Jules Stoneware Breakfast Set of 12 - Multi

This is a twelve-piece stoneware breakfast set made for four: four cups, four bowls and four plates, each finished in a multicoloured reactive glaze. A reactive glaze moves and pools as it fires, so the markings shift from one piece to the next and no two place settings look quite alike. The cups are 9cm across and 8cm tall, a comfortable size for a morning coffee or tea; the bowls are 15.5cm across and 8.5cm tall, deep enough for cereal, porridge or yoghurt; and the plates are 22cm across and 2cm tall, a side plate size for toast, pastries or fruit.

We see this as an everyday set for the kitchen table rather than something kept for best. It suits a household of four who like to sit down to breakfast together, or a couple who want spare pieces ready for guests. Weekend brunch works well too: bowls of granola, plates of eggs on toast and cups of coffee passed round the table. The bowls earn their place at other meals, holding a side salad, soup or a dessert, and the plates double as starter or cake plates at dinner.

Every piece is 100% stoneware, and stoneware is dense and holds heat well, which suits warm breakfasts. The whole set goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so you can reheat porridge in its bowl, warm the plates before serving and clear up without washing by hand. The rims carry a fine speckled edge, a quiet detail beside the deeper pools of glaze on each face. The set weighs 5.384KG in all. For styling, stack the bowls on the plates with a cup alongside on an open shelf, or mix the pieces with plain tableware so the glaze takes the lead. The styling props shown are not included.

What pieces come in the set?

There are twelve stoneware pieces in all: four cups, four bowls and four plates, enough to lay a breakfast table for four people.

How big are the cups, bowls and plates?

The cups are 9cm across and 8cm tall, the bowls 15.5cm across and 8.5cm tall, and the plates 22cm across and 2cm tall.

Can it go in the dishwasher, microwave and oven?

Yes. The maker states that the set goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so reheating breakfast and clearing up are both easy.

What material is it?

Every piece is 100% stoneware with a reactive glaze. Stoneware is a dense, hard wearing ceramic that holds heat well, which makes it a good everyday choice.

Will each piece look exactly the same?

No. A reactive glaze moves and pools as it fires, so the markings vary from piece to piece and each cup, bowl and plate is a little different.

How heavy is the set?

The maker gives the weight of the full twelve-piece set as 5.384KG, a solid weight that reflects the density of stoneware.