Yanco BM-211 Birmingham Melamine 11-1/2" x 7" x 1-1/4" Deep Oval Platter, Gray Interior and Black Exterior — Case of 12 (1 dz)

Past eleven inches on the long axis an oval has left single-service behind. This is a platter, sized for two or three people to share from, and it is the point in the Birmingham range where the ovals stop being something one diner eats from.

11-1/2 inch oval platter

A wall of about an inch and a quarter gives it capacity for wet food, which is what separates it from the flat ovals many ranges sell at this length: a roasted side of vegetables, a braise, a family-style portion of pasta. Gray across the inside, black around the outer wall. Melamine lets a server carry it one-handed, which 11-1/2 inches of ceramic does not allow.

Sold by the full case. Case of 12 (1 dz)