Heikki Stoneware Bowl 26.5cm - Cream

This is a generous serving bowl in cream stoneware, 26.5cm across and 11cm tall, with room for 2000ml. Its wide, sloping sides rise from a narrow foot, and the inside carries a hand decorated border: a ring of flower rosettes alternating with fan-shaped sprays, joined by scalloped garlands and rows of dots, around a plain centre. The outside is left plain cream, so the pattern is what you notice when you look down into the bowl. At 1.558KG it has a solid, reassuring weight in the hands, which is just what you want from a stoneware bowl of this size.

With a 2000ml capacity this is a bowl for sharing rather than for one: it suits a big salad, a family pasta dish or a heap of fruit in the middle of the kitchen or dining table. It is made for food, so it can go straight from the counter to the table for a weekday supper or a long weekend lunch with friends. Between meals it earns a place on a dresser, a kitchen island or an open shelf, holding lemons, kiwis or whatever fruit is in season, with its patterned interior on show to anyone passing.

Stoneware is a dense, hard-wearing ceramic that holds heat well, and this bowl goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so you can warm a dish through, reheat leftovers in it and clear up without a sink full of hand washing. The decoration is applied by hand. For a relaxed table, set it on a woven placemat or a wooden board and let the pattern do the talking; it sits happily beside plain cream pieces and wooden serving boards.

What is the bowl made of?

It is made entirely of stoneware, with a cream body and a hand decorated pattern around the inside, while the outside is left plain.

Can it go in the dishwasher, microwave and oven?

Yes. The maker lists it for the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so you can warm food in it, reheat leftovers and clean it the easy way.

How big is it and how much does it hold?

It is 26.5cm across and 11cm tall and holds 2000ml, which makes it a serving bowl for salads, pasta or fruit rather than an individual bowl.

Can I serve food in it?

Yes. It is made for food, so you can serve salads, pasta dishes or fruit in it and carry it straight to the kitchen or dining table.

How heavy is the bowl?

It weighs 1.558KG, a solid weight for a stoneware bowl of this size, so it feels substantial in the hands when you carry it to the table.

Is the pattern on the outside as well?

No. The hand decorated pattern of rosettes, fan-shaped sprays and garlands runs around the inside of the bowl, while the outside stays plain cream.