Steelite Rio Blue Empire Club Mugs 285ml (Pack of 36)
Product Description
The Steelite Rio Blue Empire Club Mug is a 285ml earthenware-style mug finished with a hand-applied colour wash in a distinctive blue glaze. Made from alumina vitrified ceramic, it sits...
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 36
- Capacity
- 285ml
- Colour
- Blue
- Crockery type
- Mugs
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Product Description
The Steelite Rio Blue Empire Club Mug is a 285ml earthenware-style mug finished with a hand-applied colour wash in a distinctive blue glaze. Made from alumina vitrified ceramic, it sits within Steelite's Rio range — a collection designed to bring an informal, relaxed aesthetic to café, bistro, and casual dining environments without sacrificing the durability expected in commercial service.
In busy front-of-house settings, crockery takes a great deal of punishment — repeated dishwasher cycles, stacking, and the thermal stress of hot beverages followed by cold rinse water. The alumina vitrified ceramic construction is well suited to this kind of daily use, offering good resistance to thermal shock and a harder-wearing body than standard earthenware. The glaze is designed to hold its colour wash appearance through sustained commercial use, which matters when the mug's appearance is part of the venue's overall presentation.
Practical considerations for operators include:
- Hand-applied colour wash creates a relaxed, artisan look suited to informal dining concepts
- Colours within the Rio range can be mixed and matched across a table setting
- Alumina vitrified ceramic body offers good chip resistance and thermal shock tolerance
- Supplied in a pack of 36, providing a practical opening stock or top-up quantity
- Covered by Steelite's Lifetime Edge Chip warranty
There are no particular installation requirements for crockery, but it is worth confirming that your existing storage and dishwasher racks are compatible with the mug's dimensions before ordering in bulk. The pack weight of just over 14kg is worth factoring into delivery handling.
The Rio Blue Empire Club Mug is well suited to independent cafés, hotel breakfast and lounge service, casual dining restaurants, and pub food operations looking to add a considered splash of colour to their table presentation. For venues requiring a more formal or neutral aesthetic, Steelite offers a broad range of alternative colourways and finishes across other ranges.
If you're unsure whether the Rio range sits well alongside your existing crockery, or you're planning a full table setting, we're happy to talk it through.
Key Features
- Hand-applied blue colour wash finish for an artisan, informal look
- Alumina vitrified ceramic body with strong thermal shock resistance
- 285ml capacity suitable for standard hot beverage service
- Mix-and-match compatible across the full Rio colour range
- Covered by Steelite Lifetime Edge Chip warranty for commercial use
Operational Benefits
- Withstands repeated commercial dishwasher cycles without rapid glaze deterioration
- Colour consistency supports a coherent, considered front-of-house presentation
- Pack of 36 provides a practical quantity for opening stock or replenishment
- Good chip resistance reduces replacement frequency in high-turnover service
- Informal aesthetic helps operators achieve a relaxed bistro or café atmosphere
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 36
- Capacity
- 285ml
- Colour
- Blue
- Crockery type
- Mugs
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
- Finish
- Glaze
- Freezer safe
- Yes
- Furniture shape
- Round
- Material
- Alumina vitrified ceramic
- Microwave safe
- Yes
- Oven proof
- Yes
- Warranty
- Lifetime Edge Chip
- Weight
- 14.19kg
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Frequently Asked Questions
- The alumina vitrified ceramic construction is designed to withstand the thermal stress and repeated cycle conditions typical in commercial dishwashers. The hand-applied colour wash is applied under a durable glaze, which helps it retain its appearance through sustained use, though as with any decorative finish, the longevity will depend on water quality, detergent strength, and cycle temperature.
- Yes — mix-and-match use across the Rio colour range is an intentional design feature. This gives operators flexibility to create a varied, informal table setting or to phase in additional colours without the full range looking mismatched.
- For a small café or breakfast operation with a single sitting, 36 mugs is often a reasonable opening stock, but busier sites with back-to-back covers will typically need more to maintain service while a dishwasher load is running. It's worth working out your peak cover count and typical turnaround time before deciding on total quantity.