Sweese 1309 Porcelain Salad/Pasta Bowls - 22 Ounce - Set of 6, White

As you can see from these photos, we bought a lot of Sweese. We have plenty for the next 20 years. We have double the amount seen in these photos as the other half is stored in our basement for the future. We have given away all the enormous quantities we had of Franciscan ware, Vernon ware, and Fiesta. We still have a bit of Homer Laughlin restaurant ware, though. The big plus with pasta bowls is the food does not fall so easily off the “plate” and works especially well with serving many guests standing or sitting without a table. I have bought several sets of both pasta bowls 22 ounce and 30 ounce in white, beige and blues. Nowadays I like the beige best. Also I have bought many sets of cups, a variety of styles and colors from 6 ounce cup& saucer cappuccino sets to 20 ounce tea mugs. The pasta bowls I have matched with older clear glass lids from Pyrex/Anchor Hocking to use in microwave cooking. I use white in microwave cooking avoiding eventual damage to the colorful glazes. I have rid my kitchen of mid-century dishes in favor of safer contemporary choices such as Sweese and Sweejar, although we still use Hall china teapots (no micro, no dishwasher on those). I am impressed that some of my favorite restaurants are using Sweese as restaurant ware. I find it holds up. Over the past 4 years of collecting Sweese I have dropped a few mugs on a laminate floor with no chips no breakage ever occurring. In summary, Sweese produces a quality dinnerware that is both long-living durable, attractive and fun to use!

Our go-to casual bowl/plates have been the Classic Coupe by Ten Strawberry Street. Unfortunately we've lost a bunch over the years and they are no longer available to replenish our set. I ordered these as a possible replacement. First of all, they are not identical . . . but that's ok. I've used them together in a place setting (these bowls for a curry with the Strawberry bowl for a salad) and tho different, they still with work well together. They are a smidge smaller in diameter, slightly deeper, the porcelain is thicker and just a shade less white than the Strawberry St. The thickness makes them look and feel more casual, but that's what we are using them for so that's ok. Though a tad smaller in diameter, they're also a smidge deeper so their volume capacity is pretty much equal. The size is great for dinner salads, pasta and normal sized servings of almost any entree. They are especially handy for meals with a stew-y or saucy consistency. They're not quite deep enough to comfortably hold a brothy soup (especially if you're eating on the sofa), but for almost anything else, they are great. They nest very well so they are space efficient stacked in our cabinet and also stand well in the dishwasher. They have held up well in the dishwasher so far (been using these for a couple of months). They feel good in hand, and the slightly deeper shape actually feels more comfortable when holding this on my lap while sitting on the sofa. I already have the Sweese dessert bowls and they've held up fabulously over the years. I have no doubt these pasta bowls will do the same.

If I could have designed a bowl and had it made just for me, this is what it would have looked like. I was looking to replace my remaining Mikasa salad/soup bowls because I had only 3 left. I loved the size and shape but finding replacements was impossible, so I searched for something similar on Amazon and found these. Mush less expensive than the Mikasa, and ,honestly, just as nice. Great bowls…very happy

Bowls arrived on time, well packed and without any flaws or damage. Perfect for my needs. Will look for more colorful options going forward for sure!

Good bowls