Churchill Raku Round Dish Topaz Blue 160mm (Pack of 12)
Product Description
The Churchill Raku Round Dish in Topaz Blue is a shallow serving piece from Churchill's Raku range, designed for restaurants, bistros, and hospitality operations that want characterful, handcrafted-looking tableware without...
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Capacity
- 170ml | 6oz
- Dimensions
- 145(H) x 160(W) x 145(D)mm
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
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Product Description
The Churchill Raku Round Dish in Topaz Blue is a shallow serving piece from Churchill's Raku range, designed for restaurants, bistros, and hospitality operations that want characterful, handcrafted-looking tableware without sacrificing commercial practicality. The reactive glaze finish means no two pieces are identical, giving the range a natural, artisan quality that suits contemporary and casual dining settings particularly well.
Built from Churchill's super vitrified body, these dishes are significantly more resistant to chipping and cracking than standard earthenware or standard vitrified alternatives. That matters in a busy kitchen pass and dishwash area, where tableware takes a great deal of daily handling. The construction holds up well under the repeated thermal cycling of a commercial dishwasher, and the dishes are also microwave safe, which adds flexibility for front-of-house reheating where needed.
From an operational standpoint, this dish works well as a sharing plate, a side dish, or a small starter presentation. Practical points worth noting:
- Super vitrified body resists chipping in high-turnover service environments
- Dishwasher safe for efficient back-of-house turnaround
- Microwave safe for added front-of-house flexibility
- Reactive glaze gives each piece a distinctive, individual appearance
- Sold in a pack of 12, suited to restaurant par stock requirements
The Topaz Blue glaze tone works well alongside natural textures — slate, wood, linen — and fits the kind of informal, ingredient-led presentation style common in modern dining. It is worth considering whether the colour sits consistently with your existing tableware before ordering at volume, as reactive glazes can vary in tone between firings.
If you are building out a full cover set or need guidance on pairing with complementary pieces from the Raku range, the team is happy to help you work through the options.
Key Features
- Super vitrified body with enhanced resistance to chipping and cracking
- Reactive glaze finish ensures each piece has a unique appearance
- Dishwasher safe construction for repeated commercial wash cycles
- Microwave safe for flexible front-of-house use
- Sold in packs of 12 to suit standard restaurant par stocking
Operational Benefits
- Withstands heavy daily handling across busy service and dishwash areas
- Adds visual character to plating without requiring specialist tableware skills
- Reduces breakage-related replacement costs over standard vitrified ware
- Supports efficient turnaround through full commercial dishwasher compatibility
- Pack format simplifies ordering and helps maintain consistent cover counts
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Capacity
- 170ml | 6oz
- Dimensions
- 145(H) x 160(W) x 145(D)mm
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
- Material
- Super Vitrified
- Microwave safe
- Yes
- Oven proof
- No
- Stackable
- Stackable
- Weight
- 290g
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Churchill's super vitrified construction is engineered for commercial use and offers considerably better chip resistance than domestic or standard vitrified tableware. That said, no ceramic is indestructible, and operations with very high covers or fast dishwash cycles should factor in some ongoing attrition when planning par stock levels.
- Because the Topaz Blue finish uses a reactive glaze, there is natural variation between individual pieces, and some variation in tone can occur between production batches. For most settings this adds to the handcrafted aesthetic, but if colour consistency is critical to your table presentation, it is worth discussing batch availability with the team before placing a large order.
- The 160mm format works well as a sharing dish, a side, or a small starter plate in casual dining, bistro, and modern restaurant settings. It is less suited to formal fine dining environments where a more uniform, traditional aesthetic is expected.