Churchill Stonecast Aqueous Bayou Taupe Round Plates 286mm (Pack of 12)
Product Description
The Churchill Stonecast Aqueous range is a commercially produced tableware collection that combines a handcrafted aesthetic with practical durability. Each plate carries a pooled glaze effect at the centre —...
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Colour
- Blue
- Dimensions
- 286(W)mm | 11¼(W)"
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
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Product Description
The Churchill Stonecast Aqueous range is a commercially produced tableware collection that combines a handcrafted aesthetic with practical durability. Each plate carries a pooled glaze effect at the centre — a deliberate design detail that frames the dish without competing with it. The Bayou Taupe colourway sits in earthy, muted territory, which makes it versatile across a range of plating styles and dining environments. These are 286mm round plates, a size well suited to main-course service, supplied in packs of twelve.
Construction is in super vitrified china, which produces a denser body than standard earthenware and offers meaningfully better resistance to chipping under the repeated handling that comes with busy commercial service. Plates at this size pass through hands, racks, and dishwashers many times over the course of a day, and the super vitrified body holds up well to that kind of sustained use. They are also microwave safe, which is useful for operations that re-heat plated dishes to order rather than finishing everything fresh.
- Pooled glaze centre frames the dish without overpowering the food
- Super vitrified body resists chipping under repeated commercial handling
- Dishwasher safe for high-frequency wash cycles throughout service
- Microwave safe for re-heating plated dishes to order
- Coordinates across the wider Stonecast Aqueous range of shapes and pieces
Because the Stonecast Aqueous range includes bowls, coupes, and serving pieces alongside this plate, it is practical to build a coherent table setting without mixing collections. It is worth noting that the handcrafted glaze effect produces natural variation between individual pieces — this is characteristic of the range and not a quality defect.
These plates are well suited to restaurants, gastropubs, and hotel dining rooms where presentation and durability both matter. If you are building out a full cover or want to discuss quantities across the range, the team is glad to help you work through what you need.
Key Features
- 286mm diameter suits generous main-course plating in commercial service
- Super vitrified china construction with enhanced chip resistance
- Pooled centre glaze creates visual depth without distraction
- Dishwasher safe for repeated high-temperature commercial wash cycles
- Microwave safe construction supports plated dish re-heating workflows
Operational Benefits
- Reduces plate replacement frequency through durable chip-resistant construction
- Supports consistent table presentation across a full cover setting
- Flexible enough for both re-heated and freshly plated dishes to order
- Earthy neutral colourway works across traditional and contemporary plating styles
- Pack-of-twelve format makes topping up cover quantities straightforward
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Colour
- Blue
- Dimensions
- 286(W)mm | 11¼(W)"
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
- Material
- Super Vitrified
- Microwave safe
- Yes
- Oven proof
- No
- Stackable
- Stackable
- Weight
- 970g
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Super vitrified china is formulated to withstand high-frequency commercial dishwashing without significant glaze degradation. The pooled glaze effect is inherent to the fired body rather than a surface coating, so it does not wash off or dull in the way that some decorative finishes can over time.
- The handcrafted glaze pooling means no two plates are identical, and slight tonal differences between pieces should be expected. For most restaurant and gastropub settings this reads as part of the aesthetic, but operators with very strict uniformity requirements for formal dining may want to view samples before committing to a full cover quantity.
- A useful rule of thumb is to hold two to three times your seated cover count in plates to allow for wash cycle turnaround during service. For a 40-cover restaurant that would typically mean four to five packs of twelve as a working minimum, with additional stock held as breakage replacement.