Porcelain service

Porcelain tableware is a classic, always popular. From this material are made as utensils for everyday use, and holiday sets and sets. From this article you will learn everything about porcelain services: what they are, what to focus on when choosing and how to determine the quality of porcelain.

How to choose a porcelain service?

In order not to make a mistake and get a really good porcelain service, you should pay attention to such moments:

1. Services are dining rooms, tea and coffee. The first are used for full lunches, while the rest are intended exclusively for tea drinking with family or friends.
2. Any service is designed for a specific number of people. From this figure depends on how many items will be in the set. If it is a tea or coffee set, then it can be a porcelain set for 6 or 12 people, although today manufacturers offer variants of such utensils, starting with a tea or coffee pair for two. In addition to cups and saucers, these sets also include a kettle (coffee pot), a milkman, a sugar bowl, and sometimes dessert plates . The table porcelain service is designed to serve the table to the first and second dishes. If the set is designed for 6 people, it will contain 26-30 items, and the services designed for twice as many people - 48-50 elements. It is not only different kinds of plates, but also soup tureen, salad bowls, oil dish, spice kit, etc.
3. The quality of porcelain is easy to check. A sign of good, expensive material is not only the price, but also the appearance. Such material has a milky or creamy shade of white (dishes of gray or bluish tones are a sign of poor quality). In addition, good porcelain is so thin that when you look through such a plate or cup to the light, you can see the translucent contours of your hand. Check the porcelain and the sound: lightly hit the edge of the dishes with a pencil, and you will hear a lingering, clear ringing. Glaze covering the elements of the service should be uniform, transparent, without cracks, streaks and foreign impregnations.
4. Before buying, you should determine for yourself which service you need: everyday or festive. Depending on this, the appearance of the dishes is chosen: ideally it should be in harmony with the interior design of the room where it will be used and stored (kitchen, dining room , living room).
5. Do not ignore the brand of the manufacturer. Good services are made in Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, England, France. If you want to buy for yourself or as a gift worthy of service, you should not give preference to goods from Japan or China, where from our market comes a lot of low-quality cheap porcelain.