Looking to set that insta-worthy table, and need a bit of inspiration and guidance. You are not alone. The most frequent question we at William Ashley are asked is: How do I choose my dinnerware set?
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Like the one you take to the beach, your dinnerware has its own body type, with individual qualities that make it unique.
The main bodies of dinnerware are:
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You might think we are crazy &#; At the William Ashley Store, 131 Bloor Street West, Toronto to demonstrate the strength and durability of bone china: we balance a plate on our fingertips, strike the plate, and watch in wonder as the plate does not break and a clean sound resonates through the store like a bell. This is the only body of china dinnerware that we are this tough on. Bone china because of its composition, absorbs shock and is the most chip resistant of all china dinnerware types, helping to reduce your carbon footprint.
Further, is one of the dinnerware types that has a vitrified body, which means that it&#;s been fired at a temperature high enough to seal it like glass. All this adds up to make bone china dishes durable for everyday use, and also a sustainable dinnerware option.
For those looking for a pure white set of dishes, bone china plates, bowls and serveware have a milky-white hue and are translucent when held up to the light.
We call dishes china because porcelain originated in China - yes the country! The history behind this ceramic is super interesting, but the skinny on this dinnerware body is that it allows super fine details and textures. Due to its high firing temperature, it has the hardest glaze, a wonderful grey-white sheen and is also vitrified.
Recognized for incredible strength, stoneware dinnerware can expand and contract over a wide range of temperatures, so this is the only dinnerware type that can truly be called ovenware, and can go from the freezer to oven. It has a gutsy weight and is great for casual entertaining.
First introduced in by Josiah Wedgwood, earthenware (aka faience) was the first dinnerware type to become the standard domestic pottery and to be distributed globally. The reason earthenware is less costly is: it does not require the higher temperature typical of the vitrified bodies. If you were to magnify an earthenware interior, you will notice it is porous (imagine air bubbles like sponge toffee) resulting in a less durable body.
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Always look at the dinner plate first, it is the key component when selecting a set of dishes. The most classic is flat in the middle with the edge rising out around it, called a rim. Others have no rim and are flat and straight across. A trend we are seeing at William Ashley is for a dinner bowl, a hybrid of a modern coupe dinner plate and a shallow bowl.
When choosing a dinner plate, ask yourself, how do you like to present and eat your food?
A classic rimmed dish has a smaller surface area for plating than rimless dishes (which make excellent buffet plates). The coupe shape is good for saucy savories.
These are all smaller versions of the dinner plate. We recommend adding an extra set of these beauties to your basket. If you are serving salad or an appetizer at the beginning of the meal, we want to make sure you are not washing them while your guests wait for you to serve that extraordinary piece of pie or cake at the end of the meal. They can also be used as part of a tea set.
Bowl styles usually mirror plate shapes in a specific pattern with coupe bowls and rimmed bowls being the most popular when entertaining.The classic rimmed bowl tends to hold less volume than a shallow coupe bowl. Are you part of the smoothie bowl craze &#; you will love the wider version of a low coupe bowl. How do you like to present your pasta, mussels, bouillabaisse with a wide dramatic space between the food and the edge of the plate, or more home-style? Consider how soups or stews will look in the vessel.
A strong trend we are witnessing is for all purpose bowls; they can be wide, tall and are perfect for layering food or as a noodle bowl. These are the breakfast bowls that you like to hold in your hand when you are enjoying that new brand of granola in the morning. Versatile, they can double up as a great vessel for a scoop of gelato after a sit-down-meal.
They are the perfect blank canvas and palette to showcase any food presentation from a humble breakfast to a Masterchef gourmet meal. Those unable to commit, you will never bore of white or the endless options to change the look, mix and match to your heart&#;s content, dress up or down depending on the occasion.
At William Ashley, we love to mix and match, simple white dinnerware patterns or banded collections are perfect to try out a few patterned accents plates that give your table a punch of color or texture whenever your want to take it up a notch.
Want to express your inner Picasso or Basquiat and dramatic tablescapes are your thing, then bring us your Pinterest inspirations, your favorite colour schemes and your room interiors and we will help bring your vision to life.
Myth buster: Gold & Platinum trims add sparkle and shine to your table contrary to popular belief the vast majority are dishwasher safe!
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Whether you are hosting a dinner for twelve or taking a snap of your first soufflé to share with your Instagram posse, your dishes make a difference.They are with you everyday, greeting you for your morning coffee and when having dinner while binge watching your favorite Netflix series. The time you take to choose them wisely will result in a long lasting love affair for decades to come!
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