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05/15/2022 23:11

Subject: Fine China- Which set do you have and how often do you use it?

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Anonymous wrote:My more casual china is Mottahedeh's imperial blue and I use it whenever we have guests/family or are celebrating anything - probably 20x a year?

https://www.scullyandscully.com/tabletop/china/mottahedeh/mottahedeh-imperial-blue.axd?variant=MO2401+CW&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4PKTBhD8ARIsAHChzRLlTsVF1RgDfwdO6Vtu1tZiZY1QCiRZbrHLuM9YVZUh2o2faH4mDxcaAu5hEALw_wcB

My formal china is Herend fishscale in rust (can look red or orange) with fun accent plates and I use it for holidays - probably 5x a year.

https://www.scullyandscully.com/tabletop/china/herend-china/fish-scale/herend-fish-scale-rust.axd

Is that lead free? I thought gold paint has lead.

Most china is not completely lead free - lead is present in almost all antique china (not just the gold rim) and most current lines if you research it.

Not PP, but the Mottahedeh gold rim is on the outside and wouldn't touch the food. Obviously you're supposed to hand-wash anything with a painted gold rim.

So then how are people using it every day? I'd personally feel kind of weird using anything with lead, even for special occasions (we have a lot).

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05/15/2022 23:22

Subject: Re:Fine China- Which set do you have and how often do you use it?

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Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted. We use it pretty frequently because it's sturdy and can be put in the dishwasher.

It looks like this: https://www.royalcopenhagen.com/en-us/collections/all-collections/blue-fluted-plain/blue-fluted-plain-plate-25-cm-1017201

I've always resisted Christmas china - we use the Royal Copenhagen for Christmas, it goes well with red.

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05/16/2022 00:40

Subject: Fine China- Which set do you have and how often do you use it?

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Anonymous wrote:My everyday dinner china is Minton Haddon Hall. It’s bone china but doesn’t have a gold rim, so it can go in the dishwasher/microwave. I *almost* went with Wedgwood Wild Strawberry which I loooove, but for the gold rim.

My everyday breakfast/luncheon china is Johnson Bros. Rose Chintz. I love the square plates and bowls.

My wedding china is Wedgwood Curzon. We use it for holidays and when we have people over. After 25+ years, I still love it, but I would probably choose something different if I were doing it over again.

What I really adore is my silver: Francis I. It’s so ornate!

You eat breakfast and lunch on separate set of dishes from what you use for dinner?

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05/16/2022 00:46

Subject: Fine China- Which set do you have and how often do you use it?

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Anonymous wrote:No fine China, but we have a largish collection of Portmeirion dishes and servingware. We use the serving dishes any time we have a “nice meal”. The plates and bowls are brought out for holidays, birthdays, and anniversary. We like to do full on tea parties for the kids every six weeks or so and use the nice cups and sandwich plates and teapot.

We have a set of Christopher Radko Christmas dishes, inherited from my grandma, that gets pulled out once a year for Christmas dinner. Also a solitary Spode Christmas tree mug that does milk and cookies duty for Santa.

Our every day dishes are vintage corolle, the white ones with green leaf pattern, and I wouldn’t trade them for anything. They take up no storage space at all, are so light, and don’t overheat in the microwave.

FYI, you shouldn’t be using Corelle made after 2005. It has high lead levels. The company recommended using it as display only if made before 2005. That pretty much goes for vintage dinnerware

https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/stop-using-vintage-corelle-dinnerware-heres-why/

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05/16/2022 01:19

Subject: Fine China- Which set do you have and how often do you use it?

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Anonymous wrote:Something Lenox. I used it a lot when we were first married and when my first two kids were younger. But now with three kids and as the primary person doing the cooking and cleaning- I don’t want the extra task of pulling out the China and hand washing it all.

You don't have to hand wash all bone china. We use all white bone china and it does great in the dishwasher. It is also so much more lightweight compared to Crate and Barrel or Fiestaware.

I used to hand wash my China, and I now put it in the dishwasher and it does great. I think the old powdered dishwasher soap was hard on dishes with metallic trim, but modern pods are much more gentle. I’d rather risk wearing it out than never use it.

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05/16/2022 01:51

Subject: Fine China- Which set do you have and how often do you use it?

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i have a 30 yr old Mikasa set that I like a lot and use in smaller gatherings.

For everyday use and for entertaining for 30+ people, i have my trusty plain white Correll, because it is hassle-free.

If I have more than 40 guests, we use caterers and they bring the plates.

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05/16/2022 07:51

Subject: Fine China- Which set do you have and how often do you use it?

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Anonymous wrote:No fine China, but we have a largish collection of Portmeirion dishes and servingware. We use the serving dishes any time we have a “nice meal”. The plates and bowls are brought out for holidays, birthdays, and anniversary. We like to do full on tea parties for the kids every six weeks or so and use the nice cups and sandwich plates and teapot.

We have a set of Christopher Radko Christmas dishes, inherited from my grandma, that gets pulled out once a year for Christmas dinner. Also a solitary Spode Christmas tree mug that does milk and cookies duty for Santa.

Our every day dishes are vintage corolle, the white ones with green leaf pattern, and I wouldn’t trade them for anything. They take up no storage space at all, are so light, and don’t overheat in the microwave.

FYI, you shouldn’t be using Corelle made after 2005. It has high lead levels. The company recommended using it as display only if made before 2005. That pretty much goes for vintage dinnerware

https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/stop-using-vintage-corelle-dinnerware-heres-why/

Oh no!! The bunnykin plates?!? I loved those dishes when I was a kid.

I assume that the plain white Correlle dishes are okay? I'm still using those plates and bowls.

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05/16/2022 08:01

Subject: Fine China- Which set do you have and how often do you use it?

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I bought eternal at an estate sale and I used it twice a year for thanksgiving and Christmas.

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05/16/2022 08:35

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Anonymous wrote:Some of you guys are crazy. Here are 2 examples of new patterns (if I did my search right). What on earth is the problem with either of these? They are lovely and I would be very happy with them!!!

They sure do beat the Crate & Barrell white stuff that I have and that cracks if you even look at it hard. Sheesh. I'm about ready to throw out that C&B stuff and get some of these Correlle!

Not my style.

These are kind of fugly. If you want corelle, buy corelle, but most of their designs look like "fancy" paper plates.

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05/16/2022 09:02

Subject: Fine China- Which set do you have and how often do you use it?

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Anonymous wrote:My everyday dinner china is Minton Haddon Hall. It’s bone china but doesn’t have a gold rim, so it can go in the dishwasher/microwave. I *almost* went with Wedgwood Wild Strawberry which I loooove, but for the gold rim.

My everyday breakfast/luncheon china is Johnson Bros. Rose Chintz. I love the square plates and bowls.

My wedding china is Wedgwood Curzon. We use it for holidays and when we have people over. After 25+ years, I still love it, but I would probably choose something different if I were doing it over again.

What I really adore is my silver: Francis I. It’s so ornate!

You eat breakfast and lunch on separate set of dishes from what you use for dinner?

Yep! It's a bit precious, I know, but I enjoy it.

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05/16/2022 09:21

Subject: Re:Fine China- Which set do you have and how often do you use it?

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For fine china, I have Wedgwood Crown Gold, which I have used for 30 years and still love. I typically combine it with gold chargers under the dinner plates and all sorts of salad plates work on top to add color. I also have a full set of Spode Christmas dinner plates and many serving pieces, which we use every night after Thanksgiving until New Year’s.

https://www.replacements.com/china-wedgwood-crown-gold-england-dinner-plate/p/7836111?utm_source=google_shopping&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=shopping_feed&rplSrc=GPLA&rplSubEvent=151823&productTargetID=&dvc=m&rplsku=25&gclid=CjwKCAjw7IeUBhBbEiwADhiEMZHrdGGmZvsdC-XzZwCdi4SMs7emhWfkMLzZYau8H3eAt7HNpagCaxoCtcMQAvD_BwE

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05/16/2022 15:41

Subject: Re:Fine China- Which set do you have and how often do you use it?

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