Churchill Stonecast Peppercorn Grey Chefs' Walled Oblong Plate 300mm 12pk
Product Description
The Churchill Stonecast Peppercorn Grey Chefs' Walled Oblong Plate is a 300mm rectangular plate with a shallow raised wall running along its perimeter, produced in Churchill's super vitrified china body....
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Dimensions
- 300(L) x 154(W) x 20(D)mm
- Material
- Super Vitrified
- Weight
- 4.16kg
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Product Description
The Churchill Stonecast Peppercorn Grey Chefs' Walled Oblong Plate is a 300mm rectangular plate with a shallow raised wall running along its perimeter, produced in Churchill's super vitrified china body. The hand-applied reactive glaze gives each piece a subtly individual finish within a consistent grey-toned palette — this is a deliberate characteristic of the manufacturing process, not a quality inconsistency, and one that tends to read well across both contemporary and more rustic table settings.
Super vitrified china is Churchill's hardwearing body developed specifically for commercial foodservice. It offers meaningfully better chip resistance than standard porcelain, which matters in operations where plates pass through commercial dishwashers multiple times a day and are handled at pace during busy service. The walled edge is a practical consideration for chefs: it helps contain sauces and dressings without the depth of a bowl, which gives more control over structured presentation at the pass without restricting the plating surface.
The 300mm length provides a generous working area suited to composed mains, structured starters, and sharing-style dishes. The oblong format is useful where a round plate would feel either oversized for the dish or limiting in terms of layout. Key points worth noting operationally:
- Reactive hand-applied glaze — intentional variation between pieces, consistent within the colourway
- Super vitrified body provides stronger chip resistance than standard porcelain
- Walled edge retains sauces and supports structured, precise plating
- Dishwasher safe and built for high-frequency commercial use
- Sold in packs of 12, practical for building initial cover counts or supplementing existing stock
These plates are well suited to restaurants, hotel dining rooms, and bistros where presentation is part of the offer and crockery is expected to perform under consistent daily pressure. Stonecast is available across a broad range of colourways, so operators building a coordinated table scheme have room to extend the collection or mix tones deliberately. For very high cover counts, it is worth discussing pack quantities and colourway coordination before committing to an order.
If you are specifying crockery across a full dining room or want to think through how Stonecast fits a wider table scheme, we are glad to talk it through with you.
Key Features
- 300mm oblong format with shallow walled edge for sauce retention
- Super vitrified china body engineered for chip resistance in commercial use
- Hand-applied reactive glaze producing intentional variation within consistent grey palette
- Dishwasher safe construction suited to high-frequency commercial washing cycles
- Sold in packs of 12 to align with standard cover-count planning
Operational Benefits
- Walled edge reduces sauce loss and supports cleaner presentation at the pass
- Super vitrified body withstands repeated handling and dishwashing with lower breakage rates
- Oblong format gives chefs more flexibility in composing and laying out dishes
- Reactive glaze finish adds visual character without requiring premium specialist care
- Pack-of-12 format simplifies stock planning when building or topping up cover sets
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Dimensions
- 300(L) x 154(W) x 20(D)mm
- Material
- Super Vitrified
- Weight
- 4.16kg
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Frequently Asked Questions
- The subtle differences in tone and texture between individual pieces are entirely intentional and result from Churchill's hand-applied reactive glaze process. Within a batch, pieces will share the same overall grey palette while each retaining a slightly individual character — this is part of the Stonecast aesthetic rather than a sign of inconsistency or a quality issue.
- Super vitrified china is specifically developed for commercial foodservice conditions, offering better chip resistance than standard porcelain when plates are stacked, racked, and put through commercial dishwashers repeatedly throughout the day. It will not eliminate breakage entirely in a very busy operation, but it does reduce attrition rates compared with lighter-bodied alternatives, which is worth factoring into your crockery budget over time.
- As a general guide, most operations plan for 2.5 to 3 times their seated cover count to allow for plates in service, in the wash, and in reserve — so a 40-cover room might typically require five or six packs of 12 as a starting point. If you are coordinating across multiple plate sizes or mixing colourways within the Stonecast range, it is worth talking through the full specification before placing your order to make sure quantities work across the whole cover build.