TABLEWARE
CORELLE SOLAR PRINT CROCKERY
Let’s look at the history of camping crockery, from the early pioneers with full dinner sets, to practical metal through all manner of plastics (remember the stuff that just used to degrade and discolour) and now bamboo, but there’s drawbacks to the latest eco-friendly options and that’s where glass plates come in. Yes, you heard me, glass.
Corelle makes crockery from three-layer tempered glass that’s suitable for use in a dishwasher (it’s the next big trend in motorhomes, wink), microwave, fridge and freezer as well as the oven up to 175 °C. OK so it’s heavier than melamine, etc, but it’s half the weight of traditional ceramics from home and has the same feel. Plus, the material is made of 80% recycled glass.
We liked the Solar Print 12-piece set for £69.99 (which weighs 3.7kg), but there are other designs, and sets of 18 are
