Paula Stoneware Salt & Pepper Shakers Set of 2 - Green

These are a pair of stoneware salt and pepper shakers, each a small rounded cylinder 5cm across and 6cm tall in a green reactive glaze. They are made from 100% stoneware, a hard, dense ceramic fired at high temperature. The capacity is 5ml, which makes them table shakers for a pinch at a time rather than a store for the cupboard. One top is pierced with three holes and the other with a single hole, so once they are filled you can tell the salt from the pepper at a glance without a label.

Their size suits the dining table, where they can stand between the plates without crowding them, and the kitchen worktop beside the hob, where a quick shake goes straight into the pan. They sit just as comfortably on a breakfast tray, on an open shelf between meals or on a cake stand at a weekend lunch. Because they are small, they work well in a compact kitchen or on a table for two, and as a pair they make a thoughtful gift for someone setting up a new home. The green glaze sits easily alongside wood, linen and other stoneware.

The finish is a reactive glaze, a glaze that moves and reacts in the kiln, so colour pools, speckles and runs in its own way on every piece. The green gathers in a band around the middle and runs in drips towards the base, with a fine speckle across the surface, and the drips fall differently from one shaker to the other. They are not for the microwave or the oven, so keep them to the table and the worktop. For a practical finishing touch, stand them on a small wooden board or a folded linen napkin on the worktop, where they are within reach while you cook and easy to lift back to the table.

What are the shakers made of?

They are made from 100% stoneware, a hard, dense ceramic, and finished in a green reactive glaze that varies a little from piece to piece.

How big are the salt and pepper shakers?

Each shaker is 5cm across and 6cm tall, and the capacity is 5ml, so they are small table shakers rather than large kitchen stores.

How do I tell the salt shaker from the pepper shaker?

One top has three holes and the other has a single hole, so you choose which to fill with salt and which with pepper and can tell them apart at a glance.

Can they go in the microwave or the oven?

No. The maker states they are not for the microwave and not for the oven, so keep them to the table and the worktop. The maker does not say whether they go in the dishwasher.

What is included?

You receive two stoneware shakers, one for salt and one for pepper. The styling props shown are not included.

Will both shakers look exactly the same?

Not exactly. A reactive glaze moves as it fires, so the green band and its drips fall a little differently on every shaker.