Wow! What a great review! Can you be my review guy for all products forever? Lol. That was the most thorough and quick/to the point video. Super helpful!
I would buy Corelle because you have a much better chance of getting replacements plus they are made in the USA I had Corelle years ago then bought some porcelain dishes. Never again, I just ordered the Corelle Winter Frost white set along with some extras. Love Corelle
I just bought some pretty blue tempered glass plates at IKEA, they have released a lot of new colors and designs. Not gonna lie, my heart jumped a little each plate you dropped! Thanks for reassuring me of my purchase!
Was looking for a stoneware review but this popped up the top. Just leaving a comment because I know it helps content creators. And I watched the whole video. Very informative thanks 🙏
I love both and buy both! When family comes to town, I pull out the Ikea plates. They're so in expensive I have at least 10 of each bowl and plates, so everybody gets a plate. I use Corelle for cereal because I like the deep sides for cereal. Both are beautiful and have a place in my life. They match nicely together due to their similar appearance. You can't go wrong with either one. Thanks for showing the comparison. I wondered how alike they were and now I know!
I was stunned when I first saw Corelle because it is practically unheard of in Europe. I rented a house in the US and it came with this and I couldn't get over how neatly and thinly it stacked. Perfect for storage in boats, caravans etc. Or just tight apartments. So I bought a full set for myself in Europe. I've had a few breakages but so far most of them have survived fine for close to 7 years. But if someone is doing a similar product for a fraction of the cost and you don't care about replacing breakages exactly then I'd say just buy the cheaper stuff. Buy 2x as much if you're worried and stash the spares somewhere.
Even in the US, some of us never used Corelle plates, only the occasional cookware piece or Grab it soup bowl. I bought some of the Ikea version for my father to use in assisted living & was so amazed at how light, easy to stack & easy to clean they are, that I now use them - plus the pretty blue ones Ikea has. Unfortunately, it looks like the blue is discontinued, so no matching bowls or salad plates. ☹️
These dishes are made from tempered glass, which has a very unique property. The larger the impact area the less likely they are to break. The smaller the impact area the easier they are to break. It is just the way tempered glass is made.
⭐⭐ *Examples of Products Used In This Video* ⭐⭐⠀ 🔷 Ikea Oftast Plates: www.ikea.com/us/en/p/oftast-plate-white-30258913/ 🔷 Corelle Frost White Plates: Amazon: amzn.to/3ZaKoeE 🔷 Corelle Frost White Plates: Walmart:www.walmart.com/ip/Corelle-Livingware-10-25-Frost-White-Dinner-Plate/15065050
Corelle I've some for a LONG time. I have 2 left They don't just break when they drop they pretty much explode and they get very hot in a microwave . They are thin and lightweight ... that's pretty much the good part
I have used 40 years of my married life Correll dishes & I will always choose made in the USA products because they are always better. Thanks for informative video.
Far from the truth. I don't buy a lot of "Made in USA" products because they aren't so great compared to some European made. Old Corelle plates are full of lead.
Thank you for drowning out the scratch test with music! And thanks for the video, I suspected my new IKEA plates were similar to Corelle, but now I don't have to be so gentle with them lol
Thank you very much for this. I use Corelle and was so shocked at how cheap IKEA plates were compared to Corelle. This was exactly the comparison I needed.
That was pretty interesting. We did not know the Ikea had a similar product. Purchased our Corel at Walmart when we got our rv. Thanks for sharing! Lynn and Danny
I prefer the Ikea ones because when it breaks the shards are bigger. The Corelle shards are super tiny and it'd be easy to miss some and end up stepping on it.
Finally someone did a video. When I got my Ikea plates I immediately thought they were very similar to Corelle. Now I'm using wheat straw dishes. Considering stainless steel..
@@GanderFlight right. The trouble with the wheat straw is that if you put greasy food on it, it seems like you can never clean it off. Always feels slimy. I'm also considering melamine dishes. I just don't need heavy plates,etc.
I think I collected my stainless steel years ago before the whole camping industry exploded in pricing. Thankfully they also stack tightly and fit inside our magma pots (in upside down sauté pan so have a set of 6 plates and bowls inside our nested 7 piece magma set. SS MSR bowls are my fav
My Grandmother, Mother and now my house have all been equipped with Correlle. In all those years, I’ve only ever seen one piece break, and that was a cereal bowl
When dropping onto the grassy ground how about dropping them edge-first instead of perfectly flat? Most plates knocked off a surface aren't falling perfectly level by the time they hit ground. Thanks for this! I wasn't aware of alternatives to Corelle brand. Since I have some individual pieces of Corelle purchased as emergency hotel dishes (helping my sister move during the pandemic shutdown, needed microwave-friendly dishes) I don't want to buy a complete set. I will check out Ikea's offerings -- I might find different shapes of bowls, too.
4:27 There was a burning building where a cat jumped out of a window and landed fine unharmed on the grass lawn, so dropping dish wear on grass shouldn't break
Interesting tests. Scratch and breakage resistance never factored into our use of Corelle and IKEA tableware. Dielectric constant and thermal expansion were our considerations. Will it work well in the microwave? Will it crack if suddenly heated or cooled?
This is super useful, thank you! I was contemplating buying corelle plates (not so common here in the UK) and watching this definitely helped me make a decision. Found a great design, too!
You’re missing the point of Corelle. The idea is to have a plate, bowl, cup etc. that is most like china plates without the cost and fragility. The fact that the Corelle is larger and heavier making it feel “real” is the big plus. If I want to buy a cheap plate that doesn’t break when dropped, well I guess I’d buy paper or plastic. Or better yet I’d go back to Melmac. I appreciate what you are trying to do with this “test” but it is far from scientific. All I know is that I have had Corelle for 30 plus years and I have never broken so much as a saucer. By the way, I buy Made in USA every chance I get.
I’m going with IKEA. Was looking at melamine for the holidays, BUT I learned they’re toxic at higher temps which leaches into our food! Wheatgrass plates stain. I’m not informed on bamboo plates.
I've noticed that I've been dropping our porcelain, ceramic, and Corelle dinnerware more lately due to my old arthritic hands. And ALL of them are breaking on me... :( I've started to switch to plastic and stainless steel dinnerware for this very reason, but I might replace some of it with the Ikea tempered glass product. At $0.79 for the 9.75" plates, 6" bowls, 8" bowls, and 7.5" side plates, I won't be as pissed when I eventually break them.
One test never mentioned but equally as important is while hand washing with detergent is one easier to hold on to? You mentioned the IKEA one has a rougher back. Does it make a difference? I know for a fact the Corelle model is slippery as a wet bar of soap to hold on to!
They are both slippery - the rough back on the ikea doesn't help much with water and soap - BUT the lip on the Corelle definitely helps to keep a hold of the slippery dish better.
We have and like the corelle plates for a few reasons. 1. Made in the USA. 2. We got them for free at a workamping job we had where an old house was being gutted and the people left a lot of stuff. 3. You can also find them for cheap at garage sales. 4. We really don't shop at Ikea. Thanks for taking the time to test these out. There are a lot of people that shop at Ikea and these types of plates work well for RVer's. Chris and Barbara
Amen to that!! I was very interested in watching the video to see if IKEA was as good as Corelle, but as soon as he showed the back of the dish, and said “Corelle made in the USA”, that was it, I didn’t need to see any more, I am sold on Corelle.
There are so many issues with your testing methods, it's hard to know where to start. Corelle is thicker because it has a bead. Scratch resistance should be gauged with a elcometer or similar device - not chain male and calipers of unknown hardness. By using the chain male and calipers on one, then the other, you favor the second plate by dulling them on the first. By leaving the label on one plate, but not the other, you have effected the shock test. I assume there's more, but I couldn't get through the shock test.
I just found this video. I also didn't make it through the first drop test. Leaving the sticker on the plate completely invalidates the test! Also, wjo uses a precision instrument like digital calipers to scratch something like this???
I grew up with Corelle dishes in rhe house. Even as a kid, that's just what we had and I can count on one hand how many times I've ever seen on break. Let's not be cheap here... it's less than $4 for an American made plate. Buying one that's 75 cents made in China just helps destroy American jobs and prop up a nightmare of a country. $4 for a plate that's going to last you for years is not a bad buy.
I use Corelle in my RV, left overs from a set I'd given my daughter years ago. Corelle and Ikea can both be bought at Thrift Stores, for little to nothing, so why is price a big deal? I will say, that both are likely fine until one accidentally drops it. Both shatter into tiny slivers, and can be quite dangerous if one is cut by either. I know that from experience when I tripped in the kitchen, and fell holding a plate. It cut right through my finger nail, severing the nail in half. and caused my leg and foot to bleed profusley. If I didn't already have the Corelle, I likely would not be using it in my RV. I quite like the delicate blue iris design of the Corelle.
Just now bought a full set of Corelle after using plastic for the last 5 years and now watching the microplastics scare. Not sure about microplastics, but now I feel a little safer.
Excellent video - I think I'd still lean IKEA for best value, but I'd have to venture to IKEA to get it, whereas I could go to the grocery store and come home with a full set of Corelle.
Corelle is widely available in Walmart across the country, has a consistent set of core products that stay available, and they are made in America. If you aren't breaking dishes every day then both of these products are priced fine. The Corelle small plates are ~$3 here most of the time.
Thank you SO much for this comparison! I was thinking of getting some Corelle plates when I came upon your video and discovered the Ikea plates. MUCH cheaper! I'll be heading to Ikea soon, thanks to you. 😊👍
For goodness Corelle is made in the USA and is a sixty year old company. I would buy Corelle any day to something made in China. Also Corelle sells divided plates in both lunch and dinner sizes. The perfect environmentally friendly option.
I appreciate the feedback and yes that would have been something worth noting. We don't use the microwave much so I have yet to test either of them in the microwave.
IKEA OFTAST dishes are indeed microwave safe. I've had a set of them for about a year. They do get pretty hot in the microwave sometimes though - but not as hot as my old Walmart Mainstays stoneware plates used to.
I’ve heated my Ikea plates/bowls up to 2 minutes each & no explosions yet, which I can’t say for some of my clear glass bowls from another manufacturer.
I prefer the Corelle because they are lighter and have the smooth finish on front and back. They feel more refined. For washing dishes, holding lighter weight is also easier on my wrists.
This was a great demonstration! Thank you!! I didn't think the Corelle dishes would break at all, but after seeing this video, I now know they can. I also now know this type of dishware is available at IKEA for a lot less......... Off to IKEA!!
THANK YOU for this video!!! I have tile floors in my house and want dinnerware that will not shatter. I was thinking Corelle but after seeing your video will get something else. I don't mind breakage in large pieces but definitely don't want that shattered glass. Thanks again!
What I gathered from my online research is that it happens when too little stabilizer or too much of an alkali is added to the glass mixture. This causes it to expel moisture when stored in places with high humidity. Where I live, the average humidity is 82% so any glassware that doesn’t have the correct mix will ‘sweat’ (Crizzling occurs when the humidity is above 55%. ) Haven’t had any problems with CORELLE so far but IKEA dinnerware ‘sweats’ when not in regular use.
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Really enjoyed your comparisons. I'm not a big fan of bonded glass plates however they do have a purpose in many peoples' lives and environments. I believe Acropal is a French equivalent. I happen to have a turn of the century formal dining room set (1910) so Corelle just doesn't cut it in my case. Cheers!
Hi.. thanks for the video.. Can you tell me the exact description of the material for the IKEA plates used for the video? Or the link to the website showing the plates??
i haven't been to IKEA in years... since before they pandemic. yesterday, i went to IKEA and was specifically asking my mom if she knew if their tempered plates were as good as they correlles. And i wake up this morning - this video is at the top of my feed. 🤦🏻♂️
I'm buying for a newly purchased RV. I bought some Mainstays and using a steak knife on the plates was a joke. These will be torn up after a few uses and I was cutting lightly knowing this may happen. Garbage. I'll consider these, thank you.
I realize that you probably got the white Oftast plates, but IKEA has the hospital greenish Besegra plates and black Backig plates (my favorite). I think they're all the same plate, just different colors.
I would think this is a no brainer, better grip with the ikea plates textured bottoms, and price. Inevitably you're going to break one or some of either why spend 4x as much?
I had no idea Ikea made Corelle-type plates. I currently have Corelle and have had them for 30 years. The pattern is all scratched up from years of use.
How neatly do each brand stack? I can't quite see in the video but it looks like the ikea ones aren't all exactly the same shape so you couldn't stack a very large stack neatly? (I'm looking at these from a catering context so having the ability to stack lots and lots of them very neatly is important)
I've had a set of the IKEA OFTAST dishes for about a year. I have 8 each of the dinner plates, side plates, regular bowls, and pasta bowls. None of them have broken, despite me clumsily dropping/flinging many of them in the sink while hand washing them. (I used to have a dishwasher, and these dishes came out great in the dishwasher. Then I moved, and I no longer have a dishwasher. But they still wash up great by hand.) You are correct that they do *not* stack 100% evenly. Visually, they still look pretty neat IMO (and I'm very particular). In terms of stability, because all of the pieces nest together pretty closely, there's not much room for them to wobble a lot or for the stacks to become very unstable. So despite the slight unevenness, my stacks of 8 are all stable. However, I can definitely see how larger stacks may become unstable. In order of their stability, I think the stacks of dinner plates are most stable, followed by the pasta bowls, followed by the side plates (starting to wobble more), and then followed by the regular bowls (starting to tilt more) as the least stable. Also, over time, a few of my dishes have gotten some imperfections on the shiny finish (on the front of the plate). They look like matte smudges. They're sorta hard to see, but when you do see them in the right light, they kinda look dirty. There's definitely no residue or anything lingering on the dishes, and I haven't found a way to "clean off" the smudges. I don't mind this for everyday use at home, but it might matter for more formal catering settings.
Correll dishes are very hot when serving in hot liquid bcuz I love using their 1qt serving, n they are hot, which I'm sure Ikea is too. Never owned idea brand.
After the plate leaves your hand you can only control for so much. But thats also going to be the case in real life - you'll never drop the plate the same way twice.
When comparing dishwater for the RV you didn't mention the microwave/convection oven in the room behind you. Versatility of the dishware and being able to heat and cook food in the microwave is important.
That would have been a good test to perform. I've used both in the microwave and they both get hot pretty quick. Haven't noticed a difference between the two except that they both get hot quick.
I like the Corelle. I can buy it locally. Age is making me more clumsy, though “clumsy” has been a life-long problem. I had *NO* idea IKEA sold something similar.
Now that I’m older, I like how light they both are; & how easy to clean & stack. Perfect if you’re downsizing & need every spare inch of cabinet space.
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So thorough and unbiased, thank you!
Wow! What a great review! Can you be my review guy for all products forever? Lol. That was the most thorough and quick/to the point video. Super helpful!
Thank you for those kind words! Which plate did you lean towards after watching?
I would buy Corelle because you have a much better chance of getting replacements plus they are made in the USA
I had Corelle years ago then bought some porcelain dishes. Never again, I just ordered the Corelle Winter Frost white set along with some extras. Love Corelle
Having them available at Walmart definitely makes them easy to come by!
I just bought some pretty blue tempered glass plates at IKEA, they have released a lot of new colors and designs. Not gonna lie, my heart jumped a little each plate you dropped! Thanks for reassuring me of my purchase!
Cool! I didn’t know they came out with new colors!
Hi. Thank you for not lieing.
thank you; gosh you've done all the hard work for us. Much appreciated :) and so easy to choose now. Also it was very entertaining to watch!
Glad it was useful for you!
Was looking for a stoneware review but this popped up the top. Just leaving a comment because I know it helps content creators. And I watched the whole video. Very informative thanks 🙏
Awesome, thank you!
I love both and buy both! When family comes to town, I pull out the Ikea plates. They're so in expensive I have at least 10 of each bowl and plates, so everybody gets a plate. I use Corelle for cereal because I like the deep sides for cereal. Both are beautiful and have a place in my life. They match nicely together due to their similar appearance. You can't go wrong with either one. Thanks for showing the comparison. I wondered how alike they were and now I know!
You’re very welcome 😊
I was stunned when I first saw Corelle because it is practically unheard of in Europe. I rented a house in the US and it came with this and I couldn't get over how neatly and thinly it stacked. Perfect for storage in boats, caravans etc. Or just tight apartments. So I bought a full set for myself in Europe. I've had a few breakages but so far most of them have survived fine for close to 7 years.
But if someone is doing a similar product for a fraction of the cost and you don't care about replacing breakages exactly then I'd say just buy the cheaper stuff. Buy 2x as much if you're worried and stash the spares somewhere.
It definitely has its place, like you said, perfect for small spaces!
Even in the US, some of us never used Corelle plates, only the occasional cookware piece or Grab it soup bowl. I bought some of the Ikea version for my father to use in assisted living & was so amazed at how light, easy to stack & easy to clean they are, that I now use them - plus the pretty blue ones Ikea has. Unfortunately, it looks like the blue is discontinued, so no matching bowls or salad plates. ☹️
These dishes are made from tempered glass, which has a very unique property. The larger the impact area the less likely they are to break. The smaller the impact area the easier they are to break. It is just the way tempered glass is made.
Appreciate the information!
⭐⭐ *Examples of Products Used In This Video* ⭐⭐⠀
🔷 Ikea Oftast Plates: www.ikea.com/us/en/p/oftast-plate-white-30258913/
🔷 Corelle Frost White Plates: Amazon: amzn.to/3ZaKoeE
🔷 Corelle Frost White Plates: Walmart:www.walmart.com/ip/Corelle-Livingware-10-25-Frost-White-Dinner-Plate/15065050
Corelle I've some for a LONG time. I have 2 left
They don't just break when they drop they pretty much explode and they get very hot in a microwave .
They are thin and lightweight ... that's pretty much the good part
Tradeoffs to everything
I have used 40 years of my married life Correll dishes & I will always choose made in the USA products because they are always better. Thanks for informative video.
Thanks for watching Joan!
I will never buy anything for dishes besides Corelle.
Far from the truth. I don't buy a lot of "Made in USA" products because they aren't so great compared to some European made. Old Corelle plates are full of lead.
Thank you for drowning out the scratch test with music! And thanks for the video, I suspected my new IKEA plates were similar to Corelle, but now I don't have to be so gentle with them lol
Don't want to hear the scratching? ;p
Thank you very much for this. I use Corelle and was so shocked at how cheap IKEA plates were compared to Corelle. This was exactly the comparison I needed.
You're welcome!
That was pretty interesting. We did not know the Ikea had a similar product. Purchased our Corel at Walmart when we got our rv. Thanks for sharing! Lynn and Danny
Absolutely! Thanks for taking the time to comment :)
I prefer the Ikea ones because when it breaks the shards are bigger. The Corelle shards are super tiny and it'd be easy to miss some and end up stepping on it.
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Agreed 👍.
The ikea ones dont hold up over time
that's a good observation
Thank you, very informative comment
I'm not a big fan of laminated glass however enjoyed your testing on all accounts. Thanks!
Thanks for commenting!
I was about to buy corelle and though of watching on you tube. I have ikea plates and you stopped me from making expensive mistake. Thanks!
Glad I could help!
Great tests Joshua. Thx
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Finally someone did a video. When I got my Ikea plates I immediately thought they were very similar to Corelle. Now I'm using wheat straw dishes. Considering stainless steel..
I've considered stainless steel too - just haven't found ones that are the shape I want at a price I'm willing to pay.
@@GanderFlight right. The trouble with the wheat straw is that if you put greasy food on it, it seems like you can never clean it off. Always feels slimy. I'm also considering melamine dishes. I just don't need heavy plates,etc.
I think I collected my stainless steel years ago before the whole camping industry exploded in pricing. Thankfully they also stack tightly and fit inside our magma pots (in upside down sauté pan so have a set of 6 plates and bowls inside our nested 7 piece magma set. SS MSR bowls are my fav
Thank you for testing thoroughly and for cleaning up so fastidiously.
My pleasure!
Thanks, great video. Definitely going with Corelle, made in the USA!!
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precise and comprehensive comparison, thanks!
You're welcome!
My Grandmother, Mother and now my house have all been equipped with Correlle. In all those years, I’ve only ever seen one piece break, and that was a cereal bowl
I like the Corelle Square for my cabin boat (very similar galley to an RV) as they fit better in the sink and take less room to store.
Squares do tend to fit better in spaces built by humans than circles- nicely done!
Whoah... this is so Helpful finding Better Dinnerware. Thank You so much.
You are so welcome!
When dropping onto the grassy ground how about dropping them edge-first instead of perfectly flat? Most plates knocked off a surface aren't falling perfectly level by the time they hit ground.
Thanks for this! I wasn't aware of alternatives to Corelle brand. Since I have some individual pieces of Corelle purchased as emergency hotel dishes (helping my sister move during the pandemic shutdown, needed microwave-friendly dishes) I don't want to buy a complete set. I will check out Ikea's offerings -- I might find different shapes of bowls, too.
That is a wise point and something I’ll experiment with, thanks Anne!
4:27 There was a burning building where a cat jumped out of a window and landed fine unharmed on the grass lawn, so dropping dish wear on grass shouldn't break
Interesting tests. Scratch and breakage resistance never factored into our use of Corelle and IKEA tableware. Dielectric constant and thermal expansion were our considerations. Will it work well in the microwave? Will it crack if suddenly heated or cooled?
We've been using them full time for 3 years at this point, regularly use them in the microwave, and haven't had any issues.
I'll stick to and pay a little more for the made in the USA ones.
Right on, thanks for the opinion!
But don’t you support capitalism?
I agree I only own Corelle.
What brand are those?
This is super useful, thank you! I was contemplating buying corelle plates (not so common here in the UK) and watching this definitely helped me make a decision. Found a great design, too!
Awesome! Glad it was helpful!!!
Thank you for the review!! Really helped cause i wanted to find out the weight!
Glad I could help!
You’re missing the point of Corelle. The idea is to have a plate, bowl, cup etc. that is most like china plates without the cost and fragility. The fact that the Corelle is larger and heavier making it feel “real” is the big plus. If I want to buy a cheap plate that doesn’t break when dropped, well I guess I’d buy paper or plastic. Or better yet I’d go back to Melmac. I appreciate what you are trying to do with this “test” but it is far from scientific. All I know is that I have had Corelle for 30 plus years and I have never broken so much as a saucer. By the way, I buy Made in USA every chance I get.
Thanks for the opinions and perspectives Dave!
Dave, I just learned today how easily melamine leaches toxicity!
Dave Carson, The Ikea pieces are heavier than Corelle, not lighter. Ikea's plates also feel nicer than Corelle. Smoother and heavier.
Ikea's website says the Oftast line is made in France.
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I had no idea. Glad I'm not fond of melamine. I don't like how it stains.
I’m going with IKEA. Was looking at melamine for the holidays, BUT I learned they’re toxic at higher temps which leaches into our food! Wheatgrass plates stain. I’m not informed on bamboo plates.
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Plus, you can’t nuke melamine.
When those plates break there are tiny shards everywhere. I now use straw/wheat plates! They don’t break.
Yes, they're still glass and when they do break, that most definitely shatter.
Wheat Straw plates do scratch and stain. They also absorb dish liquid scents.
I've noticed that I've been dropping our porcelain, ceramic, and Corelle dinnerware more lately due to my old arthritic hands. And ALL of them are breaking on me... :( I've started to switch to plastic and stainless steel dinnerware for this very reason, but I might replace some of it with the Ikea tempered glass product. At $0.79 for the 9.75" plates, 6" bowls, 8" bowls, and 7.5" side plates, I won't be as pissed when I eventually break them.
One test never mentioned but equally as important is while hand washing with detergent is one easier to hold on to? You mentioned the IKEA one has a rougher back. Does it make a difference? I know for a fact the Corelle model is slippery as a wet bar of soap to hold on to!
They are both slippery - the rough back on the ikea doesn't help much with water and soap - BUT the lip on the Corelle definitely helps to keep a hold of the slippery dish better.
Thank you for this video. I’m into made in the USA as much as possible
Corelle is your winner then!
Thanks so much for doing this!! I don't have a lot of money to spend!
We have and like the corelle plates for a few reasons. 1. Made in the USA. 2. We got them for free at a workamping job we had where an old house was being gutted and the people left a lot of stuff. 3. You can also find them for cheap at garage sales. 4. We really don't shop at Ikea. Thanks for taking the time to test these out. There are a lot of people that shop at Ikea and these types of plates work well for RVer's. Chris and Barbara
Thanks for sharing! Corelle are great dishes :) What a score to snag some for free!
"The IKEA plates are made in China, the Corelle plates are made in the USA" that was enough for me to decide which ones to buy.
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Exactly.
Amen to that!! I was very interested in watching the video to see if IKEA was as good as Corelle, but as soon as he showed the back of the dish, and said “Corelle made in the USA”, that was it, I didn’t need to see any more, I am sold on Corelle.
Unfortunately the usa has horrible lead, cadmium & other dangerous metal laws so saying something is made in the USA doesn't really hold much water
I love Asian imports. I don't support tax welfare and tax dodging American companies I'm buying the Ikea brand.
There are so many issues with your testing methods, it's hard to know where to start.
Corelle is thicker because it has a bead. Scratch resistance should be gauged with a elcometer or similar device - not chain male and calipers of unknown hardness. By using the chain male and calipers on one, then the other, you favor the second plate by dulling them on the first. By leaving the label on one plate, but not the other, you have effected the shock test. I assume there's more, but I couldn't get through the shock test.
Can’t wait to see your comparison test video David! Have a good day.
I just found this video. I also didn't make it through the first drop test. Leaving the sticker on the plate completely invalidates the test! Also, wjo uses a precision instrument like digital calipers to scratch something like this???
I grew up with Corelle dishes in rhe house. Even as a kid, that's just what we had and I can count on one hand how many times I've ever seen on break.
Let's not be cheap here... it's less than $4 for an American made plate. Buying one that's 75 cents made in China just helps destroy American jobs and prop up a nightmare of a country.
$4 for a plate that's going to last you for years is not a bad buy.
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Ikea's website says the Oftast line is made in France.
I got some Ikea plates and I was wondering how resistent they are. now I know. thanks
Glad it was helpful
I use Corelle in my RV, left overs from a set I'd given my daughter years ago. Corelle and Ikea can both be bought at Thrift Stores, for little to nothing, so why is price a big deal? I will say, that both are likely fine until one accidentally drops it. Both shatter into tiny slivers, and can be quite dangerous if one is cut by either. I know that from experience when I tripped in the kitchen, and fell holding a plate. It cut right through my finger nail, severing the nail in half. and caused my leg and foot to bleed profusley. If I didn't already have the Corelle, I likely would not be using it in my RV. I quite like the delicate blue iris design of the Corelle.
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The Corelle plate did not have the inscription 'Break and Chip Resistant'. It simply says 'CORELLE made in USA'.
These are the ones I bought- description says break and chip resistant: www.walmart.com/ip/Corelle-Livingware-10-25-Frost-White-Dinner-Plate/15065050
Just now bought a full set of Corelle after using plastic for the last 5 years and now watching the microplastics scare. Not sure about microplastics, but now I feel a little safer.
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Corelle! Plus, made in USA. I drop my Corelle on my hard kitchen floor. Rarely breaks.
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Excellent video - I think I'd still lean IKEA for best value, but I'd have to venture to IKEA to get it, whereas I could go to the grocery store and come home with a full set of Corelle.
Thanks for the video. Just curious if you have tried these plates / bowls in the microwave and what is the result.
I have the vitrelle in Corelle. Love it, love it, love it. And I was born in Ithaca NY not far from the factory.
Enjoy! Thanks for watching Janet!
Corelle is widely available in Walmart across the country, has a consistent set of core products that stay available, and they are made in America. If you aren't breaking dishes every day then both of these products are priced fine. The Corelle small plates are ~$3 here most of the time.
👍 Availability at Walmart is a definite plus
Thank you SO much for this comparison! I was thinking of getting some Corelle plates when I came upon your video and discovered the Ikea plates. MUCH cheaper! I'll be heading to Ikea soon, thanks to you. 😊👍
Glad you found some value in it!
Thank u so much. 👍🏻👍🏻
For goodness Corelle is made in the USA and is a sixty year old company. I would buy Corelle any day to something made in China. Also Corelle sells divided plates in both lunch and dinner sizes. The perfect environmentally friendly option.
Thanks for sharing your opinion Lieu
Ikea's website says the Oftast line is made in France.
Appreciate the drop test, but I thought it would be good to know if ikea's one is real microwave safe
I appreciate the feedback and yes that would have been something worth noting. We don't use the microwave much so I have yet to test either of them in the microwave.
Yes, it is according to the IKEA website.
IKEA OFTAST dishes are indeed microwave safe. I've had a set of them for about a year. They do get pretty hot in the microwave sometimes though - but not as hot as my old Walmart Mainstays stoneware plates used to.
I’ve heated my Ikea plates/bowls up to 2 minutes each & no explosions yet, which I can’t say for some of my clear glass bowls from another manufacturer.
7:48 ikea gets hotter in microwave as compared to Corelle
I have had the Ikea ones for 5 years, idk how they made these so strong yet so light.
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I prefer the Corelle because they are lighter and have the smooth finish on front and back. They feel more refined. For washing dishes, holding lighter weight is also easier on my wrists.
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I spend 4x more on the Correlle to keep workers and family's going rather than the cheap Ikea made in an oriental sweatshop.
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This was a great demonstration! Thank you!! I didn't think the Corelle dishes would break at all, but after seeing this video, I now know they can. I also now know this type of dishware is available at IKEA for a lot less......... Off to IKEA!!
Glad it was helpful!
Corelle has lots of extra matching sizes and bowl shapes. Does Ikea? I love my corelle set.
They do - several plate and bowl sizes available.
I love Corelle dishes and made in the USA is important to me. I do not mind paying more.
Fantastic! They're great plates
Can you drop them on other to see which one breaks?
On each other? I think it would matter which one was on top and which on bottom - but what would it tell us?
THANK YOU for this video!!! I have tile floors in my house and want dinnerware that will not shatter. I was thinking Corelle but after seeing your video will get something else. I don't mind breakage in large pieces but definitely don't want that shattered glass. Thanks again!
Glad it was helpful!
Here in the tropics, IKEA dinnerware tends to crizzle and become greasy while the CORELLE ones do not.
For me, the winner is CORELLE
Interesting. What do you think causes the difference?
What I gathered from my online research is that it happens when too little stabilizer or too much of an alkali is added to the glass mixture. This causes it to expel moisture when stored in places with high humidity. Where I live, the average humidity is 82% so any glassware that doesn’t have the correct mix will ‘sweat’ (Crizzling occurs when the humidity is above 55%. )
Haven’t had any problems with CORELLE so far but IKEA dinnerware ‘sweats’ when not in regular use.
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I think the first Corelle dish broke because it landed on it's edge the hardest. It was at a larger angle. Both dishes appear to be nice.
You should have tested whether the plates are microwave safe. For me this feature is very important.
They both are microwave safe- but they're much thinner than other ceramic plates so they do get quite hot.
Really enjoyed your comparisons. I'm not a big fan of bonded glass plates however they do have a purpose in many peoples' lives and environments.
I believe Acropal is a French equivalent. I happen to have a turn of the century formal dining room set (1910) so Corelle just doesn't cut it in my case. Cheers!
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!
Hi.. thanks for the video.. Can you tell me the exact description of the material for the IKEA plates used for the video? Or the link to the website showing the plates??
www.ikea.com/us/en/p/oftast-plate-white-30258913/
@@GanderFlight thank you very much :)
i haven't been to IKEA in years... since before they pandemic. yesterday, i went to IKEA and was specifically asking my mom if she knew if their tempered plates were as good as they correlles. And i wake up this morning - this video is at the top of my feed. 🤦🏻♂️
Your phone is spying on you 😂
Location info knew you were near an IKEA :)
Which one is not made with chemicals and good for our health to eat hot food in it??
You're going to have to do your own research into that question.
I'm buying for a newly purchased RV. I bought some Mainstays and using a steak knife on the plates was a joke. These will be torn up after a few uses and I was cutting lightly knowing this may happen. Garbage. I'll consider these, thank you.
Enjoy!
I believe the Corelle ware can go in the microwave, do you know if the Ikea one's can?
Yes the can both go in the microwave. Both get quite hot in the microwave though compared to other cookware
I’m just amazed how there’s a video for everything these days
Hopefully it was helpful in some way!
You couldn't find a sharp pc of steel other than a measuring instrument?
It was already on hand.
The IKEA dishes are manufactured in both France and China, depending on which dish. I noticed this when shopping at IKEA.
Thanks for that update!
A lot of IKEA products now are also made in the Philippines as it is now the world’s largest IKEA Store.
GREAT thorough, scientifically oriented review. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
I realize that you probably got the white Oftast plates, but IKEA has the hospital greenish Besegra plates and black Backig plates (my favorite). I think they're all the same plate, just different colors.
Correct, these are the Oftast.
Wow I legit thought you were james rolfe in the thumbnail
glad im not the only one
White skin, black glasses - thats about as far as I can see it... had to look him up :)
All the info I needed plus some, very well done! On my way to IKEA!
Glad it was helpful
Muchas gracias por la comparación muy buena 🇩🇴
You're welcome!
I would think this is a no brainer, better grip with the ikea plates textured bottoms, and price. Inevitably you're going to break one or some of either why spend 4x as much?
Johnny Knoxville: The lip on the Corelle definitely helps to keep a hold of the slippery dish better.
After using these for over a year - the lip on the Corelle is definitely better than the textured bottom of the IKEA plaste.
@@GanderFlight so you've used both for over a year? Any chips?
@@AMY7219 I think we have one Ikea bowl that has one small chip. I took the dremmel to it and sanded it smooth
I think one IKEA bowl has a chip that I sanded smooth with a dremel - other than that we’ve had about equal performance between the two
Awesome video! Thank you!!
You bet!
I had no idea Ikea made Corelle-type plates. I currently have Corelle and have had them for 30 years. The pattern is all scratched up from years of use.
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me too, I will choose corelle because it is made in USA. but I appreciate your experiment. Thank you!
Understood! You're welcome.
How neatly do each brand stack? I can't quite see in the video but it looks like the ikea ones aren't all exactly the same shape so you couldn't stack a very large stack neatly? (I'm looking at these from a catering context so having the ability to stack lots and lots of them very neatly is important)
I've had a set of the IKEA OFTAST dishes for about a year. I have 8 each of the dinner plates, side plates, regular bowls, and pasta bowls.
None of them have broken, despite me clumsily dropping/flinging many of them in the sink while hand washing them. (I used to have a dishwasher, and these dishes came out great in the dishwasher. Then I moved, and I no longer have a dishwasher. But they still wash up great by hand.)
You are correct that they do *not* stack 100% evenly. Visually, they still look pretty neat IMO (and I'm very particular). In terms of stability, because all of the pieces nest together pretty closely, there's not much room for them to wobble a lot or for the stacks to become very unstable. So despite the slight unevenness, my stacks of 8 are all stable.
However, I can definitely see how larger stacks may become unstable. In order of their stability, I think the stacks of dinner plates are most stable, followed by the pasta bowls, followed by the side plates (starting to wobble more), and then followed by the regular bowls (starting to tilt more) as the least stable.
Also, over time, a few of my dishes have gotten some imperfections on the shiny finish (on the front of the plate). They look like matte smudges. They're sorta hard to see, but when you do see them in the right light, they kinda look dirty. There's definitely no residue or anything lingering on the dishes, and I haven't found a way to "clean off" the smudges. I don't mind this for everyday use at home, but it might matter for more formal catering settings.
@@kaypotter9097 Thank you very much for this very thorough answer, this is very helpful to me.
@@charlottemclean6130 You're welcome :)
This is a fantastic answer - thank you for such detail!
You should do a microwave test with hot water and test how hot each plate is where the water did not touch.
I'll keep that in mind if I do a next video on these, thanks!
Correll dishes are very hot when serving in hot liquid bcuz I love using their 1qt serving, n they are hot, which I'm sure Ikea is too. Never owned idea brand.
I'm going to support US manufacturers whenever I can.
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My pressing question is who is having dinner with dinner plates over gravel??
Anyone using a picnic table outside their RV in a site that has gravel...
@@GanderFlight Thanks. I didn't know about that.
Thank you
You're welcome Wendy!
Helpful video thanks
You’re welcome!
The way that Ikea (5:15) and Corelle (5:21) dropped was different. The same reason why the latter broke.
After the plate leaves your hand you can only control for so much. But thats also going to be the case in real life - you'll never drop the plate the same way twice.
When comparing dishwater for the RV you didn't mention the microwave/convection oven in the room behind you. Versatility of the dishware and being able to heat and cook food in the microwave is important.
That would have been a good test to perform. I've used both in the microwave and they both get hot pretty quick. Haven't noticed a difference between the two except that they both get hot quick.
Nothing compares to a look and feel of a porcelain.
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I like the Corelle. I can buy it locally. Age is making me more clumsy, though “clumsy” has been a life-long problem.
I had *NO* idea IKEA sold something similar.
Corelle is definitely a quality product
Now that I’m older, I like how light they both are; & how easy to clean & stack. Perfect if you’re downsizing & need every spare inch of cabinet space.
Is the color from the Ikea plates same as winter frost from corelle?
Yes
Genial🎉 🍽️
Genial?
I didn't know idea had these plates. Wish I knew before I bought my corelle.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment Tear!