Durability And Design Is Key To Catering Crockery

By Author: Richard Hope
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The term crockery refers to the vessels used to serve and eat food from which are typically made of china but not always. It includes plates, saucers, bowls, dessert dishes, mugs, cups and serving dishes. Serving dishes include gravy boats, platters, relish dishes and other vessels used for carrying out and serving food from. Crockery can be purchased as crockery sets or as individual items.

Minimalist, plain crockery can be referred to as whiteware. Crockery is often decorated with colour, pattern and embossing. Modern contemporary crockery can be sculpted into different shapes. The Energy and Atlantic sets from the Churchill China Alchemy range are excellent examples of this.

Catering crockery requires durability and the ability to maintain its pristine appearance despite regular use and repeated washing. Marks on the surface, cracks in the glazing and chipped rims on crockery can ruin the overall impact that catering establishments work hard to achieve.

Plate carriers can be used for the stacking and storage of plates, making efficient use of space. Dishjacks allow plates to be transported safely.

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... and high quality catering crockery brands include Churchill China and Steelite. They are international suppliers of crockery and are both based in Stoke on Trent in England. Stoke on Trent has a history of producing some of the best pottery and crockery in the world.

Churchill China produces both home and commercial crockery. Their ranges include Super Vitrified, Art de Cuisine and Alchemy. The Super Vitrified range has many designs, including embossing and colourful patterns. The Art de Cuisine range includes more rustic designs. The Alchemy crockery range of fine china has clean lines and is contemporary.

Steelite focuses solely on the hospitality and catering industries. They offer their Performance and Distinction collections. The Performance collection is extremely durable whilst being smart and practical. The Distinction collection offers elegant designs and patterns whilst still maintaining durability.

Olympia Porcelain is a relative newcomer on the catering crockery market. It offers affordability and durability together. The range includes whiteware, coloured crockery and embossed crockery.

The definition of crockery can also include items made out of other materials including melamine and polycarbonate. Some argue the definition does not include those items made of synthetic materials, but they perform the same function as crockery, so for all intents and purposes, are crockery. Kristallon do excellent ranges in both melamine crockery and polycarbonate crockery and are available from Nisbets. These are virtually unbreakable crockery ranges, making them excellent for institutions and outdoor catering events.

All our divisions are growing fast to offer the best service in catering equipment anywhere in the world.For further information regarding our range of catering crockery, please visit our website at http://www.nisbets.co.uk