Utopia Avebury Blue Stoneware Pie Dish 240mm (Pack of 6)
Product Description
The Utopia Avebury Blue pie dish is a stoneware baking and serving dish finished in the Avebury Blue style — a blue-rimmed design with a traditional enamelware appearance. At 240mm,...
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 6
- Colour
- White
- Crockery type
- Dishes
- Diameter
- 240
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Product Description
The Utopia Avebury Blue pie dish is a stoneware baking and serving dish finished in the Avebury Blue style — a blue-rimmed design with a traditional enamelware appearance. At 240mm, it is a practical size for individual and sharing portions of pies, crumbles, and baked dishes, and it moves from oven to table without requiring a separate serving vessel.
Stoneware holds heat well, which helps keep food at a reasonable temperature during service without the dish cooling rapidly on the pass. The robust construction suits the everyday handling of a busy kitchen environment, and the design works particularly well in settings where a rustic or traditional aesthetic is part of the food presentation.
Practical advantages for kitchen and front-of-house teams include:
- Oven-to-table format reduces plating steps and speeds service
- Consistent presentation across the table with a recognisable pattern
- Stoneware retains heat to support temperature through the meal
- Supplied in a pack of six, suited to batch purchasing for busy covers
- A straightforward pattern that complements both rustic and casual dining table settings
These dishes require normal crockery handling and storage. As with all stoneware, care should be taken to avoid thermal shock — moving directly from a very cold environment to a very hot oven is not advisable. Standard commercial dishwasher use is typical for this category, though confirming dishwasher suitability with the manufacturer before use in high-cycle environments is worthwhile.
The Avebury Blue dish is well suited to pubs, gastropubs, casual dining restaurants, and café kitchens where baked or oven-finished dishes feature regularly on the menu. Operations with higher-volume requirements may wish to consider whether a larger pack size or a more neutral pattern better fits their service style.
If you are building out a tableware range and want to discuss how this fits alongside other pieces in the Avebury Blue collection, the team is happy to help you think it through.
Key Features
- 240mm stoneware dish suitable for individual and sharing pie portions
- Blue-rimmed Avebury design consistent across the full tableware collection
- Oven-safe construction moves directly from kitchen to table
- Supplied as a pack of six for efficient batch purchasing
- Stoneware body retains heat throughout the meal during service
Operational Benefits
- Reduces plating steps by serving directly from oven to table
- Consistent pattern across covers supports a cohesive table presentation
- Heat retention keeps baked dishes warmer for longer during service
- Pack of six format suits regular stock rotation in busy kitchens
- Recognisable rustic aesthetic reinforces casual dining and pub concepts
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 6
- Colour
- White
- Crockery type
- Dishes
- Diameter
- 240
- Dimensions
- 240(L)mm / 9 1/2"
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
- Furniture shape
- Round
- Material
- Stoneware
- Weight
- 4.5kg
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Stoneware is generally oven-safe and well suited to baking and finishing dishes in a commercial oven environment. That said, it is advisable to avoid sudden temperature changes — for example, placing a cold dish directly into a very hot oven — as thermal shock can cause cracking over time. Gradual heating will extend the working life of the dishes considerably.
- Stoneware tableware is typically dishwasher-safe, but high-cycle commercial dishwashers can be more demanding than domestic machines. We would recommend confirming the manufacturer's dishwasher guidance before committing to high-frequency wash cycles, particularly where the glaze and pattern finish are a key part of the table presentation.
- For a pub or casual dining kitchen running pies or baked dishes as a regular menu item, a pack of six covers a modest section of the menu but may not be sufficient on its own for high-volume service. It is worth considering your typical covers for those dishes and factoring in a reasonable breakage allowance when deciding how many packs to order.