Churchill Stone Oblong Chef Plates Aquamarine 153x298mm (Pack of 12)
Product Description
The Churchill Stone Oblong plate is a porcelain flatware piece from Churchill's Stone collection, designed for plated dish presentation in professional food service environments. The aquamarine glaze with its sunburst...
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Colour
- Blue
- Crockery style
- Modern
- Dimensions
- 298(W) x 153(D)mm
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Product Description
The Churchill Stone Oblong plate is a porcelain flatware piece from Churchill's Stone collection, designed for plated dish presentation in professional food service environments. The aquamarine glaze with its sunburst centre detail draws the eye to the middle of the plate, which is a considered choice for chefs who want the food to be the focal point rather than the tableware competing with it.
In a busy restaurant or hotel kitchen, tableware needs to stand up to repeated handling, stacking, and commercial dishwasher cycles without the finish degrading. Churchill's underglaze process means the colour and pattern sit beneath the glaze surface rather than on top of it, which helps maintain the plate's appearance over sustained use. The porcelain construction is robust enough for regular commercial service without being excessively heavy for front-of-house staff to handle.
Practical points worth noting for service operations:
- Underglaze finish resists wear from cutlery and repeated dishwasher cycles
- Microwave safe, supporting pass and re-heat workflows
- Glazed foot reduces surface scratching when plates are stacked
- Oblong format suits elongated plating styles common in modern restaurant service
- Supplied in a pack of 12, practical for building cover counts
The oblong format works well for sharing plates, starter presentations, or any plating style that benefits from a landscape orientation. It is less suited to deep-fill or heavily sauced dishes where a rimmed or deeper plate would be more practical.
This plate is well suited to restaurants, boutique hotels, and event caterers looking to add a considered colour element to their table setting without heavy investment. If you are fitting out a larger operation and need guidance on cover quantities or complementary pieces within the Stone range, the team is happy to help you work through the options.
Key Features
- Porcelain construction suitable for repeated commercial dishwasher cycling
- Underglaze aquamarine finish resists cutlery wear and fading over time
- Sunburst centre detail frames plated dishes without distracting from food
- Glazed foot protects plate surface when stacked during storage and service
- Microwave safe for pass and re-heat use in professional kitchen workflows
Operational Benefits
- Maintains presentable appearance through heavy daily service and washing cycles
- Reduces tableware replacement frequency thanks to durable underglaze finish
- Supports modern plating styles with a practical elongated landscape format
- Adds consistent colour theming to table settings without overpowering the dish
- Pack of 12 allows straightforward cover count planning for smaller operations
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Colour
- Blue
- Crockery style
- Modern
- Dimensions
- 298(W) x 153(D)mm
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
- Material
- Porcelain
- Microwave safe
- Yes
- Oven proof
- Yes
- Stackable
- Stackable
- Weight
- 618g
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Because the colour and pattern are applied beneath the glaze rather than on the surface, they are protected from the abrasion and chemical exposure that comes with regular commercial dishwasher use. That said, all coloured tableware benefits from being washed in line with the manufacturer's recommended detergent concentrations to preserve the finish over time.
- The oblong plate works well for starter presentations, sharing plates, and plated main courses where the chef is working with a landscape arrangement. It is less suitable for dishes with a high liquid content or where a deep rim is needed to contain sauces, in which case a rimmed or coupe-style plate would be a more practical choice.
- A useful rule of thumb is to hold two to three times your seated cover count to allow for plates in use, on the pass, and going through the wash cycle simultaneously. For a 40-cover restaurant using this plate as a primary course plate, three to four packs would represent a working minimum, though busier or multi-session operations would typically hold more.