Steelite Willow Azure Gourmet Plates Medium Well 285mm Pack of 6
Product Description
The Steelite Willow Azure Gourmet plate is a medium-well porcelain plate designed for fine dining and contemporary restaurant presentation. The distinctive embossed pattern and deep azure glaze create a defined...
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 6
- Colour
- Blue
- Crockery style
- Modern
- Diameter
- 285
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Product Description
The Steelite Willow Azure Gourmet plate is a medium-well porcelain plate designed for fine dining and contemporary restaurant presentation. The distinctive embossed pattern and deep azure glaze create a defined border that frames plated dishes without competing with them, making it a practical choice for kitchens where presentation is taken seriously.
Steelite porcelain is alumina-enriched during manufacture, which meaningfully improves chip resistance and edge durability compared with standard vitrified china. In a busy restaurant environment where crockery goes through a commercial dishwasher multiple times daily and is stacked, handled, and moved at pace, that additional toughness translates directly into a lower breakage rate and a longer usable life per piece.
Operationally, this plate offers a number of practical advantages worth noting:
- Alumina-enriched porcelain resists chipping at the rim and footring during daily service
- Embossed pattern retains its definition through repeated commercial dishwasher cycles
- Medium-well profile provides a practical depth for composed or sauced dishes
- Consistent glaze colour across the range supports uniform table presentation
- Sold in packs of six, suited to topping up existing par stocks
No special storage or handling equipment is required beyond standard plate racking. The 285mm diameter is a widely used size for main course covers in mid-range to premium casual dining settings. Operators running a larger brigade or higher covers may want to consider whether a larger pack format would be more economical for initial purchase.
This plate is well suited to restaurants, hotel dining rooms, and private dining operations where presentation standard and crockery longevity both matter. It sits within Steelite's broader Willow Azure range, so matching side plates, bowls, and serving pieces are available if you are building or refreshing a full cover set.
If you are specifying crockery across a full dining room or matching into an existing range, it is worth having a conversation with us first — we can help confirm compatibility and advise on sensible par stock levels for your cover count.
Key Features
- Alumina-enriched porcelain construction for improved chip resistance
- Embossed Willow Azure pattern frames plated dishes cleanly
- 285mm medium-well profile suited to composed main course dishes
- Deep azure glaze fired for colour consistency across the range
- Supplied in a pack of six for straightforward stock replenishment
Operational Benefits
- Reduced breakage rate lowers crockery replacement costs over time
- Consistent presentation supports uniform table standards across service
- Withstands repeated commercial dishwasher cycles without pattern degradation
- Medium-well depth handles sauced and composed dishes without spillage risk
- Range compatibility allows full cover sets to be built or extended easily
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 6
- Colour
- Blue
- Crockery style
- Modern
- Diameter
- 285
- Dimensions
- 285(Ø)mm
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
- Material
- Porcelain
- Microwave safe
- Yes
- Oven proof
- Yes
- Stackable
- Stackable
- Weight
- 830g
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Yes. Steelite porcelain is manufactured to withstand the temperatures and detergents used in commercial dishwashers. The alumina enrichment process specifically improves durability under the repeated thermal and mechanical stresses of high-volume warewashing.
- A common working rule is three times your seated cover count as a starting par stock, accounting for plates in use, in the wash cycle, and in reserve. For a 40-cover restaurant, that typically means around 120 plates. If you are unsure what suits your service pattern, we are happy to advise based on your specific operation.
- Yes, the Steelite Willow Azure range extends across multiple plate sizes, bowls, and serving pieces, so you can build a coherent full cover set. If you are specifying across a dining room rather than topping up existing stock, it is worth contacting us to confirm current availability across the range.