Churchill Stonecast Rectangular Plates Peppercorn Grey 189x355mm
Product Description
The Churchill Stonecast range is a well-established collection of vitrified porcelain tableware designed for professional food service environments. These rectangular plates in peppercorn grey offer a generous plating surface and...
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 6
- Colour
- Grey
- Dimensions
- 355(W) x 189(D)mm
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
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Product Description
The Churchill Stonecast range is a well-established collection of vitrified porcelain tableware designed for professional food service environments. These rectangular plates in peppercorn grey offer a generous plating surface and a subtly textured, hand-crafted aesthetic that works well with modern plated presentation styles. Each plate carries a speckled colourwash finish, which means no two pieces are entirely identical — a deliberate design characteristic of the Stonecast range rather than a manufacturing inconsistency.
In day-to-day service, the elongated rectangular format gives chefs considerably more freedom to compose a dish than a standard round plate of comparable diameter. The peppercorn grey tone sits neutrally behind most ingredient colours, making it a practical choice for kitchens that rotate seasonal menus or serve varied cuisine styles. The vitrified porcelain construction is durable under regular commercial use and handles repeated dishwasher cycles reliably, which matters in any operation running continuous covers.
Practical points worth noting before ordering:
- Sold in packs of 6 — worth considering when calculating cover counts and breakage allowance
- Vitrified porcelain offers good chip resistance relative to standard ceramic, though rectangular edges warrant careful stacking and handling
- The speckled finish is consistent across the Stonecast range, making it straightforward to add pieces later without visible variation in glaze batch
- The peppercorn grey colourway is one of several available within the Stonecast collection, allowing operators to mix tones across courses if required
These plates are well suited to restaurants, bistros, and hotel dining operations where plated main course presentation is a priority. The format suits à la carte service better than high-volume banqueting, where speed of stacking and storage space typically favour round profiles. For operators needing smaller starter-sized rectangular plates or different colourways within the same range, other sizes and finishes are available in the Stonecast collection.
If you are building a full table setting or matching across courses, we are happy to talk through the range before you commit to quantities.
Key Features
- Vitrified porcelain construction for reliable durability in commercial service
- Hand-applied speckled colourwash finish with deliberate variation per piece
- Elongated rectangular format provides an generous plating surface for composed dishes
- Peppercorn grey colourway complements a wide range of seasonal ingredient tones
- Sold in packs of 6 to suit cover-based purchasing and breakage planning
Operational Benefits
- Gives chefs more plating freedom than a standard round profile of similar size
- Neutral grey tone lets ingredient colours lead without visual competition from the plate
- Consistent glaze batch across the range simplifies reordering without mismatched pieces
- Handles repeated commercial dishwasher cycles without significant glaze degradation
- Suits mixed-menu operations where one plate profile needs to work across varied dishes
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 6
- Colour
- Grey
- Dimensions
- 355(W) x 189(D)mm
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
- Furniture shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Vitrified Porcelain
- Microwave safe
- Yes
- Oven proof
- No
- Stackable
- Stackable
- Weight
- 5.53kg
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Frequently Asked Questions
- These are sold in packs of 6, so your order quantity should reflect your seated covers plus a working breakage allowance — typically 20–30% on top of cover count for active operations. A 40-cover restaurant running a single sitting would generally hold at least 50–60 plates in circulation to allow for breakages and dishwasher turnaround.
- The rectangular format works well for à la carte and plated restaurant service, but it is less practical for high-volume banqueting where speed of stacking, storage density, and handling under pressure tend to favour round profiles. For banqueting use, a round plate from the same Stonecast range may be a more operationally efficient choice.
- The hand-applied colourwash means individual pieces carry slight natural variation by design, so minor differences between pieces are characteristic of the range rather than a quality issue. In practice, this means additional orders integrate well into an existing set without noticeable mismatch — the variation reads as intentional rather than inconsistent.