Baking Dishes...Bring or not?

To me, this just depends on how long you are staying here. If you are moving here for work and expect it to be temporary then I might not bother, but if your relocation appears to be permanent, having your own things with you can actually be comforting if you are missing home a bit and really nice to have.

So true.  We just recently brought over own own silverware that we bought literally a month before we found out we were moving here (we had also bought a CAR, but that's another story).  We got along fine with our flat's silverware but it was just not great.  So at Christmas I told DH to pack it all up (I had already returned here) and wow, it's so much nicer just to have something WE PICKED OUT rather than just someone else's old stuff.

Thanks everyone.  I will definitely ship the glassware.  We are looking for a furnished flat at first, and it will be nice to have something that is "mine".  I'm sure I'll have a smile everytime I use them, providing I don't blow anything up.  I did melt my curling iron on my last trip there....

Now if I can only get this dear friend to part with her Oatmeal cookie recipe.....

bring them - the sentimental value will ease your transition.  I've got my Grandma's pyrex bowls from the 70s that we always put the takeout chinese food in and they make me smile every time I open that cupboard.  We do actually use them fairly often.  Also brought my pampered chef stoneware and don't regret that one bit!

I have my Grandma & Mom's cast iron skillets, Dutch oven, etc -- from the 50s (or earlier!) -- still to ship over.  But it's all soooo heavy -- have been reluctant to get on with it because of what it might cost.  Still, I must have it!