Best China or Charity Shop Plates?

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Plates, dishes, bowls, ramekins...

What do you prefer?

Cheap and cheerful, doesn't matter if it's broken, best china or for Christmas and special occasions? One or two good plates and the rest cheap? Can it be washed in the dishwasher, or is it a by hand job only for the best?

Let's see them please.
 
I'll start...

I was brought up with not even seconds, but staff discount shop Wedgwood dinner services. Often skewed or missing motifs and no gold line, or the lines didn't meet when they should have done, so best china plates meant very little to me.

All of us were given a 12 piece fine bone china dinner service (thanks for that, giving fine bone china to a vegetarian!) when we left for university. I sold mine after we graduated. I needed the money and I didn't use it. I loved the pattern, I just didn't like the concept. I knew that those plates cost less than £1 a plate... so later on, we bought something we both liked. I'll find a few photos tomorrow, if i can. Wild strawberry before you ask. I still have one or two pieces but from their oven to table range.

Then we left everything behind, started again, so Ikea became a second home again. Didn't matter if it was broken, it was cheap to replace. It was plain and did the job. Upgraded from the cheapest Ikea to something a bit better from Ikea...

Mugs, we have a nice matt finish mug, I'll get some pictures tomorrow.

But we did buy 2 nice plates last year from the Japanese gardens. Hand painted, hand made. Something nice that means something to us. We use them all the time. I'll add photos tomorrow
 
From the used restaurant supply store, $0.50 each piece. Some are in the dishwasher and they're everything safe, microwave, oven, broiler, and freezer.
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I don't have a dishwasher, so no issues.
I use a wooden bowl for most of my meals
I do have a couple flat ones and 3 deep plates that I also like.
I also have all my old lodge plates in case I need them. White & flat.
Plus a stack of plastic plates. Those ones with dividers.
I bought them when I had to cater for a group of 120 strong, for 3 days, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Paper plates would have been more expensive, so plastic it was. I think I still got 80 or so left. I use them for camping and for my staff
 
Its complicated. For food photography I have lots of 'special' bowls, plates etc. Some were expensive and they are singletons. I'll post some examples later.

For everyday use and some food photography its cheap supermarket plates, bowls etc. Mainly white.

But I also have a weakness for mid century pottery and in the cellar are several tea-sets and other interesting bits of crockery. I have nowhere to display them and no cupboards in which to keep them, so they are in boxes. They are not worth lots of money. I need to get rid of them really, as I don't use them nor can I even get to them anymore as I can no longer safely get down the cellar steps.

The latter are from charity shops, jumble sales etc.
 
Some pictures.

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IKEA bowls
IKEA Dinner plate
Bevande Mugs
IKEA bowls
Bevande Mugs
Wedgewood Oven to Tableware
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Crockery



And this is my best plates
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and the dinner service we used to have is in this one. It is stoneware and feels fantastic to touch.
Höganäs Keramik Ramekins

Höganäs Keramik Ramekins



I will make a new thread for glassware and for cooking stuff. I have a few less usual cooking dishes.
 
SoCalZone10 said:
We have this pattern in 3 sizes, 12 inches, 8-9 inches, and the salad plate. I like my food on white because it’s easier to see the bugs, it’s not a joke either.

Staccato White Porcelain Dinner Plate + Reviews | Crate and Barrel
https://www.crateandbarrel.com/staccato-white-porcelain-dinner-plate/s667102
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I really like those plates.

I much favour plain white or pale coloured plain plates. In fact I really dislike patterned plates which often clash with the colours of the food and interfere with the shapes of the food. For food photography plain is generally the best bet, but there are exceptions.
 
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