Steelite Craft Liquorice Freestyle Bowls 130mm (Pack of 12)

The Steelite Craft Liquorice Freestyle Bowl is a small, versatile serving bowl finished with a reactive hand-decorated glaze in a deep liquorice black colourwash. The sloping, irregular profile gives each piece a subtly individual character — a deliberate quality of the Craft range that suits informal, artisan-led plating styles.

In a busy service environment, small bowls like these carry real workload. They're commonly used for amuse-bouches, pre-dessert courses, side sauces, dips, appetisers, and small sharing portions. The 130mm diameter keeps portion control consistent and the shape works well on both tasting menus and à la carte covers. Being made from alumina vitrified ceramic, the bowls hold up well to the thermal and mechanical stress of commercial dishwashing — a practical requirement in any kitchen running multiple covers per service.

Key practical qualities worth noting:

• Reactive glaze means each bowl has slight natural variation — consistent in style, individual in finish
• Alumina vitrified ceramic body is robust and chip-resistant under regular commercial handling
• Safe for commercial dishwashers, reducing handling time between services
• The dark interior colourwash provides strong visual contrast for light-coloured dishes
• Sold in packs of 12, suited to building covers across a section

These bowls work particularly well in restaurants with a rustic, Nordic, or contemporary British aesthetic, and in venues where tableware is intended to complement handcrafted or artisan food. They are less suited to very formal fine dining settings where a cleaner, more uniform finish may be preferred.

If you're building a full table setting or matching across courses, it's worth speaking with us — we can advise on coordinating pieces within the Craft Liquorice range to keep your covers consistent.