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• Crate and Barrel Aspen Dinnerware Plates
• Heavier restaurant-style dinnerware
• Item specifics
• Crate and Barrel Aspen Dinnerware Mugs
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Nevertheless, this longtime American-made dinnerware may be just what you’re looking for if you prefer heavier, thicker pieces that are available in a full spectrum of colors. We judged the dinnerware on its weight, size, shape, and overall design. We then examined each piece under light to check for any flaws, such as uneven rims, drippy or inconsistent glaze, pitting, scratches, or crazing . A good set of dinnerware will bring a touch of class to any dinner table and remain in style for years while withstanding the rigors of daily use.

Crate and Barrel Aspen Dinnerware Plates

However, since it’s not sold open stock, replacing broken pieces would be difficult. This set also has an off-white or pink hue in certain light, which makes it too difficult to match to other porcelain pieces. Although we recommend the dinner plates from the Pottery Barn Caterer’s set as an affordable backup for entertaining in our Thanksgiving guide, they’re typically available only in open-stock sets of 12. We prefer dinnerware that’s sold fully open stock, so you can pick and choose what you need. These porcelain salad and dinner plates are durable for everyday use, but still feel refined enough for entertaining. They’re fairly priced, especially for the quality, and are sold individually and in sets of eight.

This set has a bright creamy hue and a simple yet sophisticated design. The White collection also includes bowls and several serving pieces that are sold separately. The Brasserie plates have wide, slightly angled rims that give them a classic bistro style. The soup bowls are shallow but still plenty big for a decent serving of pasta.

Heavier restaurant-style dinnerware

Our testers weren’t fond of the flared bowls in the Sur La Table Bistro 24-Piece Dinnerware Set. Also, a Wirecutter staff member has owned this set for over five years and has chipped and broken several pieces. All of our testers disliked the oval bowl of the Villeroy & Boch For Me 16-Piece Dinnerware Set. In addition, this set is so off-white that matching it to other whiteware pieces would be difficult. The Snowe 5-Piece Table Settings and 4-Piece Table Settings have mugs that are unglazed around the lip, which many of our testers disliked because they looked unfinished.

The mugs are narrower and taller than your run-of-the-mill mug, which makes them a bit more elegant, and the set also offers a flat-bottomed teacup and saucer. Some testers liked the wider handle on the Aspen teacup more than the thin, dainty ones on the teacups in our upgrade pick, the Wedgwood White set. The Villeroy & Boch Royal 30-Piece Bone Porcelain Set was our former upgrade pick, but it’s discontinued.

Item specifics

The Crate and Barrel Aspen Dinnerware set was the best-quality set we tested for the price. We found some minor imperfections, but the overall quality far exceeds its low price, and we like its clean lines and simple design. This line is only sold open stock, either as individual pieces or in sets of eight, which allows you to customize your purchase to suit your needs. With the Aspen collection, you can even choose mugs or teacups and soup or cereal bowls, which is unusual for most dinnerware in this price range. The Wedgwood White 5-Piece Place Setting is made from fine bone china, so it’s thin, light, and practically flawless. But don’t mistake its refinement for fragility—it’s still durable enough for everyday use.

And although the teacup and saucer are thicker and a bit larger than some we tested, they’re still more tasteful and refined than most heavy dinnerware. You can also buy mugs and cereal bowls in open-stock sets of four outside of the main place settings. The Aspen dinner plates have a pleasant medium weight that falls in between that of the Wedgwood plates and the Williams Sonoma Brasserie plates. Their slightly angled rims, like those in the Brasserie set, make these plates easy to hold and help keep food from spilling. The plates also stack surprisingly evenly, which is uncommon for such a low-cost set of dinnerware. Many of our testers liked the Aspen set’s wide cereal bowls because they also work well for salad and pasta.

Crate and Barrel’s Toben Dinnerware was unavailable at the time of our testing this round, so we were unable to include it in our review. We think the design of the mug handle may not date as well as those of our picks. We’re confident that our picks will be around for years to come should you need to replace pieces. However, if pieces become unavailable in the future, companies such as Replacements, Ltd. specialize in selling discontinued dinnerware. Another drawback to this set is that you can’t buy individual pieces fully open stock. Each piece is sold only as part of a place setting or in open-stock sets of four .

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Crate and Barrel Aspen Dinnerware Bowls

The Williams Sonoma Open Kitchen Dinnerware Collection was our former budget pick, but in our new round of testing, we noticed that the quality had diminished. This set looked notably gray next to our picks and had uneven plate rims plus a drippy, inconsistent glaze. After 130 hours of research, we’ve created a buying guide to help you find a set of dinnerware you’ll love. The cereal bowls in the Everyday White by Fitz and Floyd Coupe Dinnerware Collection were so small, they looked like they were from a different set. Transform your space with the rich color and dynamic design of Franklin Pebble collection. This ruffled unlined valance is light filtering with a 2-inch rod pocket and a 1-inch decorative header.

Wedgwood’s mugs and teacups are on the small side, and some of our testers preferred ones that could hold more. As other testers noted, however, the cups’ smaller size allows you to finish hot beverages before they have time to cool. The pedestal on the foot of the teacup was also polarizing for our testers, as some thought it was too formal for everyday use. Also, the soup bowl measures 7⅞ inches in diameter, so it’s smaller than those in most other sets we tested, but we still think it’s sufficiently deep.

This thicker, heftier porcelain dinnerware has classic bistro styling. Bring a contemporary touch to any space in your home with the Cairo Solid Grommet Window Curtain Set. These room darkening curtains are offered in a wide variety of neutral colors to suit every decorating style from modern eclectic to traditional. Wirecutter is the product recommendation service from The New York Times.

After researching more than 200 collections and evaluating 37, we have recommendations for three classic-looking whiteware sets. Our picks range in weight, design, and price, so you can find the best set for your style and budget. The coupe plates in Fortessa’s Caldera 16 Piece Place Setting have a sloped shape that was popular among our testers.