A vessel – You can’t do without her in the kitchen. Her choice must be well thought out. Although the most important thing in food is taste, important too, how it is served! 
Food served on elegant plates, drinks in perfectly matched cups or steaming tea from a stylish teapot – all this gives no less pleasure, than enjoying the food itself. If you do not know, what kitchen utensils will be needed in the house, which utensils are best suited to specific dishes, then this article about types of cookware is for you.
Types of tableware
Types of utensils needed in a practical and modern kitchen:
- dinner plate – the most versatile kitchen utensil, used to serve the main dish. They can be white or colored, diameter 24 – 27 cm. Classic plates are round in shape, but today more and more people are buying fashionable square plates. There are also more original solutions, eg, The photo below shows the dining room white plate Luminarc Аuthentic White J1300 26 cm.
- Dessert plate (for cakes, breakfast) – Can't do without dessertware. This is the dish that cakes are served on., pies and other sweet treats. They can also be used for serving breakfast or dinner.
They are smaller and more convenient, than dinner plates. Can be round, square and even rectangular. Typical sizes – 17-21 cm. You can combine them with the rest of the dishes or choose a product with a different design, which will liven up the table.
Luminarc dinner and dessert plate set - Soup plate – second most important plate after the shallow dinner plate. Indispensable when serving soups, as well as salads, pasta and stew.
- Classic deep plates – these are round products with an interesting design, eg, convex reliefs or expressive borders, typical diameters 21-24 cm.
Nowadays, large square plates with a modern design are an equally popular choice.. - Salad bowl (bowl) – very useful kitchen utensil. Salad bowls are primarily used for serving salads.. But they can also be used as an alternative to soup bowls (recommended size approx 18 cm). Salad bowls can be higher or lower, large ones are used for serving salads or potatoes, smaller ones are ideal for breakfast.
- Dish – usually this is an oval shallow dish for serving the table. Smaller dish (about 28 cm) Ideal for serving cold meat or cheese, and larger ones (about 33 cm) – for serving chicken, duck or other meat. Also in the iРosud online store there are special dishes for fish and eggs. Modern dishes can be not only oval, but also square or diamond-shaped.
- Rawier – many people, who equip their kitchens, wonder, what is “ravier” and is it worth buying?. It's special, small (about 25 cm), but a deeper dish for appetizers. The name comes from the French word "ravier", which is a small rectangular or oval appetizer dish. On "ravier" can be served as cold appetizers, as well as sweets or even sauces.
- A vase – Pretty big, wide and deep kitchen utensil for serving soup, equipped with handles and lid. Most popular products – porcelain vases of various designs. They will be especially useful during holiday lunches and dinners.. They serve mainly soups or creams. They come in different capacities (on average about 2-3 liters).
- Sousnik – sauces are served in it, eg, for pouring roast.
They look like small graceful jugs, true, without cover. - A cup – cup selection – one of the most difficult decisions. There are enough products of this type, standard capacity 200-250 ml. Cups may be lower, above, without decorations, with floral motifs, prints, gold edges, etc.. d. Tea and coffee cups available, small espresso cups or large bowls. It is best to choose cups with matching saucers in the set.
- Saucer – the saucer is usually used as a cup stand. The saucer can be round, oval, square or rectangular.
- Mug – very convenient kitchen utensils for drinking tea or coffee, especially with family or friends. Suggested Capacity – 300-400 ml. Interesting kitchen accessories for mugs are infusers, preferably with a lid. Thanks to these products, you can brew tea leaves without any problems., and then remove the coffee grounds from the drink.
- Multi-level plate – perfect dish, which can be used during an important party to serve fruits, cakes or cupcakes. In addition to the purely practical function, shelves also serve a decorative function. Typically shelves are shaped like two- or a three-tier pyramid with plates. These plates can be completely flat or slightly concave, to make it easier to place food on them.
- Kettle – This kitchen vessel is used for preparing and serving tea or coffee. We recommend buying porcelain teapots, which retain the heat of the drink for a long time and heat up quickly. They are equipped with a convenient handle and lid. A practical addition to the kettle is a special heater, on which the kettle is placed and retains heat when heated, which increases the comfort of use.
- Milk jug – indispensable accessory, if coffee is served frequently. This is a small vessel, resembling a jug with a funnel, but without a lid.
- Sugar bowl – kitchen equipment should also include a sugar bowl. This is an inconspicuous product, as the name implies, used to serve sugar to the table. iPosud has modern minimalistic sugar bowls, and traditional porcelain round dishes with decorations.
Some sugar bowls also have a hole for a spoon.
It is worth buying porcelain from well-known manufacturers, whose products will serve us for many years, becoming a decorative element of the table and dining room. In iРosud you will find dishes from such brands as: Berlinger Haus Hungary, Blaumann Martex China, Luminarc France, Royalty Line Switzerland, Libbey Netherlands/Mexico, Krauff Germany, Mitsui Japan (China)… Most of the dishes presented are dishwasher safe, Some products are microwave safe. Each product in the store has a description, this way you can find out if it is dishwasher and microwave safe.
