Variety of plate shapes

Among all the variety of kitchen utensils, I would like to separately talk about plates. They are an integral part of every kitchen and take part in many processes. All dishes are served on the kitchen table on plates, all of them are eaten, and, of course, some people prefer to resolve conflicts and controversial situations with the help of this cutlery.

The assortment and selection of plates on the modern tableware market is quite varied and large. They may differ in shape, roominess, design. A wide selection makes it possible to purchase many different similar products for the kitchen, because a priori there should be a lot of them. In this article, we will take a closer look at the variety and abundance of plate shapes.

Each kitchen has different containers for food, but not everyone can say for sure what they are called and what they are used for.

So, there are the following types of plates.

• Canteen. Most often it is oval or round in shape and serves hot dishes. Such a container can be deep, with a diameter of 20-24 cm, serving first courses, and shallow, with a diameter of 27-32 cm, serving second courses in it.
• Salad bowl, which can be portioned or shared. It is intended both for salads and for pickles and fresh vegetables.
• Diner. It can be large or standard in size. The first, 26–31 cm in diameter, serves meat or sweet dishes with sauces. The standard one is intended for hot snacks, cheese or sausage cuts, its size is no more than 20 cm.
• Dish... The shape of this plate can be very different. It "presents" fish, meat, game, canapes. The standard size is 40–45 cm.
• Bowl. Presented as a cup without a handle.Anything can be served in this container.
• Dessert. This dish serves fruits or desserts. It can be shallow and deep, and its size does not exceed 20 cm. Most often it is a flat plate, on which even a cake can fit without any problems.
• Khlebnaya... The size is 16-18 cm, intended for flour products and butter.
• Fish. This plate has an elongated, oval-like shape. Its length is 33–37 cm, width is 23–26 cm.
• Herringwoman. In this utensil, herring, canned fish, finished fish are served on the table. It is very similar to a fish plate, but larger.
• Soup. Enough roomy container - 250-500 cm³. Designed for soups, cereals, muesli.
• Bouillon... This is a bowl with handles for serving broth. Has a fairly large capacity - 350-400 cm³.
• With a deep bottom... It is used for pasta and various second courses.
• Serving - placed under another plate. That is, she takes part in the table setting as a stand.

Plates are the element of the kitchen that has always been present. But if earlier in the kitchen it was possible to observe only round dishes of various diameters, today the assortment of shapes is really surprising and amazing. The large selection is due to the availability of new materials, technologies, equipment, unlimited possibilities.

The most popular forms are:

• circle;
• square;
• oval;
• rectangle.

The above configurations are considered standard - you will not surprise anyone with them. But there are quite original options that will definitely not go unnoticed:

• cup "Evangilion";
• container in the form of an apple-core;
• a dish in the form of a cartoon character;
• pizza dishes;
• capacity-keyboard;
• container in the form of a shark's mouth, flower bud, cloud, bottle.

Choose your kitchen utensils responsibly. It must be borne in mind that a plate is a dish that is very often used, so it must, first of all, be of high quality and harmless.

There are certain criteria for choosing plates that you should adhere to when choosing a container for receiving and serving food. The determining factors and criteria are presented below.

The raw materials from which the dishes are made are the most important. Each material gives the products special properties and characteristics.

• Porcelain. Today, porcelain plates are considered a luxury item. It is also worth noting that the identification mark for determining porcelain is weight - it is quite weighty. The cost of porcelain tableware is quite high.
• Clay. Ceramic plates are very high quality and durable, but heavy.
• Faience. It is another popular material for making tableware. Earthenware, in comparison with porcelain, is not as strong, but quite comfortable and of high quality. It is easy to look after her, and her appearance is very attractive. It is worth remembering that such a plate is fragile.
• Wood. Wooden utensils were used many centuries ago, but they remain popular today. She is considered the most environmentally friendly and unusual. Its big and, perhaps, its main drawback is its tendency to absorb all odors, so it must be washed very thoroughly.
• Glass... Glass plates are among the most popular today. They can be seen in every kitchen. They can be of various shapes and sizes. Their great advantage is the possibility of using them in a microwave oven.

When deciding on the colors of the dishes, today most people focus on the design of the kitchen itself.If a designer renovation has been made in the room and a certain style is present, then you need to choose such dishes that will best suit the general atmosphere.

You also need to take into account the effect of color on well-being, the mood of a person who is in contact with the dishes. Bright shades can awaken appetite, cheer up. Dishes of red color are considered popular, and white ones bring calm and harmony.

Choosing a plate according to this criterion, first of all, they start from the practicality and convenience of using it. Of course, you can be original and buy several unusual containers to cheer up, but in most cases everyone buys standard options. The most popular are square plates, rectangular, oval.

This is also an important selection criterion. There are a lot of manufacturers of kitchen utensils today. They differ in the quality of the manufactured products, which can be judged by looking at the price. Good and durable cookware cannot be as cheap as any other item.

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