Description
This breakfast set brings together twelve stoneware pieces for the start of the day: cups, bowls and plates, all finished in the same grey reactive crackle glaze. The crackle is a fine web of lines running through the glaze. On every piece the glaze gives way to a rough, textured band of bare stoneware around the foot of the cups and bowls and along the edge of the plates. The cups are 8cm tall and 9cm across, with a rounded, almost globe-like body and a small loop handle. The bowls are 16cm across and 6cm tall, and the plates are 20cm across and 1.5cm tall.
Those sizes settle the job of each piece. The cup is a coffee or tea cup rather than a big mug. The bowl suits cereal, porridge, yoghurt or fruit, and the 20cm plate is a side or breakfast plate size, right for toast, pastries or a slice of cake. Laid out on the kitchen table or a breakfast bar, the set covers a relaxed weekday breakfast or a slow weekend brunch with friends, and it works just as well for afternoon tea. Stoneware is a dense ceramic with some heft; the whole set weighs 5.04KG.
The pieces go in the dishwasher, but they are not for the microwave or the oven, so warm food in another dish first, then serve it in these pieces. A reactive glaze shifts as it fires, so the shade and the spread of crackle vary a little from piece to piece. That variation is part of the character of the glaze rather than a fault. To style it, stack each bowl on its plate with a cup beside it, and lay the table with linen napkins or a woven placemat, where the rough stoneware edges and the fine crackle catch the eye.
Specification
| Cup |
Height 8cm, Diameter 9cm |
| Bowl |
Height 6cm, Diameter 16cm |
| Plate |
Height 1.5cm, Diameter 20cm |
| Sold as |
Set of 12 |
| Material |
100% Stoneware |
| Colour |
Grey |
| Finish |
Reactive, crackle glaze |
| Dishwasher safe |
Yes |
| Microwave safe |
No |
| Oven safe |
No |
| Food safe |
Yes |
| Weight |
5.04KG |
Frequently Asked
What is included in the set?
The set is twelve pieces of grey stoneware: cups, bowls and plates sized for breakfast, every piece finished in the same reactive crackle glaze.
Can the pieces go in the dishwasher?
Yes. The maker lists the set as dishwasher safe, so the cups, bowls and plates can go straight in after breakfast.
Can I use the set in the microwave or the oven?
No. The maker lists it as not for microwave or oven use, so heat food in another dish and serve it in these pieces.
How big are the cups, bowls and plates?
The cups are 8cm tall and 9cm across, the bowls are 16cm across and 6cm tall, and the plates are 20cm across and 1.5cm tall.
Is the cup a mug or a smaller cup?
It is a coffee or tea cup rather than a large mug, 8cm tall and 9cm across, with a rounded body and a small loop handle.
Why does each piece look slightly different?
The finish is a reactive crackle glaze, which shifts as it fires, so the shade and the spread of fine crackle lines vary a little between pieces.