Crockery : F & B Service Equipments

China is a term used for crockery whether bone china (expensive and fine), earthenware (opaque and cheaper) or vitrified (metallized). Most catering crockery used nowadays tends to be vitrified earthenware, which is very durable and haven been strengthened. Chinaware is made of silica, soda ash, and china clay, glazed to give a fine finish. Chinaware is more resistant to heat than glassware and can be found in different colors and designs which are always coated with glaze.

There are many classification of catering china they are:

· Bone china: Bone china is porcelain made of clay mixed with bone ash. This is very fine, hard china that is very expensive. The decorations are to be found under the glaze only. The price of bone china puts it out of reach of the majority of everyday caterers, and only a few of the top class hotels and restaurants would use it. The range of design, pattern and color is very wide and there is something to suit all occasions and situations.
· Porcelain: Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating selected and refined materials, which often includes clay of kaolinite clay, to high temperatures. The raw materials for porcelain, when mixed with water, form a plastic body that can be worked to a required shape before firing in a kiln at temperatures between 1200°C and 1400°C. The toughness, strength, and translucence of porcelain arise mainly from the formation of glass at high temperatures and the mineral malate within the fired body.
· Earthenware: Earthenware may sometimes be as thin as bone china and other porcelains, though it is not translucent and is more easily chipped. Earthenware is also less strong, less tough, and more porous than stoneware, but its low cost and easier working compensate for these deficiencies. Due to its higher porosity, earthenware must usually be glazed in order to be watertight.
· Stoneware: Stoneware is a hard pottery made from siliceous paste fired at high temperature to vitrify (make glassy) the body. Stoneware is heavier and more opaque than porcelain. The usual color of fired stoneware tends to be grayish, though there may be a wide range of colors, depending on the clay. It has been produced in China since ancient times and is the forerunner of Chinese porcelain.

Different types of crockery and their sizes

S.noName of CrockerySizeUsesNotes
1Quarter Plate6’’(15cm diameterUsed to keep bread, cheese or as an underlinerIt is also known as B&B Plate (bread & butter, under plate, side Plate
2Half Plate8’’ (20 cm diameter)Used to serve starters, pasta, dessert, fish etcIt is also known as dessert plate, fish plate
3Full Plate10’’ (25cm diameter)Used to serve main courseIt is also known as dinner plate, joint plate, meat plate.
4Soup bowl250mlUsed to serve soup, breakfast cereals
5Soup cup250mlUsed to serve thin soupIt is also known as consommé cup and has two handles.
6Soup Plate8’’ (20 cm diameter)Used to serve both thick and thin soupHalf plate is used as an underliner. It is not in use nowadays.
7Breakfast cup240-300 ml (8-10 Fl oz)Used to serve all Tea and coffee during breakfast
8Tea Cup200 ml (62/3Fl oz)Used to serve tea during the day
9Coffee cup97-100 mlUsed to serve coffee after lunch or dinnerIt is also known as demi-tasse.
Other china ware are
1Salad cresent
2Egg cup
3Ashtray
4Creamer
5Coffee / tea pot
6Sugar basin
7Milk jug
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