Sandrine Stoneware Breakfast Set of 12 - Grey

This grey stoneware breakfast set lays a matching place for four: twelve pieces in all, made up of four cups, four bowls and four plates. The cups are 8.5cm across and 8cm tall, with a rounded body and a small loop handle. The bowls are 15cm across and 8cm tall, a deep size for cereal, porridge or yoghurt with fruit. The plates are 22cm across and 2cm tall, a side plate size that suits toast, pastries or a light lunch rather than a full dinner. Every piece is 100% stoneware, a dense, hard-wearing ceramic made for daily use.

It is a set for the start of the day: tea or coffee in the cups, cereal in the bowls, toast or a croissant on the plates. The bowls work just as well for soup, salad or rice at supper, and the plates take a sandwich or a slice of cake in the afternoon. The quiet grey sits easily with pale wood, dark tabletops and linen, so it suits a Scandinavian kitchen, a farmhouse table or a small flat where one set has to do everything. It also makes a practical gift for a first home or a couple setting up house together.

Each piece is finished in a reactive glaze. Reactive glazes pool and shift as they fire, so the grey deepens in places and breaks to a darker line at every rim, and no two pieces read exactly alike. Care is simple: the whole set goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so you can warm porridge in its bowl, heat the plates before serving or reheat leftovers without moving them to another dish. Stoneware holds heat well. For an easy table, stack each bowl on a plate with a cup beside it, and let a linen napkin or a wooden board bring out the warmth in the glaze.

What comes in the breakfast set?

You receive twelve stoneware pieces: four cups, four bowls and four plates, all in the same grey reactive glaze. The styling props shown are not included.

Can the set go in the dishwasher, microwave and oven?

Yes. The maker states that every piece goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so warming, reheating and washing are all straightforward.

How big are the plates and bowls?

The plates are 22cm across and 2cm tall, a side plate size for toast or a light lunch. The bowls are 15cm across and 8cm tall, deep enough for cereal, porridge or soup.

Are the cups the size of a mug?

No. Each cup is 8.5cm across and 8cm tall with a small loop handle, a cup for tea or coffee rather than a large mug.

Will every piece look exactly the same?

Not quite. Every piece is 100% stoneware in a reactive glaze, which varies as it fires, so the grey shifts gently from piece to piece and darkens at the rims.