Quality white dinnerware?

Gunslinger08

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Looking to buy some new dishes. Seems like all I can find is either crappy, thin, cheap stuff or quality, super expensive stuff. Anybody have a recommendation for a quality white dinnerware set that isn't crazy expensive? I need probably 8-12 place settings.
 

UglyCasanova

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We got our plates at Target. They are plain white and thick and sturdy. I like them well enough of our everyday use.
 

lxskllr

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I hate hate hate Corelle. They managed to give the appearance of plastic to a vitrified substance. It's durable as hell, but reminds me of the worst of the 70s.
 

bryanl

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I hate hate hate Corelle. They managed to give the appearance of plastic to a vitrified substance. It's durable as hell, but reminds me of the worst of the 70s.
Corelle was introduced in the '70s. One of the original designs:

CorelleMorningBlueLuncheonPlate.jpg
 

notposting

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We went with a mix of Corelle stuff around the beginning of the year.

http://www.shopworldkitchen.com/corelle/square (went with the Kobe plate design, some larger and smaller ones)

For bowls we went with solid white round ones, the taller design, like this: http://www.shopworldkitchen.com/corelle/winter-frost-white-dessert-bowl-1050500

Again, some larger and smaller versions.

If you have a local store near you I would recommend going in person to check the stuff out, and consider buying the stuff open stock versus the sets.

Really pleased with the look of the stuff we ended up with, and the durability and (light) weight are great too.
 

dawp

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That's the one I have. The plates are huge, love em.

yup, I generally use the 'saucers' for dinner plates, just about the right size. the dinner plates are too big for my carrousel microwave, they will not turn because the corners get caught.
 

Wreckem

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If you are looking for plain white and have an Ikea near by I suggest IKEA.

IKEA actually has pretty good quality on the cheap with their 365 line.
 
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unokitty

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Looking to buy some new dishes. Seems like all I can find is either crappy, thin, cheap stuff or quality, super expensive stuff. Anybody have a recommendation for a quality white dinnerware set that isn't crazy expensive? I need probably 8-12 place settings.


Don't know what you consider as quality. But I used to use a plain white Corelle set.

If you like it, you can get plain white Fiestaware.

When I lived in Japan, alot of people liked Noritake. Don't know if they make a plain white set though...

Best of luck,
Uno
 

IronWing

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Restaurant supply stuff is hard to beat for the price. We've been using Tuxton plates for years with no problems. It is a bit heavier than most china designed for home use but it lasts.
 

seepy83

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I don't know your budget, or what you consider to be "quality", but we have a lot of the Pottery Barn "Great White" dinnerware.
 

blackdogdeek

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If you are looking for plain white and have an Ikea near by I suggest IKEA.

IKEA actually has pretty good quality on the cheap with their 365 line.

Seconded. Our Ikea stuff seems nigh indestructible and is dishwasher/microwave safe.
 

Mangalon

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I have some old arc ascopal dinnerware and wanted to know if anyone had info about them?