# Bowls for cooking in the modern kitchen
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowls-for-cooking-in-the-modern-kitchen/469134
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [October 22, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowls-for-cooking-in-the-modern-kitchen/469134 "2008-10-22T22:03:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowls-for-cooking-in-the-modern-kitchen/469134/1 "2008-10-22T22:03:32Z")
I’m just looking for some mixing bowls, but I want them to be a) not glass or ceramic, b) dishwasher safe and c) microwave safe. I seem to be having trouble finding any that meet the bill. Does such a product exist? It must!
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### Author:  [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2008, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowls-for-cooking-in-the-modern-kitchen/469134/2 "2008-10-22T22:30:25Z")
From [here](http://housewares.hardwarestore.com/learning/all-about-microwave-cookware.aspx) you might have some difficulty if you don’t want glass or ceramic. It seems like some types of plastic might work, but only for a few minutes in the microwave. Or something called a “Microwave Browning Dish”.
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### Author:  [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowls-for-cooking-in-the-modern-kitchen/469134/3 "2008-10-22T22:34:26Z")
> [@NoCoolUserName](#):
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> I’m just looking for some mixing bowls, but I want them to be a) not glass or ceramic, b) dishwasher safe and c) microwave safe. I seem to be having trouble finding any that meet the bill. Does such a product exist? It must!
I have [these.](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TH0G80?ie=UTF8&redirect=true&SubscriptionId=16647HAJRWQMS0NMJ002) They’re made of melamine and are dishwasher safe, but they are not microwaveable.
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### Author:  [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowls-for-cooking-in-the-modern-kitchen/469134/4 "2008-10-22T23:57:35Z")
Using stoneware would be about the only loophole to not wanting glass or ceramic. There’s not much plastic out there that’s suited for microwave use, and stainless steel bowls are obviously not microwave safe.
The only other material I can think of is wood, but that’s not good for microwaving either.
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### Author:  [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowls-for-cooking-in-the-modern-kitchen/469134/5 "2008-10-23T00:30:08Z")
Here ya go. [Robot or human?](http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7855715&sourceid=1500000000000003260370&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=7855715)
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### Author:  [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2008, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowls-for-cooking-in-the-modern-kitchen/469134/6 "2008-10-23T00:52:20Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#):
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> Using stoneware would be about the only loophole to not wanting glass or ceramic.
“Stoneware” is a type of ceramic. It isn’t literally made of stone - it is just distinguished from earthenware and porcelain, two other types of ceramic.
There are bowls that are literally made of stone though. Such as:
[http://www.koamart.com/shop/47-1172-asian\_bowls\_dishes-stone\_bowl\_\_large.asp](http://www.koamart.com/shop/47-1172-asian_bowls_dishes-stone_bowl__large.asp)
Interestingly, they appear rather fragile.
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### Author:  [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowls-for-cooking-in-the-modern-kitchen/469134/7 "2008-10-25T19:52:22Z")
I should have been a bit more specific. I have little girls (3, 6, 7, 9) who like to help in the kitchen. We have a tile floor & granite countertops. I fear that ceramic, glass, or stoneware would shatter if dropped–also, they tend to be heavy. Hence my hope to find plastic bowls that we can use in the microwave. Apparently I will have to adjust my expectations.
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### Author:  [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowls-for-cooking-in-the-modern-kitchen/469134/8 "2008-10-25T20:56:35Z")
> [@NoCoolUserName](#):
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> I should have been a bit more specific. I have little girls (3, 6, 7, 9) who like to help in the kitchen. We have a tile floor & granite countertops. I fear that ceramic, glass, or stoneware would shatter if dropped–also, they tend to be heavy. Hence my hope to find plastic bowls that we can use in the microwave. Apparently I will have to adjust my expectations.
Consult your local Tupperware representative. If you don’t know one, you can find one near you on their website. [www.tupperware.com](http://www.tupperware.com) I used to be a Tupperlady and I know there were bowls in the past that were micro-safe, but I don’t know what their current offerings are.
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### Author:  [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowls-for-cooking-in-the-modern-kitchen/469134/9 "2008-10-25T22:16:31Z")
You can get silicone mixing bowls, as long as you don’t mind that they are non-rigid.
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### Author:  [@krisolov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krisolov)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowls-for-cooking-in-the-modern-kitchen/469134/10 "2008-10-26T00:00:12Z")
there are a number of different types of microwave safe plastic bowls available, even at the supermarket. They don’t last too well is the problem. They are prone to absorbing flavors and colors from dishes when heated for a few minutes.
You might want to consider the plasticware that is designed to last a short while like Gladware or the like? That microwaves well and is cheap & replaceable. You won’t mind throwing a piece away, that’s for sure.
Maybe a restaurant supply store could recommend something with some longevity?
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### Author:  [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowls-for-cooking-in-the-modern-kitchen/469134/11 "2008-10-26T00:58:23Z")
Actually, believe it or not stainless steel is perfectly microwave-safe if you don’t leave any utensils in and don’t let the bowl touch the walls. Shocked the hell out of me when I took a chocolate class at Johnson and Wales and they just stuck stainless steel bowls in the microwave.
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### Author:  [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowls-for-cooking-in-the-modern-kitchen/469134/12 "2008-10-26T17:34:27Z")
Corning Ware is dam near indestructible even if dropped. I have a complete set, plus a complete set that belonged to my late mother. I am a total butterfingers klutz, and I’m sure have dropped each and every item several times.
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### Author:  [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowls-for-cooking-in-the-modern-kitchen/469134/13 "2008-10-26T17:57:59Z")
> [@MLS](#):
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> Corning Ware is dam near indestructible even if dropped. I have a complete set, plus a complete set that belonged to my late mother. I am a total butterfingers klutz, and I’m sure have dropped each and every item several times.
Only your mom’s stuff is bulletproof. The Corningware they make these days isn’t the same thing - it used to be pyroceramic, and now it’s just, you know, ceramic. Get some from the thrift store and it will be bulletproof.
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### Author:  [@ekirneh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekirneh)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowls-for-cooking-in-the-modern-kitchen/469134/14 "2008-10-26T20:29:52Z")
I have [these](http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/06121010) and [these](http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60103830) mixing bowls from Ikea. They haven’t melted in the mircowave yet! I don’t have a dishwasher, but the website claims they can go in one.
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### Author:  [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowls-for-cooking-in-the-modern-kitchen/469134/15 "2008-10-26T20:31:10Z")
> [@Zsofia](#):
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> Only your mom’s stuff is bulletproof. The Corningware they make these days isn’t the same thing - it used to be pyroceramic, and now it’s just, you know, ceramic. Get some from the thrift store and it will be bulletproof.
Oh, yeah. Our stuff must be some of the first made, pyroceramic. It can go from a freezer to a stovetop. Nothing kills it.