Do you use your formal china?

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Anonymous wrote:Well in Indian cuisine, traditional western formal china doesn't work, but yes I love to use formal dinnerware and serveware! Ours is a little different and I only bring it out for big festivals like Navaratri and Diwali. The arrangement for each place setting looks like this:



Formal dinnerware is fun and the kids feel more festive and enthusiastic about everything.

Is that silver? So you have to not only wash but polish it? Da-yum.

Side note, can I come to your next Diwali celebration if I promise to help wash/polish the good "china" afterward?

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I use mine at Thanksgiving and Christmas, but it's actually my mother's wedding set. For our wedding, I got a full set of Denby dishes that we use as our "everyday" set.

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I recently inherited my great grandmother's Royal Bayreuth China when my mother passed away. It has been locked in a cabinet my entire life. I thought about using it but I looked up the pattern and it is almost impossible to replace any of it. It is lovely, but will most likely stay in the hutch I also inherited. I also received her Boston Silver and I will use it because it is sturdy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well in Indian cuisine, traditional western formal china doesn't work, but yes I love to use formal dinnerware and serveware! Ours is a little different and I only bring it out for big festivals like Navaratri and Diwali. The arrangement for each place setting looks like this:



Formal dinnerware is fun and the kids feel more festive and enthusiastic about everything.

That looks lovely - and delicious.

I use my formal china once or twice a year - if that. I just don't have the patience to hand wash it, plus the silver and crystal glassware.

[Anonymous]

We do not own formal china nor have we ever. Its a bit 1950s / Stepford wife, isn't it?

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Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Birthdays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We do not own formal china nor have we ever. Its a bit 1950s / Stepford wife, isn't it?

No. It's civilized.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use mine everyday. I bought plain white that you can stick in a dishwasher and microwave for just this reason. Love it!

Where is this magic china that is both durable enough for the dishwasher but still actually looks like fine china?

Dishwashers actually were invented by a woman who hated that her servants broke China when hand washing it.

As long as you don't have a metal rim or similar metallic decoration your china likely is dishwasher safe. Even some metallics are. Get a good dishwasher with a China setting.

My noritake is a traditional pattern. Dishwasher safe. Always washed that way. Looks as new as it did out of the box.

Silver, on the other hand, should never be put in a dishwasher.

[Anonymous]

I rarely use my formal china; maybe a few times a year, for holiday dinners. It does seem like a waste, but it has a gold edging (oh yes, the 80's) and it's not supposed to go in the dishwasher. Maybe when we are empty nesters, I'll use it more.

My best friend sold hers last time she moved; she said she was tired of it taking up space.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use mine everyday. I bought plain white that you can stick in a dishwasher and microwave for just this reason. Love it!

Where is this magic china that is both durable enough for the dishwasher but still actually looks like fine china?

Dishwashers actually were invented by a woman who hated that her servants broke China when hand washing it.

As long as you don't have a metal rim or similar metallic decoration your china likely is dishwasher safe. Even some metallics are. Get a good dishwasher with a China setting.

My noritake is a traditional pattern. Dishwasher safe. Always washed that way. Looks as new as it did out of the box.

Silver, on the other hand, should never be put in a dishwasher.

This. We bought white china without the metal rim. Perfectly safe to put in both the dishwasher and microwave. That's why I can use it everyday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use mine everyday. I bought plain white that you can stick in a dishwasher and microwave for just this reason. Love it!

Where is this magic china that is both durable enough for the dishwasher but still actually looks like fine china?

Dishwashers actually were invented by a woman who hated that her servants broke China when hand washing it.

As long as you don't have a metal rim or similar metallic decoration your china likely is dishwasher safe. Even some metallics are. Get a good dishwasher with a China setting.

My noritake is a traditional pattern. Dishwasher safe. Always washed that way. Looks as new as it did out of the box.

Silver, on the other hand, should never be put in a dishwasher.

I have Royal Copenhagen blue fluted and I put it in the dishwasher. No gold rims, really quite sturdy, have not broken it. I also put silver in the DW, except for knives since they are glued together.

I use it about 1-2 times a month - holidays plus we have people over for dinner at least once a month. At some point I might use it everyday.

[Anonymous]

I use ours often, and not only when it's a "fancy" dinner. It goes in the dishwasher. It's not worth having things if you don't use them. I'd rather break a plate or two than have them hidden in a cabinet.

[Anonymous]

We use Royal Copenhagen for every meal and put it in the dishwasher. A few pieces have gotten chipped, but for me, that's an acceptable price for enjoying it every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We do not own formal china nor have we ever. Its a bit 1950s / Stepford wife, isn't it?

Why yes, it is. As a Stepford wife, I pull out the china 4 times a year and sometimes for a birthday. All china sits on a sharply pressed tablecloth.

I aspire to be the best damn Stepford wife on this planet !

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Every night for 20+ years...starting to chip, but every meal I loved on that china!