Yanco BM-109 Birmingham Melamine 8-1/2" Round Plate, Gray Interior and Black Exterior — Case of 36 (3 dz)

Eight and a half inches is the luncheon size, too big for a side and too small for a full dinner service. It is the plate that often goes out with a sandwich and a handful of fries, or with a hot breakfast that does not need ten inches of field around it.

One inch deep, 8-1/2 across

Yanco gives it a full inch of depth, a quarter inch more than the 7-1/2, which matters once there is sauce involved. The gray-on-black finish is brushed in from the edge so the well looks hand-glazed under warm light. Melamine keeps the weight down for servers carrying three at a time, and nothing in the wash cycle marks it.

Sold by the full case. Case of 36 (3 dz)