Alcott Stoneware Bowl 24x21cm - Beige

This stoneware bowl looks as if it was caught mid splash. Instead of a smooth edge, its sides rise and break into a ring of short, rounded points, as though something has just been dropped into its centre. It measures 24cm long, 21cm wide and 8cm tall and holds 900ml, which makes it a serving bowl for the table rather than an everyday cereal bowl: big enough for a side salad, a heap of roasted vegetables or a pile of fruit. At 0.61KG it is easy to lift and pass across the table. The beige glaze runs deep into the bowl and gathers along the edge of each point.

It is made for use with food, so it earns a place at meals: olives and nibbles when friends visit, a salad at a summer lunch, boiled eggs at a weekend breakfast, or a pudding that goes from the oven straight to the table. Between meals its shape lets it sit out as a decorative bowl on a sideboard, a hall console or a kitchen shelf, holding keys, fruit or nothing at all. It suits anyone who likes tableware with a bit of character, and makes a thoughtful present for a host or a first home.

It is made entirely of stoneware, a dense, hard-wearing material well suited to pieces in daily use. It goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so the same bowl can warm leftovers, bake a crumble and then join the plates in the dishwasher. Because of the nature of the glaze, colour variations may occur, so no two bowls match exactly in how the glaze pools or how strongly the points show. For styling, give it room so the rim shows: stand it alone on a wooden sideboard, or set it at the centre of the table, filled with eggs, clementines or cherry tomatoes, and let the rim frame them.

What size is the bowl and how much does it hold?

It is 24cm long, 21cm wide and 8cm tall and holds 900ml, a good size for a side dish or a salad to share.

Can it go in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven?

Yes. The maker states that it goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so the same bowl can bake, reheat and serve.

Is it suitable for serving food?

Yes. It is made for use with food, so it can hold salads, fruit, snacks or a baked pudding at the table.

What material is the bowl?

It is made of 100% stoneware, with a beige glaze that gathers along the edges of its short, rounded points.

Does the glaze vary from bowl to bowl?

Yes. Because of the nature of the glaze, colour variations may occur, so each bowl differs a little in how the glaze pools and shades.

How heavy is it?

It weighs 0.61KG, so it is easy to carry from the kitchen and pass across the table when it is full.