Denby 'Bakewell' 2pt casserole dish with handkes

carefullycautious

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

If I cook a casserole I always cook it on low for a long time - probably about 150 for 3-4 hours.

Denise

jackyann

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

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.

Pollycat

Just checked in my Denby book (I know, I should get out more. ) 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.