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47 of 51 people found the following review helpful.
Not Your Mother’s Magnalite!
By Nelson
I own five pieces of this cookware branded Magnalite. Four pieces were my mother’s. She had them for over thirty years. They were made and marked by General Housewares Corp (GHC), an Indiana company, at their plant in Sidney, Ohio. The fifth piece was made there too but not by GHC and that’s the problem. GHC made Magnalite up until 1995 when they sold the name Magnalite and the plant. The fourth piece I own was made in Ohio after 1995 by another company. Though it looks similiar in design, it is measurably half the thickness and weight of my mother’s pieces. There is also another company that is using the name Magnalite that is making them in China. Replacement parts for the new Magnalite will not fit the initial old pieces. So todays Magnalite is not the same as your mother’s. Be advised.
26 of 28 humans found the following review helpful.
The last cookware you’ll ever buy
By A. Peck
My mother has had this line since she was married in 1970. They have been through everything from burnt-on peanut brittle syrup that required a few hours of steel wool and elbow grease to remove to 35 years of dishwasher cleanings. I suppose she’ll go to her grave with these pots. I, on the other hand, was married four years ago and recieved a “top-of-the-line” brand of cookware that has a non-stick coating that cost the same as this set. I’ve now had to replace the non-stick pans because the coating has started to peel, and my pans have never heated as evenly as those of my mother’s. I’ve invested in Magnalites, and I suppose they’ll be the last cookware I’ll ever buy.
13 of 13 persons found the following review helpful.
Magnalite cookware
By S. B. Nelson
This is not like my mother’s firstborn Magnalite Cookware set. Its lighter in weight for sure! Not overly pleased with the set. Not up to the standards of the old Magnalite, in my opinion.
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