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th3r3dp3n t1_j2cacvh wrote

Reply to comment by ProveISaidIt in eli5 Why is being barefoot unsanitary? by GoodLittleTerrorist

Who uses glass plates?

I otherwise am in full agreement, but a glass plate seems like a terrible idea.

I also just learned they exist.

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ProveISaidIt t1_j2caqkp wrote

I do. Corning Corelle dishware is made from a type of glass, not porcelain or clay as is China or stoneware.

As mentioned in my post, my family has used it since its introduction in the early 1970. Here is a website that describes it.

Glass science at the holiday dinner table: How Corelle dishes are made - The American Ceramic Society https://ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/glass-science-at-the-holiday-dinner-table-how-corelle-dishes-are-made#:~:text=Corelle%20dishes%20are%20made%20of,three%20thermally%2Dbonded%20glass%20layers.

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th3r3dp3n t1_j2caz82 wrote

Thank you! I did some research, and sure enough they seem solid. Appreciate the link!

You, apparently, got the one bad one! =)

"And if you’re familiar with Corelle dishes, then you’re also familiar with their uncanny durability. Drop one of those bad boys and they’re likely to bounce, not break."

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ProveISaidIt t1_j2cbpym wrote

God help you if they do. Breaks onto thousands of shards. It's like sand coming from the beach.

We've broken enough over the 30 years in the house we will NEVER get all of the shards out of the house.

Under the stove, the refrigerator, behind the toaster, in that ugly vase you got from that one aunt as wedding present still in the box (how the heck did a shard of Corelle even get in that box?)

I got a piece stuck in my foot two years ago it took three weeks to get it out.

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Mtnskydancer t1_j2dbzf3 wrote

I have a full set I use at specific holidays.

I also have a random glass luncheon sized plate I use for most of my solo meals. Pottery breaks, glass breaks.

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