Steelite Craft Porcini Freestyle Bowls 130mm (Pack of 12)
Product Description
These Steelite Craft Porcini freestyle bowls are small-format serving pieces designed for contemporary casual dining, sharing menus, and small-plate presentation. The 130mm diameter makes them practical for sides, starters, amuse-bouche,...
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Colour
- Brown
- Dimensions
- 130(Ø)mm
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
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Product Description
These Steelite Craft Porcini freestyle bowls are small-format serving pieces designed for contemporary casual dining, sharing menus, and small-plate presentation. The 130mm diameter makes them practical for sides, starters, amuse-bouche, and tapas-style dishes where a standard bowl would feel oversized. The porcini colourway — an earthy, warm brown tone — is produced using a reactive glaze, which means each piece carries slight natural variation in finish. That variation is by design, giving the tabletop an artisan quality without relying on hand-painted decoration that would be impractical in a busy service environment.
In operational terms, the alumina vitrified ceramic construction is the material of choice for commercial tableware that needs to withstand repeated dishwasher cycles, handling by kitchen and front-of-house staff, and the general wear of a working dining room. The glaze is durable enough for daily service without early crazing, and the sloping profile of the freestyle shape makes stacking straightforward between covers.
Practical reasons operators choose this bowl include:
- Reactive glaze finish gives artisan character without hand-finishing costs
- Alumina vitrified ceramic withstands commercial dishwasher cycles reliably
- Small format suits sharing menus, sides, and starter plating
- Freestyle profile stacks cleanly for back-of-house storage
- Sold in packs of 12, which suits both initial cover sets and top-up orders
These bowls are well suited to independent restaurants, wine bars, hotel dining rooms, and any operation running a small-plates or sharing concept. They work particularly well where the brief is earthy, rustic, or ingredient-led presentation. For operations needing a larger serving vessel within the same Craft Porcini range, deeper or wider formats are available in the catalogue.
If you are building a full cover set or matching these to existing Steelite pieces, it is worth speaking with us before ordering — we can help confirm the right mix of sizes and quantities for your menu and cover count.
Key Features
- Reactive glaze produces natural finish variation across each piece
- Alumina vitrified ceramic construction rated for commercial dishwashers
- 130mm freestyle profile suited to sides, starters, and sharing plates
- Sloping rim design allows clean stacking for back-of-house storage
- Supplied in packs of 12 for practical par stock management
Operational Benefits
- Earthy porcini tone enhances ingredient colour on small-plate presentations
- Durable ceramic body withstands daily service without early glaze crazing
- Compact format keeps table layouts clean on sharing and tasting menus
- Reliable dishwasher performance reduces breakage risk during turnaround
- Pack-of-12 format simplifies ordering for cover sets and top-up stock
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Colour
- Brown
- Dimensions
- 130(Ø)mm
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
- Freezer safe
- Yes
- Furniture shape
- Oval
- Material
- Alumina Vitrified Ceramic
- Microwave safe
- Yes
- Oven proof
- Yes
- Stackable
- Stackable
- Weight
- 140g
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Frequently Asked Questions
- That depends on your menu format and how quickly your dishwash cycle returns clean stock. For a sharing menu where each cover might use one or two of these bowls per course, a pack of 12 is typically a starting point rather than a full par for busy services. Most operators running more than 30 covers will want to hold two or three packs to maintain a working buffer through peak periods.
- Reactive glaze is intentionally variable — that is the nature of the finish. Pieces within the same batch will share a broadly similar tone, but there will be subtle differences in depth of colour and texture between individual bowls. For most casual dining and sharing plate concepts this is part of the aesthetic appeal, but if your brief requires a uniform, matched look across every cover, a standard glazed range would be a more reliable choice.
- Yes. Alumina vitrified ceramic is the standard material for commercial tableware precisely because it tolerates the wash temperatures, detergents, and cycle frequencies found in rack and passthrough dishwashers. Steelite's Craft range is produced to commercial foodservice standards, so regular machine washing at normal operating temperatures should not cause glaze damage or structural weakening under normal use.