stoneware

Start and end your meals with the Hartstone Bowls

Friday, June 11th, 2010

Cold and snowy or a rainy night, it’s that time of the year when any night is good for a bowl of soup.  Soup also reminds us of Mom’s love and care when she served us Chicken Noodle Soup when we were kids and sick.  Warm and comforting or cold and refreshing, soup will always be [...]

What is dinnerware made of ? – or Dinnerware 101

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Almost all quality dinnerware produced today is made from either glass or ceramic coated with a glass like glaze.

Ceramic dinnerware (and ceramics in general) is usually divided into three common grades, and then subdivided within each grade.
The common grades of ceramic used for modern dinnerware and tableware are:

Earthenware

Stoneware

Porcelain

Each grade of ceramic is distinguished [...]

What kinds of ceramics are used to make dinnerware or Ceramics 101

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

First, lets start with – What is ceramics?

A basic definition of Ceramic would be:
Ceramic – any of various hard material made by firing a non-metallic mineral, as clay.
Ceramics are dinnerware or objects that are made from baked clay. The production of ceramics involve mixing powdered clay, a tempering medium, and water to create a [...]