Addison Purple Speckled Stoneware Bowls 16cm Set of 3 - Multi

This is a set of three stoneware bowls, each 16cm across and 8cm tall and holding 700ml. Together they make a multicoloured trio, every bowl finished in its own reactive glaze with a fine speckle running through it and soft streaks where the glaze has run down the sides. A reactive glaze moves and changes as it fires, so the pattern on one bowl is never repeated exactly on another. Stoneware is dense and hard-wearing, and it holds heat well, which is why it suits bowls that go into daily use.

At 700ml these are generous everyday bowls rather than small dishes, with room for a breakfast of cereal or porridge, a bowl of soup, a noodle supper or a side salad. They are at home on the kitchen table first thing in the morning, on a tray for a weeknight supper on the sofa and at a relaxed lunch with friends, where the mix of glazes looks deliberate rather than mismatched. Because they can go in both the oven and the microwave, leftovers can be warmed and eaten from the same bowl. As a gift, the set suits anyone furnishing a first kitchen or anyone who likes tableware with a bit of character.

The maker states that these bowls can go in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so after a meal they go straight into the dishwasher with no hand washing needed. The glaze covers the inside and the outside, with a small foot at the base that lifts each bowl clear of the table. They stack neatly, one inside another, so the three take up little room in a cupboard. On open shelving, a stack of all three shows off the different glazes, and on a plain linen cloth or a pale wooden table the speckle and the runs of glaze read at their best.

How much does each bowl hold?

Each bowl holds 700ml, a generous everyday size for cereal, porridge, soup, noodles or a side salad.

Can these bowls go in the dishwasher and the microwave?

Yes. The maker states they can go in both the dishwasher and the microwave, so warming food and washing up afterwards are both easy.

Can I put the bowls in the oven?

Yes. The maker states they can go in the oven, though no maximum temperature is given; they suit warming soup or baking a small individual crumble.

Are all three bowls the same colour?

No. The set is multicoloured, with each bowl in its own speckled reactive glaze, and the glaze varies a little from one piece to the next.

What size are the bowls?

Each bowl is 16cm across and 8cm tall, a comfortable size for breakfast and supper that still stacks neatly in a kitchen cupboard.

What material are these bowls?

They are 100% stoneware finished with a reactive glaze. Stoneware is a dense, hard-wearing ceramic that suits tableware in everyday use.