Abstract: Process to manufacture glass or glass ceramic articles with a graphite insert encapsulated therein, characterized by the fact that said encapsulation is made in the presence of one or several gas getter metals chosen among aluminum, chromium, niobium, tantalum, titanium and zirconium.

Abstract: The present invention is primarily concerned with the production of transparent glass-ceramic articles especially suitable for use as cooking utensils nucleated with up to 6% TiO.sub.2 and containing up to 0.25% Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 and, perhaps, up to 0.1% MnO.sub.2, which exhibits a light brown tint that the human eye perceives essentially constant when the dominant wavelength is held between 577-581 nm, purity between 8-15%, and the transmission factor between about 65-80. The desired tint is obtained by including 0.0025-0.02% CoO+Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3, consisting of 0.001-0.01% CoO and 0.001-0.01% Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3, in the base composition of the glass-ceramic.