Crockery

What is Crockery??

Crockery is a broad term that is used to refer to various types of tableware. This would include any type of dishware that is used at the table during mealtime. Crockery can include all forms of dishes such as plates, as well as serving platters, bowls, and dishes that are used to hold condiments.


Dinner Plate

The dinner plate is used more than any other plate. It is used to serve the main course at all meals, formal and informal. Modern dinner plates measure from 12-11 inches across.


At a formal dinner in a private residence, the entree is the third appetizer course, such as a creamed chicken in vol-au-vent cases, and as such is served on a medium-size plate, notably a salad plate. But in a restaurant, the main course often follows two appetizer courses, usually soup and salad. Typically, the entree consists of cooked meat served with vegetables, starch, and garnish, and as such is served on a dinner plate.

Luncheon Plate

Luncheon is lighter, simpler meal than dinner, a repast served on a plate about 10- 9.5 inches in diameter. Although the luncheon plate is used for formal and informal meals, it is not essential for either occasion.

Round Salad Plate

The round salad plate is made in two sized. The larger salad plate is about 8 to 8.5 inches in diameter, the smaller 9 to 8 inches.

At a formal meal, the salad plate is laid before the guest after the main course is cleared, an arranged salad is presented to the diner on a platter. At an informal meal, the salad plate functions to serve salad presented before the main course, as a side dish with the main course, or following the main course to stimulate the palate. But when salad is the main course, it is presented on a dinner plate.

Side Plate

Known also as a fruit dish, side dish, or berry bowl, the fruit saucer is a small shallow dish about 4 to 6 inches in diameter by 1 inch deep. The purpose of a fruit saucer is to separate juices that flow from raw or cooked food from other foods. Because a formal meal is served course by course, side dishes are not used, and a fruit saucer is provided only at informal meals.

 Milk Jug

Milk jug is a container used to store milk. Milk is poured into the jug and stored at the preferred place. Milk jugs are one of the most useful crockery items and are a must-have in homes, restaurants, cafes, eateries, etc. There are various type of milk jugs and they are mostly differentiated based on the type of material used to make them. Glass, wood, porcelain, ceramic and plastic are the most commonly used materials for milk jugs.

Sauce Boat

A sauce boat, gravy boat or saucière is a boat-shaped pitcher in which sauce or gravy is served. It often sits on a matching plate, sometimes attached to the pitcher, to catch dripping sauce. Some gravy boats also function as gravy separators, with a spout that pours from the bottom of the container, thus leaving any surface-floating fat behind.

Cereal Bowl

To serve food eaten with a fork (salad or pasta) or eaten with a spoon soup. 

Used only at informal meals.

Pasta Bowl

Known as spaghetti bowl . To serve pasta and spaghetti .

Cup/Saucer

served from early morning to late evening, and the size of the cup is determined by the time of day it is taken, along with the strength of the brew. Coffee with a brisk taste, a light body, and a high caffeine content is served as a stimulant, notably at breakfast and lunch, in a large cup. Coffee with a strong taste, heavy body, and a low caffeine content is served as a digestive following a multi­course meal, such as after dinner, in a small cup.

Ramekins

Made to serve baked dishes composed largely of cheese, milk, cream, such as custard, flan, crème brulee, or cheese soufflé.

Salt & Pepper

Small salt and pepper shakers, approximately 1 ½ inches in height, conserve space at a crowded table.

They are placed above the cover or between two place settings.

Because salt is finer than pepper, the lid of the salt shaker is punctured with smaller, more numerous holes than a pepper shaker.

Pepper has a coarser grain than salt, and the lid of the shaker is made with larger but fewer holes than the salt shaker.

Sugar Bowl

A sugar bowl is a small bowl designed for holding sugar or sugar cubes, to be served with tea or coffee in the Western tradition, that is an integral part of a tea set.

Teapot

Teapots usually have an opening with a lid at their top, where the dry tea and hot water are added, a handle for holding by hand and a spout through which the tea is served.

Platter

 A plate is a broad, concave, but mainly flat vessel on which food can be served.[1] A plate can also be used for ceremonial or decorative purposes