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Denby 'Bakewell' 2pt casserole dish with handkes

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  • carefullycautious
    carefullycautious Posts: 2,463 Forumite
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    Thank you everyone, I may just try it on a lower heat and cook for longer and see how I get on as It will sit on a shelf otherwise as we would not use it for anything else.

    Still a bargain at £2.50
  • joedenise
    joedenise Posts: 16,560 Forumite
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    If I cook a casserole I always cook it on low for a long time - probably about 150 for 3-4 hours.

    Denise
  • jackyann
    jackyann Posts: 3,433 Forumite
    edited 23 October 2014 at 6:20PM
    I am pretty certain it will be fine and Denby are just covering themselves.
    You could do a trial: half fill with water, put in a dish, then put in the oven on the setting you'd use for a casserole. You won't waste food that way.

    It is just possible it is a soup tureen, you could try searching for a Denby soup tureen and see if it matches yours. They usually have a narrower base and round out much higher than the traditional casserole. They aren't designed for the oven,.
  • suzybloo
    suzybloo Posts: 1,104 Forumite
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    I have the same dish as you describe which we got as a wedding present 30 years ago and it's been in and out the oven many many times over the years.
    Every days a School day!
  • Pollycat
    Pollycat Posts: 34,681 Forumite
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    Just checked in my Denby book (I know, I should get out more. :o) and it says 'tableware'.

    "Traditionally shaped, glazed in dark brown and hand-painted with a bold ochre flower and stylised leaf sprays".

    I was quite surprised that it was mid-80s, I thought it was much earlier.

    I've seen quite a bit of this design in charity shops and always assumed it was oven-to-tableware.

    Don't go too much by the base stamp.
    I know from experience that Denby was notorious for using all sorts of different base stamps and some items that I know are Denby don't have a stamp on at all.
    So just because it doesn't say 'ovenproof' doesn't make it so.

    If I remember, next time I see some Bakewell, I'll check the base stamp out.
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