Churchill Stonecast Aqueous Lotus Plates Grey 254mm (Pack of 12)
Product Description
The Churchill Stonecast Aqueous Lotus plate is a 254mm coupe-profile plate from Churchill's Stonecast Aqueous range. Each piece is hand-glazed individually, producing a pooling gradation of tone across the surface...
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
- Material
- Super Vitrified Porcelain
- Microwave safe
- Yes
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Product Description
The Churchill Stonecast Aqueous Lotus plate is a 254mm coupe-profile plate from Churchill's Stonecast Aqueous range. Each piece is hand-glazed individually, producing a pooling gradation of tone across the surface that moves from lighter to darker grey. Because the glaze is applied by hand, no two plates are identical — this is a deliberate characteristic of the range and not a production inconsistency.
In service, the graduated grey finish acts as a calm, neutral backdrop that allows ingredient colours and plating details to read clearly. The shallow bowled coupe profile is practical for pasta, rice-based dishes, curries, and composed mains where a modest rim helps contain sauces without the plate reading as a bowl. At 254mm, this is a size that works across casual dining and more formal restaurant environments for main course service.
The plates are made from super vitrified porcelain, a denser, harder-wearing material than standard porcelain that holds up well against repeated dishwasher cycles, daily stacking, and the routine handling of busy service. Breakage rates and replacement costs are meaningful considerations in high-turnover operations, and the material performs reliably in that context.
- Hand-glazed finish gives each plate an individual, non-uniform appearance
- Bowled coupe profile suitable for a wide range of plated dishes
- Super vitrified construction resists chipping under daily commercial use
- Dishwasher safe and straightforward to clean after service
- Consistent 254mm sizing across the pack supports uniform presentation
These plates suit independent restaurants, hotel dining rooms, and contract catering operations that want a distinctive handcrafted aesthetic without moving into bespoke tableware. For very high-volume operations with rapid table turns, it is worth thinking through your longer-term replacement and matching strategy, given that hand-glazed ranges can show variation between production batches over time.
If you are building out a full table setting or planning quantities for a new opening, we are glad to help you work through it.
Key Features
- Hand-applied glaze creates unique tonal gradation on every individual plate
- 254mm coupe profile with shallow bowl suits a wide dish range
- Super vitrified porcelain construction for enhanced chip resistance
- Dishwasher safe for consistent cleaning throughout commercial service
- Supplied in a pack of 12 for straightforward cover quantity ordering
Operational Benefits
- Neutral grey finish lets plated food colours stand out clearly
- Durable construction reduces breakage costs in high-turnover operations
- Bowled rim helps contain sauces without the depth of a pasta bowl
- Handcrafted aesthetic adds character to table settings without bespoke cost
- Consistent sizing across the pack supports uniform presentation at table
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
- Material
- Super Vitrified Porcelain
- Microwave safe
- Yes
- Oven proof
- No
- Stackable
- Stackable
- Weight
- 880g
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Because each plate is hand-glazed individually, there will naturally be variation between pieces within any pack. Between separate production batches, tonal differences can become more noticeable. If consistent matching across a full cover is important to your operation, it is worth ordering enough to cover your requirements — including a working buffer for breakages — at the outset rather than topping up in smaller quantities over time.
- 254mm is a well-established main course plate size and works across a broad range of casual and formal dining formats. If your menu runs to larger or more elaborately composed dishes where more surface area is useful, Churchill's Stonecast Aqueous range includes larger plate options that may suit better. Equally, if you need a smaller plate for a starter or side, there are smaller sizes within the range.
- Super vitrified porcelain is denser and more resistant to chipping than standard porcelain, and these plates are designed for repeated commercial dishwasher cycles. That said, proper racking and careful handling during clearing and stacking will always extend service life in any busy operation — the material helps, but operational habits matter too.