Churchill Stone Oblong Chef Plates Aquamarine 153x298mm (Pack of 12)
Product Description
The Churchill Stone Oblong plate is a porcelain flatware piece from Churchill's established Stone collection, designed for plated presentation in professional food service. The aquamarine glaze features a sunburst centre...
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Colour
- Blue
- Crockery style
- Modern
- Dimensions
- 298(W) x 153(D)mm
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Product Description
The Churchill Stone Oblong plate is a porcelain flatware piece from Churchill's established Stone collection, designed for plated presentation in professional food service. The aquamarine glaze features a sunburst centre detail that draws attention to the middle of the plate — a deliberate design choice that keeps the food as the focal point rather than the tableware competing with it.
In a working kitchen, tableware needs to maintain its appearance through repeated stacking, handling, and commercial dishwasher cycles. Churchill's underglaze process means the colour and pattern are set beneath the glaze surface rather than applied on top, which helps the finish hold up over sustained daily service. At 618g, the porcelain construction is robust enough for regular commercial use without placing unnecessary strain on front-of-house staff handling multiple covers.
Practical points for service operations:
- Underglaze finish resists cutlery marking and repeated dishwasher cycles
- Microwave safe, supporting pass and re-heat workflows
- Glazed foot reduces surface scratching when plates are stacked
- Oblong format suits elongated and landscape plating styles
- Supplied in a pack of 12, practical for building or topping up cover counts
The oblong format works well for sharing plates, starter presentations, or composed dishes that benefit from a landscape orientation. It is less suited to deeply sauced or filled dishes where a rimmed or deeper profile would be more practical.
This plate is well suited to restaurants, boutique hotels, and event caterers looking to introduce a considered colour element to their table setting. If you are building cover counts across a larger operation or want to explore complementary pieces within the Stone range, the team is glad to help you work through what you need.
Key Features
- Underglaze aquamarine finish with sunburst centre detail on porcelain body
- 298x153mm oblong format suited to landscape and elongated plating styles
- Glazed foot construction minimises surface scratching during stacking
- Microwave safe porcelain supports pass and re-heat service workflows
- Supplied as a pack of 12 for straightforward cover count building
Operational Benefits
- Underglaze process keeps colour intact through heavy dishwasher use
- Oblong shape gives chefs more freedom in contemporary dish presentation
- Glazed foot reduces plate damage and replacement costs over time
- Microwave compatibility reduces friction during busy service periods
- Pack-of-12 format makes it easier to scale quantities to cover requirements
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Colour
- Blue
- Crockery style
- Modern
- Dimensions
- 298(W) x 153(D)mm
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
- Material
- Porcelain
- Microwave safe
- Yes
- Oven proof
- Yes
- Stackable
- Stackable
- Weight
- 618g
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Because the colour and pattern are applied beneath the glaze rather than on the surface, they are protected from the abrasion and chemical exposure that comes with commercial dishwasher cycles. This makes the finish considerably more durable than on-glaze decoration, which can dull or chip over time in high-frequency wash programmes.
- The oblong shape works well for starters, sharing plates, and composed dishes where a landscape orientation adds to the presentation. It is less well suited to deeply sauced dishes or large mains that benefit from the containment of a rimmed or deeper profile — for those applications, a round or coupe option within the Stone range may serve better.
- As a general guide, most operators plan for two to three times their seated cover count to allow for plates in service, in the wash, and breakage attrition. A 40-cover restaurant would typically want 80 to 120 plates as a working stock — meaning seven to ten packs of 12 as a starting point. If you'd like to talk through quantities for your specific operation, the team is happy to advise.