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Old 02-06-2012, 05:53 AM   #4
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Reubanray -

Great lead in! OK, remember the old TV show ALF with the Muppet Alien Life Form? ALF came from the Planet Melmac, and that is where you need to go!

Back in the 60s, Melmac dinnerware became all the rage! Unbreakable, if you were rich and had an Amana RadarRange (microwave), you could put Melmac in it, etc. By about '65, the trend turned to Corelle Ware (can break into 10,000 tiny shards!). You can still get Melmac today at WalMart, CW, Amazon, and others E-tailers, just do a search. And if you get tired of the design, just get the handy Dremel tool out and be creative!

Ron
Unfortunately, most of the melmac or melamine that is sold today is marked right on the bottom that it is not for microwave use. It's too bad because there are seasonal offerings from Target and others with really neat patterns. We have two seasonal sets plus a much older set of HD restaurant grade melamine in the trailer. Great stuff.

But for microwaving, we also have a few Corelle plates and some of the Corelle storage/microwave/oven bowls with Pyrex lids.
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