Churchill Raku Round Trace Plate Jade Green (Pack of 12)

The Churchill Raku Trace Plate is a round plate in jade green with a reactive glaze, available in 186mm, 210mm, 264mm and 286mm sizes. Because the glaze responds individually during the firing process, no two pieces emerge identical. Each plate carries its own subtle variation in colour and surface texture. This is an intentional characteristic of the Raku range, not a quality inconsistency, and it is worth communicating clearly to front-of-house staff before service. Across a table setting, it produces a presentation aesthetic that feels considered and consistent without looking uniform or sterile, and gives an artisan quality without the fragility or cost of hand-thrown pottery.

The plates are made from super vitrified china, which offers meaningfully better resistance to chipping and crazing than standard porcelain. Super vitrification increases the density of the body, which improves chip resistance at the rim, the point where plates are most vulnerable during stacking, clearing, and rack washing. In a busy service environment where plates are handled repeatedly and put through high-frequency warewashing cycles, that added durability matters. The jade green glaze holds well under regular commercial dishwasher use without significant fading over time.

Choose the size to suit the course. The 186mm is a practical side or starter plate suited to bread, amuse-bouche, desserts, or as a side alongside a larger main. The 210mm sits comfortably as a side, starter, or dessert plate. The 264mm works well as a main course plate in most restaurant and bistro settings, and the 286mm is a large dinner plate with generous plating space for main course presentation. Key points for operators:

• Dishwasher safe for commercial warewashing at normal service frequency
• Microwave safe, supporting flexible service and regeneration workflows
• Reactive glaze produces a naturally unique finish on each piece
• Super vitrified body for improved chip resistance under daily use
• Sold in packs of 12, suited to building or topping up a cover count

Because the reactive glaze introduces natural variation, tones can shift slightly between production batches, which is worth considering when ordering in stages. These plates suit restaurants, bistros, boutique hotels and gastro pubs where tableware forms a visible part of the dining experience. They are less suited to high-speed canteen or contract catering settings where uniformity of appearance is the priority. The Raku range extends across other sizes and colourways, which makes it straightforward to build a coordinated table scheme across courses.

If you're specifying crockery for a new opening or want to work through sizes, quantities and colourway combinations, the team is happy to help you think it through.