Sandrine Speckled Stoneware Bowl 25.5x16.5cm - Blue

This is an oval stoneware bowl, 25.5cm long, 16.5cm wide and 6.5cm tall, with room for 1150ml. That size makes it a serving bowl rather than a cereal bowl: wide enough for a salad to share or a vegetable side for the table, yet shallow enough to keep everything within easy reach of a serving spoon. The blue glaze is a reactive glaze, and the surface carries a fine speckle across it, with a deeper tone of the same blue tracing the rim so the outline reads clearly against a tablecloth or a wooden board.

It belongs on the kitchen table and at relaxed suppers with friends. Use it for a tomato salad in summer, roast vegetables in winter, a pile of buttered potatoes or a bowl of pasta set in the middle for everyone to help themselves. Because it goes in the oven, it can also hold a small gratin or a crumble and come straight to the table in the same dish, and because it goes in the microwave, leftovers can be warmed through without moving them to another container. On a sideboard between meals it holds fruit, bread rolls or lemons.

The bowl is made entirely of stoneware and weighs 0.63KG, so it has a reassuring heft in the hand without being awkward to pass along a table. Stoneware is dense and holds heat well, which suits a dish that goes from oven to table. Care is simple: it goes in the dishwasher. Reactive glazes shift as they fire, so the speckle and the depth of colour settle a little differently on each piece, which is part of the appeal. For styling, it looks well against natural linen and pale wood, and its oval outline sits neatly down the centre of a long table, where a pair of them leaves room for plates either side.

How much does the bowl hold?

It holds 1150ml and measures 25.5cm long, 16.5cm wide and 6.5cm tall, a good size for serving a side dish or a salad at the table.

Can it go in the oven and the microwave?

Yes. The maker states it goes in both the oven and the microwave, so you can bake in it, warm food through and bring it straight to the table.

Can I put it in the dishwasher?

Yes, it goes in the dishwasher, so after a meal it can go in with the rest of your plates and glasses.

What is the bowl made of?

It is made of 100% stoneware with a reactive glaze in blue, with a fine speckle across the surface and a deeper tone along the rim.

Does every bowl look exactly the same?

Not exactly. Reactive glazes shift as they fire, so the speckle and the depth of colour vary a little from one bowl to the next.

How heavy is it?

It weighs 0.63KG, a comfortable weight to carry from the oven or the kitchen counter to the table when it is time to serve.