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Anonymous wrote:Bone China/porcelain is really more durable than stoneware and goes from everyday to guest with the right linens.
I like the wedgewood mentioned above. We have a mikasa set.

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+1. Villeroy & Boch is another option. Corelle and melamine in general isn't great. It transfers chemicals to food when hot and just looks/feels not amazing. I would not entertain anyone with it. I'd rather use stoneware.

What? Corelle and melamine are totally different things. I think you may be confused/mistaken. Corelle would not be expected to “transfer chemicals” to food in any way differently than any stoneware, porcelain, china, etc. It is not plastic.

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Anonymous wrote:Corelle. Lightweight, stackable, hard to chip.

But so cheap looking and ugly. Sorry

They are just plain white plates. Perfect for every day use. Not ugly at all. It's like a blank slate. White canvas.

Agree. I love mine. There is nothing "ugly" about them. They are simple and classic. And I'm not sure what you mean by "cheap looking." I mean, they are inexpensive. And I don't need my plates to look expensive.

Classic for rust belt middle class America maybe.

Oh no, middle class…the worst possible thing anyone could ever be! God bless these provincial posters 😂

Surprised by the recommendations for C&B Aspen. I've had the Aspen Coupe dinnerware since before I got married, and we've stuck with it because it's a classic look and so easy to replace.

BUT we do have to replace it with some frequency. The plates do better than the bowls, which I feel like we really run through. But even the plates seem to nick with some frequency. I will note that the Aspen Rimmed version might be less prone to nicks? I think the Coupe has a more delicate edge.

Anyway, I've been wanting to maybe upgrade to bone china (noting the picks in this thread) because I'm tired of finding cracks and chips on our dishes. We have a preschooler and as with many things in our house, I might wait a couple years before upgrading just to minimize the odds of destroying them. Though we did recently upgrade to some much nicer Mikasa flatware and I regret waiting as long as we did -- it's so nice to have new flatware! It's heavier weight than our old stuff and just looks a lot nicer.

I have used PB great white line for 20 years and it still looks great.

Apilco

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Corelle. Lightweight, stackable, hard to chip.

But so cheap looking and ugly. Sorry

They are just plain white plates. Perfect for every day use. Not ugly at all. It's like a blank slate. White canvas.

Agree. I love mine. There is nothing "ugly" about them. They are simple and classic. And I'm not sure what you mean by "cheap looking." I mean, they are inexpensive. And I don't need my plates to look expensive.

Classic for rust belt middle class America maybe.

DP I know that was supposed to be a burn, but I don't feel the heat. I use Corelle too. I almost never think of dishes, but I can admire other people's table settings as well. I guess OP may want nicer dishes, in which case many other choices were suggested.

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Anonymous wrote:Bone China/porcelain is really more durable than stoneware and goes from everyday to guest with the right linens.
I like the wedgewood mentioned above. We have a mikasa set.

+1. Villeroy & Boch is another option. Corelle and melamine in general isn't great. It transfers chemicals to food when hot and just looks/feels not amazing. I would not entertain anyone with it. I'd rather use stoneware.

During the pandemic I began using my Villeroy & Boch china just for something "new." I put it in the dishwasher and it is very durable. I use my silver ware on the weekends, but I am thinking of using it daily. I had all these pretty things not being used.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Corelle. Lightweight, stackable, hard to chip.

But so cheap looking and ugly. Sorry

They are just plain white plates. Perfect for every day use. Not ugly at all. It's like a blank slate. White canvas.

Agree. I love mine. There is nothing "ugly" about them. They are simple and classic. And I'm not sure what you mean by "cheap looking." I mean, they are inexpensive. And I don't need my plates to look expensive.

Classic for rust belt middle class America maybe.

Anonymous wrote:Bone China/porcelain is really more durable than stoneware and goes from everyday to guest with the right linens.
I like the wedgewood mentioned above. We have a mikasa set.

+1. Villeroy & Boch is another option. Corelle and melamine in general isn't great. It transfers chemicals to food when hot and just looks/feels not amazing. I would not entertain anyone with it. I'd rather use stoneware.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Corelle. Lightweight, stackable, hard to chip.

But so cheap looking and ugly. Sorry

They are just plain white plates. Perfect for every day use. Not ugly at all. It's like a blank slate. White canvas.

I don't like how thin they are

DP. It's funny because that's what I love about them. I really don't like the plates that are thick - those say school cafeteria to me. Anyway different strokes for different folks!