Churchill Stonecast Barley White Round Dishes 185mm (Pack of 12)
Product Description
The Churchill Stonecast range offers a reactive-style glaze finish that gives each piece a subtly individual character while maintaining a consistent, neutral aesthetic across a full table setting. These 185mm...
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Capacity
- 300ml | 10½oz
- Dimensions
- 168(H) x 185(W) x 185(D)mm
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
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Product Description
The Churchill Stonecast range offers a reactive-style glaze finish that gives each piece a subtly individual character while maintaining a consistent, neutral aesthetic across a full table setting. These 185mm round dishes in barley white provide a versatile backdrop for a wide range of plating styles, from dressed starters to tapas-style sharing portions and dessert presentations.
The super vitrified construction is the practical case for choosing this range in a working kitchen. Fired at higher temperatures than standard earthenware, super vitrified china produces a denser body with greater resistance to chipping at the rim and edge — the points that absorb the most stress during service, on the pass, and through repeated dishwasher cycles. For operations where tableware attrition is a real cost, that added resilience makes a measurable difference over time.
In terms of day-to-day use, the format covers several menu positions comfortably:
- Starters, amuse-bouches, and small plates
- Tapas and shared side dishes at the centre of the table
- Accompaniments and sides alongside a main course
- Dessert presentations where a lipped, contained dish suits the preparation
There are no storage or handling complications with this format. The dishes stack efficiently on standard shelving or pass storage, and the 300ml capacity provides enough depth for sauced or dressed preparations without spillage risk during service.
These dishes are well suited to casual dining, brasserie, and informal restaurant environments, as well as contract catering and hospitality operations where a tactile, characterful aesthetic is part of the experience. They also sit naturally in tapas bars and small-plates concepts. Churchill produce the Stonecast pattern across a broader range of sizes and formats, so if you're building out a full table setting or need to balance formats across a menu, it's worth reviewing the wider collection alongside this piece.
If you'd like to talk through the right mix of formats for your covers or confirm the Stonecast range suits your operation, we're glad to help.
Key Features
- Super vitrified body fired for enhanced chip resistance at rims and edges
- Reactive glaze finish produces subtle variation across each individual piece
- 185mm diameter suits starters, sides, tapas, and dessert presentations
- 300ml capacity provides depth for sauced or dressed preparations
- Supplied in a pack of 12 for practical stock management
Operational Benefits
- Reduced tableware attrition costs through greater resistance to chipping
- Neutral barley white tone complements a wide range of plating styles
- Consistent aesthetic maintained across high-cycle dishwasher environments
- Versatile format reduces the number of different dish shapes needed on pass
- Stacks efficiently on standard shelving, supporting tidy pass organisation
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Capacity
- 300ml | 10½oz
- Dimensions
- 168(H) x 185(W) x 185(D)mm
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
- Material
- Super Vitrified
- Microwave safe
- Yes
- Oven proof
- No
- Stackable
- Stackable
- Weight
- 390g
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Frequently Asked Questions
- A useful rule of thumb is to hold three times your cover count for any given format to allow for tables in use, dishes on the pass, and items in the wash cycle simultaneously. For high-turnover services or operations with longer dwell times, increasing that holding to four times covers is worth considering.
- Yes. The super vitrified construction is designed to withstand repeated high-temperature commercial dishwasher cycles. The denser body is more resistant to the thermal stress and mechanical contact that cause chipping in standard earthenware over time.
- Churchill produce the Stonecast pattern across a wide range of plates, bowls, and serving pieces, so it is practical to build a cohesive full table setting within the range. If you're unsure which combination of formats best suits your menu, we're happy to talk through the options.