“turn it around and make sure it’s microwaveable” BEST song rendition ever! And yes good durable hot pads that actually work are worth every penny!! Don’t cheap out on them! So true! Your sense of humor is fantastic and so entertaining!
Sweetie, I'm a retired teacher. Every year I got coffee mugs. 27 yrs later I donated all the Christmas mugs and filled up all the thrift store shelves. So now I only have 50 left. As a music teacher, I got musical motifs out the ears, then ones with my name. Can't donate those. I loved receiving everyone of these, but it was time to bless others. So I have filled them with goodies and sent them out with our grandkids to bless their teachers!!!!
Can't go wrong with Corelle for everyday. So lightweight and hardly ever break. My daughter has my mothers sets that were bought in the early 70's. When you can use 50 yr. old dishes every day you know they are a win! In the 70's if you broke one you could send the pieces in with a note of how it broke and they would send you a new one but they don't do that anymore.
I am so with you on corelle! I waited 3 4 years to buy mine (waited for a sale) , and when I did I bought 2 extra boxes so hopefully I'll have them forever
They also break if you are teaching your 18 yrs old son how to properly wash dishes and he's no paying attention very well. Then with a soapy plate in his soapy hands, "misjudged" the middle of the sink whilst trying to rise said soapy plate. 🤣 the darn plate shattered into a million pieces 🤦♀️ I laughed it off at the time but then found out they don't make that pattern anymore 😪 oh well. Looks like I'm handing down my plates when he moves out 🤣 Moma is getting a new set 🥰
The ONLY bad thing about Corelle dishes is that they will last your ENTIRE lifetime. So choose your pattern wisely as that will most likely be the only set you will ever need. I have the Timber Shadows set and while I love it! I’m considering getting a second set to mix it up a little bit
My first impulse buy (my house and signing an apt lease were the only other ones), was a set of Corelle dishes from Fortunoff’s in NJ, mid ‘80s. Even though a few pieces have broken, I still have most of them, and they’re still my favorite dishes.
Gosh I just couldn't agree more with...all of this. Always shop at aldi, solid advice. Know what to buy and what not to buy at the dollar tree..very important! It took me years into my marriage to realize investing in good stuff like Corelle and nice oven mitts were well worth it and money saving in the long run due to not needing to replace. I had massively heavy ceramic dishes to start with. It blows my mind now that anyone uses anything other than corelle. You don't need heavy plates full of chips. Unless they're the kind you can eat. Also, I believe coffee mugs are to adults as stuffed animals are to children. I have no idea where they come from or how they rapidly reproduce but you absolutely never need to buy any of either item.
I get bored of my mug so I decided to keep seasonal ones so I switch it out and it feels like they are new! They are stored with seasonal decor so they don’t clutter my cabinets and I enjoy my hot drinks all year long:)
I bought a mitt at kohls once and it literally caught on fire and melted! Corelle doesnt crack, but when they DO break - they EXPLODE! Shards all over the place.
I think placemats are basically meant to be like coasters for your plate. They help protect wood furniture from moisture and heat damage. If you don’t care about water marks or warped table tops then 🤷🏻♀️ but if you have an expensive vintage table, you might want to protect the surface.
Personally I'd use a table cloth instead of place mats if I had a table I wanted to protect. You can get a plastic one that has padding to make sure it doesn't scratch it. Then just wipe it off like you would a table instead of dealing with individual place mats.
@@thisisme2681 Exactly that. We have a plastic table cloth for easy table wiping and fabric place mat as heat protection. Cause my partner refurbished the table himself and we like to keep it in good condition.
I must confess- I do own three sets of fabric placemats to protect my wood table. I run them through the washer, hang dry, then while outside, I spray the tops with 2-3 coats of camping water repellant (the kind used for tents) This lasts for months & the spills wipe right up. I change the placemats out seasonally.
Corelle lasts forever! My mother in law gave my husband her old Corelle (I suspect from the 70s) when he went to college. We just sent it off to college with our son this year, and I finally got to pick out a new set for me. 😆
...Turn it around..every time you buy a bowl.. look at the back and make sure it is microwavable....Haha.. that was great and matched your "Bright Eyes" perfectly!
Also tjek plastic boxes, mugs for microwarable and freecer ability. I reheat leftovers in a plastic box on the microoven. Saves my from doing more washing up. Do not have dish washer.
Honestly, buy from thrift stores!!!!! I’ve bought most of all my ceramic plates, bowls, mixing bowls, utensils, etc there and it’s all either Vintage glass, actual crystal, oven and microwave safe, all originally from stores stuck as Potter barn, Pyrex, Korean silverware etc! People are always getting rid of really nice kitchen sets and pieces 😩
Corelle is fantastic. My sister had this set with hearts on them that I just adored as a kid (she’s much older than I am), so she gave them to me when she got married. She had used them for about a decade, I think. They sat in storage for a few years before I was on my own, and I’ve been using them for the last 7-8 years or so? Some scratches at this point, but no chips or cracks!
Not to mention with bread machines; I have never visited a goodwill that didn't have at least one on the shelf. Corelle vs ceramic is also awesome because the corelle doesn't get so incredibly hot like ceramic. I can grab a Corelle plate straight out of the microwave without any issues but ceramic will singe you XD
I saw a breadmaker at goodwill & was 👌🏽 close to buying it, but I don’t know enough about it to know if it was good (and it wouldn’t turn off once I turned it on) so I had to skip that real quick😂
Corelle doesn't break, but it does shatter, into itty bitty, teeny tiny pieces that go everywhere! I do use placemats and cloth napkins, easy to add to the towel load and reduces the amount of paper towels used...at least that was the idea until my dog decided he can't wait to go outside as much as before.
I use my breadmaker 3-4 times per week. I never bake bread in it. I bought mine for $8 at the Goodwill after the last breadmaker (also a goodwill find that lasted for four years) died. I make pizza dough in it and I mix bread dough that I make into hamburger buns or rolls or a nice crusty loaf of rustic bread in the oven. I don't have a stand mixer, so the breadmaker does the work of mixing up / kneading the bread.
“I’m with stupid” haha. Btw, I love the mantra K.I.S.S., but not only does talking in front of my kids make me realize things we say as adults that seem harmless, translate differently when our kids parrot us and when some of (me) realize that we are gentle and forgiving to others, but talk negatively to ourselves in our heads, so SSL-short story long, I tell myself and kids Keep It Simple Silly. It’s nicer to ourselves and it reminds me to laugh at things more and not be so serious and stressed. We live and learn right. No mistakes, just lessons. ❤️. Now back to your awesome video.
Personally I disagree on the placemat thing! I hate tablecloths (what's the point of buying a nice table if you're just going to cover it up and never look at it?) But I want my table protected from plate scuffs and glass rings. I use cloth placemats and just like dish cloths and towels, they just get tossed in with a load of laundry I'm already doing anyway, easy peasy.
When I moved to my own apartment, I took my favorite mugs: a pink one that’s also good for soups, and my black Pink Freud coffee cup (Freud on one side, the Pink Floyd triangle on the other).
#6, The hand towels with the cat on it made me laugh 🤣 I definitely relate the the dollar store pot holders, burned myself too many times before I threw them out and bought the nice ones at Target. Worth the money!! I use my bread machine alot, I like to use the dough setting and make homemade rolls. It's time consuming, so I can see how just buying them is much more convenient 😊
I have the double sandwich maker. My teenagers and I used it until it died. Getting a new one for Christmas and I can't wait. It's not practical if you have little kids but if you have middle schoolers and older I highly highly highly recommend.
@@chrsd2536 I’m getting the single one, but it should work for me. We are all on different morning schedules. My husband gets up and leaves an hour before I do, and I drop off my teenager before I’m ready for breakfast.
Love the cat segment. He looks like my fur-baby Chip who lived almost 20 years. Definitely agree: get the silicone mitts. Disagree on the Corelle. Grew up with it. Gave it away when I discovered stoneware (?ceramic) plates. They are sturdy, heavy but not too heavy. Have had them for years, no chips or cracks.
If you like placements or want to protect your wood table from scratches, get some decent cloth ones and get extras. Just toss them in with your dishtowels and remember to treat any stain or grease spots.
I love my Corelle plates and bowls. I inherited some from my husbands Grandmother after she passed. I still find a few of different colors and designs at the thrift stores . I pick them up, I like having mixed dishes. All corelle!! 👍❤️
I once bought some non-microwavabowls and plates. They looked so pretty in the donation box. I had bought them for our camper and realized, no. Paper plates are microwavable AND disposable! You are spot on with the coffee mugs. I have nearly a dozen gifted to me and I don't drink coffee, lol. The other nice thing about the Corelle dishes is the thinness. They take up much less space in the cabinets. I got a set for our wedding 35 years ago and still have a couple of pieces that I passed onto my son. The only thing that I had to disagree with you on is the bread machine, BUT, I do normally bake gluten free bread, so it's paid for itself. Great list!
You are absolutely hilarious! Love all your videos! Correlle is awesome I love mine, but just a heads up, correlle said their pre 2005 dishes may contain lead paint and should be used as decoration only. After 2005 their products according to the articles I read are safe and meet with fda compliance!
Hundreds of thousands of dishes later, when lead (and asbestos) was a known health deterrent back in the 70s. I'm ok with my Corelle which I got in the 90s.
I know this was posted like a year ago, but I recently got a great set of kids forks and spoons from the dollar tree. They are so sturdy and hold up well. My son loves them too!
51 years old and have done many coffee mug purges. I now have 2 they were my husband's parents' mugs. They are more the size of large teacups. They were hand thrown, painted, and glazed by a dear friend of theirs. They hold about six oz. They have My Mother in Laws name on one and My Father in-laws name on the other.
I use Rachel Ray's big rubber mitts. Because they are made of textured rubber (I think), they also come in handy for opening jars. So that's two kitchen tools in one.
We used our bread maker a lot a couple years ago. Until our kid started to need easy to slice bread to take to school. Now it's in storage. P.S. I love black cats!
I bake bread at least once a week, usually more, and I don’t own a bread maker. It’s just once more appliance that I don’t want to store! I just use pans in the oven. I’m the type of person who just won’t keep doing something all the time if it’s not a streamlined process.
I get the thing about the place mats. My table is old and and has white rings, so I use different table clothes. Yes I use wipeable ones, but sometimes I don’t. So I have a few place mats that I can wipe down for the kids. For nice meals I also have cloth place mats.
Bahaha it was all funny.. but the placemats were awesome. Because I’m totally living that. Have the placements to keep the kids dishes in the right place but when that’s accomplished.. the shall be banished!
I tried the cheap oven mitts at DT and promptly scorched them. I decided to buy some from Amazon. So far they've been a decent purchase and hold up well. I've used Corelle dishes for most of my 47 year marriage. I have used others as well, but hubby like the lighter Corelle plate. Love your channel. Thanks for sharing!
Ceramic tableware only cracks and chips if you don't look after it. I still have my mum's china tea cups and saucers she was given as a wedding gift in 1945. Still in perfect condition. Also have dinner plates the same age which go in the dishwasher.
In my experience, China dishware is different than ceramic. I have 'fine china' that is over 70 years old and in great shape. I also have my 'ceramic' dishes that need to go to the recycle bin because of the little Itty bitty cracks and crevices . plus i have those same beautiful marble bowls (and plates) that look pretty but are almost useless. But I still love them :-) I also have some oven mitts that were purchased from IKEA probably 20 years ago that we're still using.. DT mitts are pretty,, but get used for craft projects only. Good video!
My family used Corelle growing up, and it's the only thing I ever considered buying once I had my own place. I love how lightweight they are, which is great for kids without having to resort to plastic! Also, I've never had to worry about non-microwavable bowls, but I definitely hate the clear glass containers that can't go in the oven, because they're for "storage" only... It's so weird to me.
I bake bread on a regular basis, but I ditched my bread maker several years ago. For some reason the bread always came out wierd. And it takes up so much room. I now use my Dutch oven and it's so much nicer! Placemats, or tablecloths, are great on wood dining tables. If you have hard water, those tables will eventually get rings from plates and glasses that don't come out.
I have a napkin holder because, although I use paper towels like a normal person, every time I go through a drive-thru (which I shouldn't, I know, but whatever) they give me at least 17 napkins. So I keep them in a holder to use them up because, hey, free! And as a bonus, you CAN get the Dollar Tree napkin holder, although it isn't half as cute as yours.
About coffee cups....I just recently got a whole set that once belonged to a restaurant , they came with a turn table too, but there are a total of 10 cups and I am the only one in my household that drinks coffee....so yeah...luckily I got them for free though so that is a plus.
Me saying no way I can NEVER have too many coffee mugs! I always buy a new one from every place we visit....looks nervously at the THREE cupboards bursting with mugs, then to the attic door that has a huge box filled with them, then to the overflow rack in the den that has a huge tote filled with tea cups. Sips coffee with wide eyes.
So funny! We have the exact same bread maker and go through periods of high use and then periods of none at all. We have the sandwich maker too (double size) and LOVE it. Saves so much money over McDonald's egg McMuffin and my kids can use it for themselves. It's a pain to clean though.
I have had my plain white Corelle dishes for 20 years and LOVE them! My bread machine gets used on the regular during soup season. I hate that stupid sandwich maker - there is one in my house but it is not mine. I used to have a set of table cloths and would put a fresh one on the dinner table after dinner every night. Then at the end of the week just wash all of them. But after many years of use they wore out and I have just not found any pretty yet daily functional ones that I like as replacements. They really protected my table during those toddler years. :-) On a side note: I used to throw my oven mitts in the washer with the table cloths for a once a week wash because those things get nasty in a flash - now they get washed with the kitchen towels. Oh and the napkin holder... I found one at the dollar tree and I use it in my scraproom when card making. So handy!
My cabinets are having the same issue. I DON'T DRINK COFFEE!!!! I teach and my students give me mugs with Starbucks gift cards which are the perfect gift for every other teacher I know. I LOVE my mugs and they remind me of the students who gave them to me and I refuse to get rid of any of them.
The pandemic turned me into a bread-baker (we only eat homemade bread nowadays), but I don't do bread-bread. I do bread-rolls, all by hand. A basic no-knead recipe is roughly 10 minutes of active work (5 minutes to mix, 5 minutes to shape), and all you need is a big bowl and a cookie sheet, which are things you probably want to own anyway.
My crockery is still going strong after forty years. No cracks. Maybe we make them differently in the UK? :D My biggest 'Nope' was a filter coffee machine. They're a pain to clean and they take up space on my counter. Mine got relegated to a cupboard, where it took up space in a cupboard for ten years. Now I just use a cafetière.
We bought 2 mugs per person in our home and it works great! I line them up age order...keeps it simple. Yes to Corelle!!! Agree on the mittens to...love my set.
I bought some food storage containers that are advertised even on the packaging to pack lunches. The dang container is so cute and perfect for lunch bags but not microwaveable. Cold left overs? Ummm no thanks 😂😂😂
I got a glass one at the 99 cents store but in was actually $3 or $4 and I automatically assumed it was microwaveable. Got home and read the label and it was not. I returned it. I didn't need it for anything else.
Coffee mugs usually break within a year or two (especially if you have kids), so you do not really have to worry about being over run by them. Corelle is the only way to go for plates and cereal bowls. My grandma told me that and I follow that rule faithfully. I do buy my oven mitts at the dollar store but I get the kind that comes in pairs and is a thicker cotton. They do not melt, you may need to replace them about once a year but I have had that problem with the expensive ones too. I use a placemat kind of under and in front of my microwave. Saves a lot of time when accidents happen. I also have a placemat for when I kneed my dough for pizza crusts. It is easier to clean than trying to scrape crusted on flour off of the counter, and I had a landlady who wanted nothing to ruin the new counters. Although, trying to clean plastic placemats are a pain.
I'm with stupid, though it was cups! EVEN WORSE and they were handwash only. I'm lucky, I have a dishwasher ❤ and I'm grateful twice a day because of it. Also I'm always going to be singing that song now in my head when picking out dishes 🤣
My poor husband is stuck eating on my pink flower correlle plates because i got them when I was single right out of college and they are still in perfect shape not a single one broken. So choose your pattern wisely. Amd I use my bread maker all of the time, but i baked bread all of the time before i got one so your correct on that regard
The best kitchen appliance I’ve ever purchased is the Breville duo 1500 watt panini press (look under Breville sandwich maker). $79. Super easy to clean, super easy to use, and it makes the best sandwiches, chicken breasts, etc.
Hooray for Aldi bread! And, we have twelve matching mugs from our registry-all still in beautiful shape. And then we also have received more mugs. Ugh. We don’t even drink coffee, so they are hot chocolate mugs that only get used in the winter! Love your video style!!
When my husband's grandmother passed away no one wanted the plates. We got them, and while we like our correlle plates from our wedding, the more dated correlle plates hold up a little better. I love them so much that last year when I saw tea cups in the same pattern I bought the thrift store out. Really fantastic for littles. Unfortunately there's no colorful correlle dishes for littles, and we're (especially my husband) are reading more studies about how high long term phthalate exposure has been linked to screwed up hormones, diabetes, etc, so while we're not getting rid of all plastics were wanting to limit the use, and colorful ceramic bowls for our 2-6 year olds are one of the ways we're doing that. Think about it, even if they get cracked, older generations didn't get as many health crisis's as young. Us millennials, something happened, and in our 20-30's everyone is getting chronically ill ☠️ Also, bread additives. Many are banned in other countries for good reason. You can get used bread makers pretty cheap. I got one for $10
I've bought several of the oven mitts and pot holders from Dollar Tree and while they're not as thick as others, I've never had the misfortune of them melting or getting damaged. They're good enough to just remove hot items from the oven or stove.
There was a Corning outlet near my folks' home. When I was cleaning out my mom's home and got to the top of the cupboards - Katie bar the door! There were Corelle dishes in all shapes and sizes. Off to the charity thrift shop they went. You want Corelle, try Salv Army, St Vincent dePaul, retirement communities, etc which have thrift shops. You may be mix/matching but sometimes there are same pattern sets.
You can purchase glass bowls that have 2 layers of glass with air between. You will never burn yourself again. The same is true for mugs of glass. See Amazon. No cracked glazed mugs or bowls again. I also switched to glass plates because I microwave so much.
What a HOOT, so funny. And lotza information. Oh and I hate placemats too, however hot plates create white spots on my dark table. I now need to refinish my table. But I still hate placemats.
My grandma tried to give me her brand-new, never used bread maker like 10+ years ago and I told her "I'm never going to use it" I do not regret turning it down 🤣 I still buy coffee mugs I like but I also regularly donate my older mugs to make room for the new ones. LONG dishes story: I had a set of Target stonewear plates that lasted a good 15 years and several moves before they started to crack and break. I replaced them with a really pretty set of newer stoneware plates also from Target and those things didn't last a year. I kept returning cracked and chipped plates and bowels and exchanging them for new ones until I couldn't do it anymore. Finally one day my child cracked a plate in half cutting a pancake with a fork and I was DONE with those crappy plates! Seriously cutting a *pancake* with a *fork* broke the plate in half!!! I have some bone china and those are holding up good so far but I might have to try Corelle if these start to break.
I stopped counting at 35 coffee mugs. My boss used to bring me one from every business trip he took. I also have Correlle including my moms which must be 40 years old.
If you have tile kitchen floors Corelle will shatter like glass and splinter everywhere. I go for porcelain dishes, and yes they can be microwaved. Ikea has some.
I am not only with stupid, I’m part of the support group, so far I’ve been guilty of most of these. The non microwave bowls became dog bowls, decor items or planters.
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“turn it around and make sure it’s microwaveable” BEST song rendition ever! And yes good durable hot pads that actually work are worth every penny!! Don’t cheap out on them! So true! Your sense of humor is fantastic and so entertaining!
Lol, I came here to say the same. Bonnie Tylor would probably get a kick out of this. And spot on for all the recommendations of what NOT to buy.
Sweetie, I'm a retired teacher. Every year I got coffee mugs. 27 yrs later I donated all the Christmas mugs and filled up all the thrift store shelves. So now I only have 50 left. As a music teacher, I got musical motifs out the ears, then ones with my name. Can't donate those. I loved receiving everyone of these, but it was time to bless others. So I have filled them with goodies and sent them out with our grandkids to bless their teachers!!!!
Entertaining while being truthful. And yes, "Im with stupid" was a lol moment😅. Thanks Ariel for being YOU. You are needed in our world.
Can't go wrong with Corelle for everyday. So lightweight and hardly ever break. My daughter has my mothers sets that were bought in the early 70's. When you can use 50 yr. old dishes every day you know they are a win! In the 70's if you broke one you could send the pieces in with a note of how it broke and they would send you a new one but they don't do that anymore.
I am so with you on corelle! I waited 3 4 years to buy mine (waited for a sale) , and when I did I bought 2 extra boxes so hopefully I'll have them forever
I was an angry teen and threw a corelle plate across the kitchen. It hit the wall and then the floor and still didn't break....so yes good quality
Yes, I inherited 1970s plain white Corelle. And I see it all the time in thrift stores, so the collection can be expanded easily.
Yes! I need lightweight! They DO break though... if you drop a full bottle of picante sauce on them....
They also break if you are teaching your 18 yrs old son how to properly wash dishes and he's no paying attention very well. Then with a soapy plate in his soapy hands, "misjudged" the middle of the sink whilst trying to rise said soapy plate. 🤣 the darn plate shattered into a million pieces 🤦♀️ I laughed it off at the time but then found out they don't make that pattern anymore 😪 oh well. Looks like I'm handing down my plates when he moves out 🤣 Moma is getting a new set 🥰
The ONLY bad thing about Corelle dishes is that they will last your ENTIRE lifetime. So choose your pattern wisely as that will most likely be the only set you will ever need. I have the Timber Shadows set and while I love it! I’m considering getting a second set to mix it up a little bit
I agree. I got rid of my green wedding gift Corelle and have white ones now.
I just bought the plain white ones. Totally unoffensive.
My first impulse buy (my house and signing an apt lease were the only other ones), was a set of Corelle dishes from Fortunoff’s in NJ, mid ‘80s. Even though a few pieces have broken, I still have most of them, and they’re still my favorite dishes.
My white Pfaltzgraf set is the same way. I rejoice when one breaks, just because the ones in the garage deserve to see sunlight, too.
@@crazy4orlando2 same 😅
Gosh I just couldn't agree more with...all of this.
Always shop at aldi, solid advice. Know what to buy and what not to buy at the dollar tree..very important! It took me years into my marriage to realize investing in good stuff like Corelle and nice oven mitts were well worth it and money saving in the long run due to not needing to replace. I had massively heavy ceramic dishes to start with. It blows my mind now that anyone uses anything other than corelle. You don't need heavy plates full of chips. Unless they're the kind you can eat.
Also, I believe coffee mugs are to adults as stuffed animals are to children. I have no idea where they come from or how they rapidly reproduce but you absolutely never need to buy any of either item.
Ugh stuffed animals... My worst enemy lol
@@ThatAwkwardMom Likewise! No decorative pillows for me either. To me they're like stuffed animals.
Yes! My mugs are my beloved stuffed animals.
Rapidly reproducing coffee mugs ??!!! 😂😂😂
I get bored of my mug so I decided to keep seasonal ones so I switch it out and it feels like they are new! They are stored with seasonal decor so they don’t clutter my cabinets and I enjoy my hot drinks all year long:)
Brilliant idea!
I always switch up my mugs, too. I have lots of them and enjoy them.
I do seasonal mugs as well :) we have Christmas specific mugs. Easter mugs, birthday mugs 😂 I can go on ❤
I bought a mitt at kohls once and it literally caught on fire and melted! Corelle doesnt crack, but when they DO break - they EXPLODE! Shards all over the place.
This is why I don't like Corelle.
I think placemats are basically meant to be like coasters for your plate. They help protect wood furniture from moisture and heat damage. If you don’t care about water marks or warped table tops then 🤷🏻♀️ but if you have an expensive vintage table, you might want to protect the surface.
Good point!
Personally I'd use a table cloth instead of place mats if I had a table I wanted to protect. You can get a plastic one that has padding to make sure it doesn't scratch it. Then just wipe it off like you would a table instead of dealing with individual place mats.
Fabric placemats are the easiest. Just throw them in with the towels. That's what we did growing up. The plastic placemats are such a pain to clean.
That’s how I use my placemats! Also can’t do a tablecloth because my cat pulls off anything that hangs over the edge:/ 🐈⬛
@@thisisme2681 Exactly that. We have a plastic table cloth for easy table wiping and fabric place mat as heat protection. Cause my partner refurbished the table himself and we like to keep it in good condition.
I must confess- I do own three sets of fabric placemats to protect my wood table.
I run them through the washer, hang dry, then while outside, I spray the tops with 2-3 coats of camping water repellant (the kind used for tents)
This lasts for months & the spills wipe right up.
I change the placemats out seasonally.
Corelle lasts forever! My mother in law gave my husband her old Corelle (I suspect from the 70s) when he went to college. We just sent it off to college with our son this year, and I finally got to pick out a new set for me. 😆
Another great thing about Corelle is they do not take up a lot of space. They stack quite tight and minimal.
...Turn it around..every time you buy a bowl.. look at the back and make sure it is microwavable....Haha.. that was great and matched your "Bright Eyes" perfectly!
Also tjek plastic boxes, mugs for microwarable and freecer ability.
I reheat leftovers in a plastic box on the microoven. Saves my from doing more washing up. Do not have dish washer.
Honestly, buy from thrift stores!!!!! I’ve bought most of all my ceramic plates, bowls, mixing bowls, utensils, etc there and it’s all either Vintage glass, actual crystal, oven and microwave safe, all originally from stores stuck as Potter barn, Pyrex, Korean silverware etc! People are always getting rid of really nice kitchen sets and pieces 😩
Okay, I belly laughed after you said “do you like being burnt” and then cue footage of dollar tree oven mitt. LMBO!!!
Corelle is fantastic. My sister had this set with hearts on them that I just adored as a kid (she’s much older than I am), so she gave them to me when she got married. She had used them for about a decade, I think. They sat in storage for a few years before I was on my own, and I’ve been using them for the last 7-8 years or so?
Some scratches at this point, but no chips or cracks!
You are a living doll! Thanks for being yourself, you are wonderful!
Thank you friend ❤️😊
Not to mention with bread machines; I have never visited a goodwill that didn't have at least one on the shelf. Corelle vs ceramic is also awesome because the corelle doesn't get so incredibly hot like ceramic. I can grab a Corelle plate straight out of the microwave without any issues but ceramic will singe you XD
So true!!
I saw a breadmaker at goodwill & was 👌🏽 close to buying it, but I don’t know enough about it to know if it was good (and it wouldn’t turn off once I turned it on) so I had to skip that real quick😂
Corelle doesn't break, but it does shatter, into itty bitty, teeny tiny pieces that go everywhere! I do use placemats and cloth napkins, easy to add to the towel load and reduces the amount of paper towels used...at least that was the idea until my dog decided he can't wait to go outside as much as before.
The mitts that have the rubber nubs on the palm side are also good for opening jars, and pulling thorny weeds from the garden and lawn.
I use my breadmaker 3-4 times per week. I never bake bread in it. I bought mine for $8 at the Goodwill after the last breadmaker (also a goodwill find that lasted for four years) died. I make pizza dough in it and I mix bread dough that I make into hamburger buns or rolls or a nice crusty loaf of rustic bread in the oven. I don't have a stand mixer, so the breadmaker does the work of mixing up / kneading the bread.
guilty of buying too many mugs - but, but ... I love them ...
“I’m with stupid” haha. Btw, I love the mantra K.I.S.S., but not only does talking in front of my kids make me realize things we say as adults that seem harmless, translate differently when our kids parrot us and when some of (me) realize that we are gentle and forgiving to others, but talk negatively to ourselves in our heads, so SSL-short story long, I tell myself and kids Keep It Simple Silly. It’s nicer to ourselves and it reminds me to laugh at things more and not be so serious and stressed. We live and learn right. No mistakes, just lessons. ❤️. Now back to your awesome video.
My grandma has had her corelle set since the 1960s. I love my set.
Personally I disagree on the placemat thing! I hate tablecloths (what's the point of buying a nice table if you're just going to cover it up and never look at it?) But I want my table protected from plate scuffs and glass rings. I use cloth placemats and just like dish cloths and towels, they just get tossed in with a load of laundry I'm already doing anyway, easy peasy.
Good point!
When I moved to my own apartment, I took my favorite mugs: a pink one that’s also good for soups, and my black Pink Freud coffee cup (Freud on one side, the Pink Floyd triangle on the other).
Buwahaha, buy them never at your local nowhere. Love it!
Lol... Loved the rap and the talking oven mitts. 😁👍
#6, The hand towels with the cat on it made me laugh 🤣 I definitely relate the the dollar store pot holders, burned myself too many times before I threw them out and bought the nice ones at Target. Worth the money!! I use my bread machine alot, I like to use the dough setting and make homemade rolls. It's time consuming, so I can see how just buying them is much more convenient 😊
I have the double sandwich maker. My teenagers and I used it until it died. Getting a new one for Christmas and I can't wait. It's not practical if you have little kids but if you have middle schoolers and older I highly highly highly recommend.
Oh I’m so glad you said that… fear was setting in. I just got one for the hubby for Christmas 🎅 3 days ago.
@@annam7927 if you have older kids you will love it. Don't bother with the single unless.... you're.... single.
@@chrsd2536 I’m getting the single one, but it should work for me. We are all on different morning schedules. My husband gets up and leaves an hour before I do, and I drop off my teenager before I’m ready for breakfast.
OMGOSH, you are on a roll, “My fellow Youtubarians” with the music. You are a comedian. I hope you are making more content right now!!!!
Love the cat segment. He looks like my fur-baby Chip who lived almost 20 years. Definitely agree: get the silicone mitts. Disagree on the Corelle. Grew up with it. Gave it away when I discovered stoneware (?ceramic) plates. They are sturdy, heavy but not too heavy. Have had them for years, no chips or cracks.
“Us millennials can’t cook without a microwave” IMDYING 🤣🤣🤣 true though 🤭 great and funny video as always! ❤️
Thanks girl ❤
I really enjoy your sense of humor - very talented!
If you like placements or want to protect your wood table from scratches, get some decent cloth ones and get extras. Just toss them in with your dishtowels and remember to treat any stain or grease spots.
I love my Corelle plates and bowls. I inherited some from my husbands Grandmother after she passed. I still find a few of different colors and designs at the thrift stores . I pick them up, I like having mixed dishes. All corelle!! 👍❤️
I once bought some non-microwavabowls and plates. They looked so pretty in the donation box. I had bought them for our camper and realized, no. Paper plates are microwavable AND disposable!
You are spot on with the coffee mugs. I have nearly a dozen gifted to me and I don't drink coffee, lol.
The other nice thing about the Corelle dishes is the thinness. They take up much less space in the cabinets. I got a set for our wedding 35 years ago and still have a couple of pieces that I passed onto my son.
The only thing that I had to disagree with you on is the bread machine, BUT, I do normally bake gluten free bread, so it's paid for itself. Great list!
You are absolutely hilarious! Love all your videos! Correlle is awesome I love mine, but just a heads up, correlle said their pre 2005 dishes may contain lead paint and should be used as decoration only. After 2005 their products according to the articles I read are safe and meet with fda compliance!
Good to know, thanks!
Hundreds of thousands of dishes later, when lead (and asbestos) was a known health deterrent back in the 70s. I'm ok with my Corelle which I got in the 90s.
I know this was posted like a year ago, but I recently got a great set of kids forks and spoons from the dollar tree. They are so sturdy and hold up well. My son loves them too!
51 years old and have done many coffee mug purges. I now have 2 they were my husband's parents' mugs. They are more the size of large teacups. They were hand thrown, painted, and glazed by a dear friend of theirs. They hold about six oz. They have My Mother in Laws name on one and My Father in-laws name on the other.
I use Rachel Ray's big rubber mitts. Because they are made of textured rubber (I think), they also come in handy for opening jars. So that's two kitchen tools in one.
She broke out into song and it was so awkward… I loved it 😍!!
Hey I enjoy the minor burns from the dollar store mitts. They keep my cold hands warm
I have a set of Correll that I've been using for 44 years. Correll and Corningware are some of the best products!
This was priceless. I had to pause the video half way through to take a laughing break.
Corelle dish ware is the best. My grandma had them and I had to get my own. Another benefit is the bottoms are smooth
We used our bread maker a lot a couple years ago. Until our kid started to need easy to slice bread to take to school. Now it's in storage.
P.S. I love black cats!
I bake bread at least once a week, usually more, and I don’t own a bread maker. It’s just once more appliance that I don’t want to store! I just use pans in the oven. I’m the type of person who just won’t keep doing something all the time if it’s not a streamlined process.
😂😂 “Do you like being burnt? Do you enjoy melting fabric?” 😂😂
I get the thing about the place mats. My table is old and and has white rings, so I use different table clothes. Yes I use wipeable ones, but sometimes I don’t. So I have a few place mats that I can wipe down for the kids. For nice meals I also have cloth place mats.
Bahaha it was all funny.. but the placemats were awesome. Because I’m totally living that. Have the placements to keep the kids dishes in the right place but when that’s accomplished.. the shall be banished!
I tried the cheap oven mitts at DT and promptly scorched them. I decided to buy some from Amazon. So far they've been a decent purchase and hold up well.
I've used Corelle dishes for most of my 47 year marriage. I have used others as well, but hubby like the lighter Corelle plate.
Love your channel. Thanks for sharing!
Ceramic tableware only cracks and chips if you don't look after it. I still have my mum's china tea cups and saucers she was given as a wedding gift in 1945. Still in perfect condition. Also have dinner plates the same age which go in the dishwasher.
Exactly. I have vintage China that is still in mint condition.
In my experience, China dishware is different than ceramic. I have 'fine china' that is over 70 years old and in great shape. I also have my 'ceramic' dishes that need to go to the recycle bin because of the little Itty bitty cracks and crevices . plus i have those same beautiful marble bowls (and plates) that look pretty but are almost useless. But I still love them :-) I also have some oven mitts that were purchased from IKEA probably 20 years ago that we're still using.. DT mitts are pretty,, but get used for craft projects only. Good video!
Corelle plates are nice. Great tip ideas.
My family used Corelle growing up, and it's the only thing I ever considered buying once I had my own place. I love how lightweight they are, which is great for kids without having to resort to plastic!
Also, I've never had to worry about non-microwavable bowls, but I definitely hate the clear glass containers that can't go in the oven, because they're for "storage" only... It's so weird to me.
I bake bread on a regular basis, but I ditched my bread maker several years ago. For some reason the bread always came out wierd. And it takes up so much room. I now use my Dutch oven and it's so much nicer!
Placemats, or tablecloths, are great on wood dining tables. If you have hard water, those tables will eventually get rings from plates and glasses that don't come out.
I have a napkin holder because, although I use paper towels like a normal person, every time I go through a drive-thru (which I shouldn't, I know, but whatever) they give me at least 17 napkins. So I keep them in a holder to use them up because, hey, free! And as a bonus, you CAN get the Dollar Tree napkin holder, although it isn't half as cute as yours.
HAHAHAHAH, I love your annoyed/angry face on the coffee mug! You are hilarious. I watch your vids and laugh my butt off!
About coffee cups....I just recently got a whole set that once belonged to a restaurant , they came with a turn table too, but there are a total of 10 cups and I am the only one in my household that drinks coffee....so yeah...luckily I got them for free though so that is a plus.
Me saying no way I can NEVER have too many coffee mugs! I always buy a new one from every place we visit....looks nervously at the THREE cupboards bursting with mugs, then to the attic door that has a huge box filled with them, then to the overflow rack in the den that has a huge tote filled with tea cups. Sips coffee with wide eyes.
Great list! Although I actually love having a bread maker 😂 Suuuper easy way to make pizza dough or a yummy fresh loaf of bread
If you actually use it then thats good lol
So funny! We have the exact same bread maker and go through periods of high use and then periods of none at all. We have the sandwich maker too (double size) and LOVE it. Saves so much money over McDonald's egg McMuffin and my kids can use it for themselves. It's a pain to clean though.
One of the funniest videos I've seen 😂 Love your channel!!
You are so funny and talented and informative and I love you! Thanks for keeping me company!
Anytime!!! 🥰❤️
Give this girl a record contract
I have had my plain white Corelle dishes for 20 years and LOVE them! My bread machine gets used on the regular during soup season. I hate that stupid sandwich maker - there is one in my house but it is not mine. I used to have a set of table cloths and would put a fresh one on the dinner table after dinner every night. Then at the end of the week just wash all of them. But after many years of use they wore out and I have just not found any pretty yet daily functional ones that I like as replacements. They really protected my table during those toddler years. :-) On a side note: I used to throw my oven mitts in the washer with the table cloths for a once a week wash because those things get nasty in a flash - now they get washed with the kitchen towels. Oh and the napkin holder... I found one at the dollar tree and I use it in my scraproom when card making. So handy!
My cabinets are having the same issue. I DON'T DRINK COFFEE!!!! I teach and my students give me mugs with Starbucks gift cards which are the perfect gift for every other teacher I know. I LOVE my mugs and they remind me of the students who gave them to me and I refuse to get rid of any of them.
Along with coffee mugs, you can add wine glasses! Once people know you drink 🍷, you get tons!
The pandemic turned me into a bread-baker (we only eat homemade bread nowadays), but I don't do bread-bread. I do bread-rolls, all by hand. A basic no-knead recipe is roughly 10 minutes of active work (5 minutes to mix, 5 minutes to shape), and all you need is a big bowl and a cookie sheet, which are things you probably want to own anyway.
My crockery is still going strong after forty years. No cracks. Maybe we make them differently in the UK? :D My biggest 'Nope' was a filter coffee machine. They're a pain to clean and they take up space on my counter. Mine got relegated to a cupboard, where it took up space in a cupboard for ten years. Now I just use a cafetière.
We bought 2 mugs per person in our home and it works great! I line them up age order...keeps it simple.
Yes to Corelle!!!
Agree on the mittens to...love my set.
I bought some food storage containers that are advertised even on the packaging to pack lunches. The dang container is so cute and perfect for lunch bags but not microwaveable. Cold left overs? Ummm no thanks 😂😂😂
I got a glass one at the 99 cents store but in was actually $3 or $4 and I automatically assumed it was microwaveable. Got home and read the label and it was not. I returned it. I didn't need it for anything else.
Coffee mugs usually break within a year or two (especially if you have kids), so you do not really have to worry about being over run by them. Corelle is the only way to go for plates and cereal bowls. My grandma told me that and I follow that rule faithfully. I do buy my oven mitts at the dollar store but I get the kind that comes in pairs and is a thicker cotton. They do not melt, you may need to replace them about once a year but I have had that problem with the expensive ones too. I use a placemat kind of under and in front of my microwave. Saves a lot of time when accidents happen. I also have a placemat for when I kneed my dough for pizza crusts. It is easier to clean than trying to scrape crusted on flour off of the counter, and I had a landlady who wanted nothing to ruin the new counters. Although, trying to clean plastic placemats are a pain.
Yes I find the mitts made of thick cotton from Dollar Tree last a long time.
Just subscribed because you have an awesome sense of humor, LOL. And great tips too!
I'm with stupid, though it was cups! EVEN WORSE and they were handwash only. I'm lucky, I have a dishwasher ❤ and I'm grateful twice a day because of it.
Also I'm always going to be singing that song now in my head when picking out dishes 🤣
Corelle is the best.
When they do break, they break spectacularly. But it's only ever happened to me once.
Aww I have a black kitty too. She’s watching with me
Oh damn! I miss my Desmond coffee mug. I got it during my VICA conference in high school and that thing lasted years! Yea... never buy coffee mugs 😂
If you like the look of ceramic, then purchase stoneware. It is stronger & doesn’t crack like ceramic. Corelle is great as well.
My poor husband is stuck eating on my pink flower correlle plates because i got them when I was single right out of college and they are still in perfect shape not a single one broken. So choose your pattern wisely.
Amd I use my bread maker all of the time, but i baked bread all of the time before i got one so your correct on that regard
Instead of Corelle, go even cheaper and get the plain white plates from IKEA, so cheap and they work just as well as Corelle
I had Ikea plates 10+ years ago and they chipped very easily. I replaced them with Corelle.
Those were a nightmare for us. Chipped and broke to pieces. Never again.
The best kitchen appliance I’ve ever purchased is the Breville duo 1500 watt panini press (look under Breville sandwich maker). $79. Super easy to clean, super easy to use, and it makes the best sandwiches, chicken breasts, etc.
I love my Corelle plates 🥰
For a super car anime enthusiast I am strongly drawn to this channel. It's calming
Hooray for Aldi bread! And, we have twelve matching mugs from our registry-all still in beautiful shape. And then we also have received more mugs. Ugh. We don’t even drink coffee, so they are hot chocolate mugs that only get used in the winter! Love your video style!!
Corelle is da bomb lol
Love your videos! Thanks!
When my husband's grandmother passed away no one wanted the plates. We got them, and while we like our correlle plates from our wedding, the more dated correlle plates hold up a little better. I love them so much that last year when I saw tea cups in the same pattern I bought the thrift store out. Really fantastic for littles. Unfortunately there's no colorful correlle dishes for littles, and we're (especially my husband) are reading more studies about how high long term phthalate exposure has been linked to screwed up hormones, diabetes, etc, so while we're not getting rid of all plastics were wanting to limit the use, and colorful ceramic bowls for our 2-6 year olds are one of the ways we're doing that. Think about it, even if they get cracked, older generations didn't get as many health crisis's as young. Us millennials, something happened, and in our 20-30's everyone is getting chronically ill ☠️
Also, bread additives. Many are banned in other countries for good reason. You can get used bread makers pretty cheap. I got one for $10
I keep getting coffee mugs from my job! Then I was gifted an Ember mug, and it’s the only one I ever use now.
I've bought several of the oven mitts and pot holders from Dollar Tree and while they're not as thick as others, I've never had the misfortune of them melting or getting damaged. They're good enough to just remove hot items from the oven or stove.
I just decluttered my coffee mugs! Such an obsession 😂
There was a Corning outlet near my folks' home. When I was cleaning out my mom's home and got to the top of the cupboards - Katie bar the door! There were Corelle dishes in all shapes and sizes. Off to the charity thrift shop they went. You want Corelle, try Salv Army, St Vincent dePaul, retirement communities, etc which have thrift shops. You may be mix/matching but sometimes there are same pattern sets.
You can purchase glass bowls that have 2 layers of glass with air between. You will never burn yourself again. The same is true for mugs of glass. See Amazon. No cracked glazed mugs or bowls again. I also switched to glass plates because I microwave so much.
I gave away a bunch of mugs years ago and just like you said, was given a bunch more. I'm going to sneak some to work and leave them there.
What a HOOT, so funny. And lotza information. Oh and I hate placemats too, however hot plates create white spots on my dark table. I now need to refinish my table. But I still hate placemats.
My grandma tried to give me her brand-new, never used bread maker like 10+ years ago and I told her "I'm never going to use it" I do not regret turning it down 🤣
I still buy coffee mugs I like but I also regularly donate my older mugs to make room for the new ones.
LONG dishes story: I had a set of Target stonewear plates that lasted a good 15 years and several moves before they started to crack and break. I replaced them with a really pretty set of newer stoneware plates also from Target and those things didn't last a year. I kept returning cracked and chipped plates and bowels and exchanging them for new ones until I couldn't do it anymore. Finally one day my child cracked a plate in half cutting a pancake with a fork and I was DONE with those crappy plates! Seriously cutting a *pancake* with a *fork* broke the plate in half!!! I have some bone china and those are holding up good so far but I might have to try Corelle if these start to break.
I stopped counting at 35 coffee mugs. My boss used to bring me one from every business trip he took. I also have Correlle including my moms which must be 40 years old.
Napkin holder-I use it for mail holder
You are multi-talented lady.. Rapper ventriloquist, entertainer overall. Love watching you
If you have tile kitchen floors Corelle will shatter like glass and splinter everywhere. I go for porcelain dishes, and yes they can be microwaved. Ikea has some.
I am not only with stupid, I’m part of the support group, so far I’ve been guilty of most of these. The non microwave bowls became dog bowls, decor items or planters.