In article <1190141827.721101.81070@y42g2000hsy.googlegroups.com>,
stark <starkraven@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> I've got this warming platter, trademark pyroceram, probably
> corningware, but can't remember when or why we got it. It's almost
> round with a rim, a little bigger than a two or three quart casserole;
> it sits on short legs. I've asked Corningware, but since they've been
> purchased by a second party, I'll probably get a big "duh."
>
> Anybody have one or remember having one? How do you heat it?
> Stovetop, oven or microwave? Looks like the bottom is supposed to
> heat up and keep casseroles warm at table or buffet. If the whole
> thing heats up it would have to sit on a trivet or pad. I just can't
> remember.

Your description makes me think of a Corningware microwave browning pan
-- you'd preheat the thing (there's a grey center part) and then drop
your chops in to brown and cook them.
--
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