost half we ended up freezing, a nice meaty bone for a Portuguese Bean Soap, with some smaller bits like diced ham that would have been nice for ham salad, scrambled eggs with ham, or in this case a crust-less quiche.
And since I love egg whites much more than yolks, and neither of us needs too much cholesterol (think: yolks), then this recipe ends up being rather heart healthy as well. After measuring the internal capacity of this quiche dish at 2 1/2 Cups, I combined 1/3 Cup of Egg Beaters (basically just egg whites), with 2 extra large whole eggs, and approximately 1/2 Cup of whole milk, though purists might use half and half or even cream...
The filling consisted of 1 Cup of minced, cooked ham (you could substitute tiny shrimp, or other meats), and 1 Cup of Alpine Lace Swiss cheese that Other Half was kind enough to grate up for me.
A couple sprinkles of white pepper and dashes of French Fine Herbs, (chervil, thyme, tarragon), were stirred in, and the egg mixture poured over the pan-sprayed bottom, the ham and cheese arranged over the top. We did up the quiche pan on a baking sheet, since I'll confess to pouring the batter almost to the very top.
CorningWare bakes quite evenly, but we started with a preheated 375 oven, then after 5 minutes reduced it to 350 and baked just until set and barely golden, about 20-25 minutes more. Allowed to rest 10 minutes, we were eager to cut this classic Quiche Lorraine into small wedges and enjoy.
I've also used this 10" CorningWare French White Quiche pan to make giant Chocolate Chip Cookie and Snickerdoodle (just one): it takes about 2 Cups of the dough which you just pat in place then bake as you would your regular recipe, 12-15 minutes in a preheated 350 oven gives you a perfectly browned family treat with much less fuss.
Final Thoughts And Recommendations
A dear, clever and greatly missed Epinions' friend, Ed Grover once noted that this quiche pan is not just for that eggy concoction, and I'm here to reinforce that: this can be used as a shallow casserole, pizza, tart or pie dish and more.
I found my CorningWare French White quiche pan on sale at one of the Corning-Revere outlets near us for less than $10 and it has lasted a good long while without staining, chipping or showing more than the tiniest of utensil marks in the bottom of the dish.
I give this a high recommendation, even though my druthers are for a more generous depth for deep dish pies and quiches, I like the 2" plus range. Still, 4 solid stars and 2 forks up. Dedicated to the memory of our dearest own Barbara (aka ifif1938), who would have smiled then given a good solid belly laugh at her memories of the frugal French good wife's way with stretching a meal!
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Amount Paid (US$): 8,99
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