Yanco BM-709CL Birmingham Melamine 9" x 1-3/4" Salad/Pasta Bowl 30 oz, Clay and Black — Case of 24 (2 dz)

Clay and black on a nine-inch, thirty-ounce bowl with a shallow inch-and-three-quarter well. The shape is as much a plate as a bowl, which is why it suits a tangle of pasta or a salad built up in layers rather than tossed; the food holds its arrangement instead of sliding to the centre.

Why clay for sauced food

Tomato and oil are the two things that mark melamine over a long service life, and a clay-toned well is far more forgiving of both than a pale one. The exterior stays black, so a stack of these on a pass reads as one dark column rather than as a ring of mismatched interiors.

Sold by the full case. Case of 24 (2 dz)