Kitchen

[homedecor1]

@PA Mom-mom 

that's very interesting ... aren't you afraid they'll break especially while baking or using them???  I was under the impression crazing was not good, but, obviously it is!

I've already broke a pyrex 13x9 tray of lasagna in my oven and what I mess - I learned real quick to use 2 hands!!! lol

[Kachina624]

@homedecor1.  I have a complete set of stoneware by Dansk in the Mesa pattern.  Unlike Temptations, its not cheap quality.  Every piece including the bakers is as perfect as the day I bought it about 30 years ago.  Never any crazing, not even a chip in it.  You get what you pay for.

[homedecor1]

@Kachina624 

yes I agree with that "theory" yet it seems to be only my floral lace pieces🤷‍♀️.  My sister is still using my mother's Stangl pottery over 50 years old -- not a chip, craze or crack. 

I stopped buying any serveware or dishes after I realized I didn't need any more😉.

I just gave my friends daughter many pieces I'm sure she will enjoy them (no Temptations).

[KatieB]

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@amyb wrote:

what's FL?

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@amyb I think she means Floral Lace, but not sure why she couldn't make 8 more key strokes.

[skatting44]

 Sources say :

  " Cracks in any dishes hold bacteria so they are always unsafe. Never use dishes with any cracks in them for food. ... If dishes have any cracks, even tiny crazing, you should think of them as unsafe for foods and eating, any kind of foods, even dry foods."

[PA Mom-mom]

@homedecor1  Just to be clear, this is what I mean by crazing: One kind is on the outside of the baker and is not raised. The other is on the inside and you can feel it with your finger. The first is cosmetic, as far as I know. The second exposes the material to your baked goods. My grandmother didn't really care, but her stoneware came from England. I don't use the 8 x 8 anymore, but I might rethink if I need to make brownies.

[Mom2Dogs]

I don't stack mine and several pieces have crazed...they are pretty, but I am done buying. 

[January121]

A few years back I packed up all of the Temptations that I purchased & threw them in the garbage ... back when I did this there were many complaints about the paint that was used to paint them & also that they kept exploding in the oven .... I didn’t want to go through any of that so, I threw them away ....  I realized that they were nothing but, Chinese junk & Tara knew what was happening but chose to ignore it because she was making lots of money & laughing all the way to the bank!!!

[loriqvc]

@homedecor1 - You've gotten some helpful (hopefully!) replies here about crazing in general, so I won't add to them, but I did want to note that Temp-tations Floral Lace pieces are fully glazed: There is an initial white glaze over each whole piece that is allowed to set, and then it is covered by a coat of colored glaze and any handpainted elements, and then there is a final clear coat for shine applied before the piece is fired.

[Silkeej]

Floral Lace would be my guess.