Dessert & Salad Plates

All polish pottery dessert and salad plates and plate sets are fired at very high temperatures, which makes them virtually nonstick and chip and scratch resistant. The firing also ensures that the glaze is rock hard and nonporous. Choose from a variety of patterns. All polish pottery plates intended for everyday use, can be used in the microwave and washed daily in the dishwasher.

What are the different sizes of Polish pottery plates?

Polish pottery luncheon plates are sized somewhere between a regular dinner plate and a salad plate — typically around 8 – 9.5 inches. These plates are used for lighter, simpler meal, smaller portions or more classic lunch foods such as a sandwich.

Polish pottery dinner plates are used more than any other plate. It is used to serve the main course at all meals, formal and informal. In Poland, the average dinner plate measures 9 inches while in the USA the average dinner plate we commonly use today measures 10, 11 or 12 inches across.

Polish pottery salad and dessert plates are smaller than the dinner plates; they are specialized plates about 7.25 to 8.5 inches in diameter.

The bread-and-butter plates are used to separate bread and butter from sauce, gravy, and juices from other foods on the plate. These small plates measure 5 – 7 inches in diameter.

Rough guideline for Polish pottery plate sizes:

Polish pottery Dinner plate: 10 - 11 inches
Polish pottery Luncheon plate 8 – 9.5 inches
Polish pottery Salad& Dessert plate 7.25 -8.5 inches
Polish pottery Bread and butter plate 5 – 7 inches