Description
This is a side plate in grey stoneware, 20cm across, a size that sits neatly beside a dinner plate or works alone for a light lunch. A wide, flat rim frames the centre, and a fine raised ring marks where the rim meets the well, which gives the plate a crisp, tailored outline. The reactive glaze pools and breaks across the surface, so the grey moves from soft and misty on the rim to deeper in the middle, with a darker band right at the edge. It weighs 0.46KG.
A 20cm plate is the everyday workhorse of the table: toast and jam at breakfast, a sandwich or salad at lunch, cake with afternoon tea, bread and butter alongside supper. It suits a kitchen table as well as a dining room laid for guests, and the muted grey sits happily with wood, linen and white china alike. Because it is microwave safe, a slice of last night's pie can be warmed straight on it. It also makes a good dessert plate or a plate for passing round nibbles and cheese when friends visit.
The plate is made entirely of stoneware, which is dense and hard-wearing once fired, and finished in a reactive glaze. A reactive glaze shifts as it fires, so the tone and markings vary a little from one plate to the next. It goes in the dishwasher and the microwave, but it is not oven safe, so keep it out of the oven. Between meals, stack a few on an open shelf where the glazed rims catch the light, or lay one on a larger plate for a layered place setting; the styling props shown are not included.
Specification
| Diameter |
20cm |
| Material |
100% Stoneware |
| Colour |
Grey |
| Finish |
Reactive glaze |
| Dishwasher safe |
Yes |
| Microwave safe |
Yes |
| Oven safe |
No |
| Food safe |
Yes |
| Weight |
0.46KG |
Frequently Asked
What size is this plate?
It is 20cm across, a classic side plate size for bread, toast, cake or a small salad beside a larger dinner plate.
What material is it?
It is made of 100% stoneware with a reactive glaze, a dense, hard-wearing ceramic that suits daily use at the table.
Can it go in the dishwasher?
Yes. The maker lists it as dishwasher safe, so it can go in with the rest of the everyday crockery after a meal.
Can I use it in the microwave or the oven?
It is microwave safe, so it is fine for warming food, but it is not oven safe and should stay out of the oven.
Does every plate look the same?
Not quite. A reactive glaze varies as it fires, so the grey tone and the markings differ slightly from one plate to the next.
How heavy is it?
It weighs 0.46KG, which is worth knowing if you plan to keep a tall stack of them on a high shelf.