Churchill Stonecast Aqueous Bayou Taupe Round Plates 186mm (Pack of 12)
Product Description
The Churchill Stonecast Aqueous range sits within Churchill's broader Stonecast family, which is widely used in restaurants, bistros, and casual dining operations looking for a handcrafted aesthetic without giving up...
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Colour
- Blue
- Dimensions
- 186(W)mm | 7¼(W)"
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
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Product Description
The Churchill Stonecast Aqueous range sits within Churchill's broader Stonecast family, which is widely used in restaurants, bistros, and casual dining operations looking for a handcrafted aesthetic without giving up the durability a commercial environment demands. The Bayou Taupe colourway features a characteristic pooled glaze effect that gives each piece a subtly organic, rustic character — a style that lends itself well to contemporary plating across a range of menu formats.
These plates are produced in super vitrified china, which is the practical choice for busy service environments. Super vitrification increases the density of the body, making pieces noticeably more resistant to chipping and cracking during everyday handling, stacking, and repeated warewashing cycles. In a high-cover operation where plates pass through the dishwasher multiple times per day, that additional resilience makes a meaningful difference to the lifespan of the set.
From an operational standpoint, the plates offer several practical advantages:
- Super vitrified construction reduces chipping during daily service and warewashing
- Dishwasher safe for efficient turnaround between covers
- Microwave safe where pass-through reheating is part of the workflow
- Consistent glaze pooling across the range supports coherent table presentation
- Pack of 12 suits smaller openings or topping up an existing cover set
At 186mm, these plates sit firmly in the smaller plate bracket. They work well as a side plate, bread plate, or starter plate depending on service style, but they are not sized for main course portions. The pack of 12 is well suited to smaller operations or for supplementing existing stock; higher-volume sites may need to order multiple packs or consider larger formats within the range.
This plate will suit independent restaurants, café-bistros, boutique hotels, and similar operations where a tactile, artisan-style table aesthetic supports the broader dining concept. It pairs naturally with the wider Stonecast Aqueous range for a consistent look across sizes and formats.
If you are building a full cover set or want a steer on which sizes and formats will work best for your menu, the team is glad to help you work through the options.
Key Features
- Super vitrified china body for enhanced chip and crack resistance
- 186mm diameter suited to starters, sides, and bread service
- Pooled Bayou Taupe glaze with consistent finish across each piece
- Dishwasher safe construction withstands repeated high-frequency wash cycles
- Sold in packs of 12 for flexible stock building or top-up ordering
Operational Benefits
- Resists chipping during heavy daily handling and warewashing
- Supports fast table turnaround with full dishwasher compatibility
- Creates a coherent artisan table setting when paired across the range
- Microwave safe finish allows pass-through reheating without changing plates
- Pack format makes it straightforward to match or supplement existing cover sets
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Colour
- Blue
- Dimensions
- 186(W)mm | 7¼(W)"
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
- Material
- Super Vitrified
- Microwave safe
- Yes
- Oven proof
- No
- Stackable
- Stackable
- Weight
- 360g
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Yes — the super vitrified construction is specifically suited to high-throughput environments where plates are stacked, handled frequently, and put through the dishwasher multiple times per day. That said, at 186mm these are side or starter plates rather than main course plates, so your cover requirements should reflect how they fit into your service format rather than total covers alone.
- Yes, they are microwave safe, which makes them practical for operations where pass-through reheating at the pass is part of the workflow. They are also dishwasher safe, so there is no need to adjust your warewashing process around them.
- That depends on your service style and how quickly plates cycle through the wash. As a working guide, most operators aim for at least one and a half to two times their cover count in crockery to allow for plates in service, at the pass, and in the wash simultaneously — so 40 covers would typically call for three to four packs as a starting point. If you want help working out quantities across multiple formats and sizes, the team is happy to assist.