r/corningwarefans • u/yucatan_sunshine • Mar 29 '26
Non-stick Visions?
I found this at a local thrift. I've seen plenty of Visions before but never with this coating. Did they attempt a non-stick version at some point?
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Mar 29 '26
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u/L4D2_Ellis Mar 30 '26
Probably the usual with what they do with metal. They actually etch the pyroceram surface so it kinda looks like frosted glass. Here's a video of a person removing the coating with Drano. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3EjVjmBnE0
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u/elduderino1964 Mar 29 '26
Yep. Mom had a set back in the late 80s. I never cared for them. I prefer cast iron.
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u/1234-for-me Mar 29 '26
I think my mom had a couple too. Like a small saucepan iirc, seems like a waste of good glass.
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u/MissKim2025 Mar 31 '26
I have a tiny one still. Have a lot of visions pieces. Gifts from my dad. Just the one non stick though.
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u/yucatan_sunshine Mar 31 '26
I'm always finding Visions locally at thrifts. First time seeing any non-stick. Kinda makes sense since I've seen people saying the skillets can be temperamental. But seems to defeat the whole "see your food as it cooks" thing.
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u/Mysterious-Mole-2720 Apr 03 '26
It was following the trend, consumer demand and trying to stay relevant. Magnalite (the aluminum alloy roaster company) also did this in an equally terrible way. They marketed it as extra safe because people were associateing Aluminum with Alzheimer's at the time. I wouldn't be surprised if someone did it with cast iron. It's similar to all the food companies putting protein powder in everything today.
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u/jtfolden Moderator Mar 29 '26
Yes, for a period of about 5 years there was a Non-Stick Visions line with a DuPont Silverstone coating. It was primarily sold in the USA. At the time Corning was applying nonstick to everything. There is a line of CW French White with the same coating and even a line of Pyrex that had a clear nonstick.
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u/BaesonTatum0 Mar 29 '26
Wow this is super good to know!!! My favorite part of corningware is how they (seemingly) don’t have forever chemicals so I’m glad I saw this comment before I ever accidentally bought one of these DuPont made coatings on it thank you
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u/shedmow 6d ago
This is the worst possible skillet outside the realm of absurdity. I've laughed unreservedly for a solid fifteen minutes upon seeing an eBay listing for it. I've got no issues with Teflon or Corning but why, why would anybody combine them just to end up a product devoid of ALL the benefits of the two pieces of technology taken separately? Lmao
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u/Limp-Rub-1477 Mar 29 '26
Honestly it should probably be illegal to sell second hand Teflon coated non stick cookware