The 10 Best Dinner Plates
This wiki has been updated 17 times since it was first published in May of 2020. The right dinner plates can add elegance, style or convenience to a dining table. A family with young children may be looking for the most durable and easy-to-maintain option, whereas a young couple may prefer a fancy selection for entertaining guests. We've provided a variety of choices that are durable, affordable, and can suit the needs of a wide range of households. When users buy our independently chosen editorial selections, we may earn commissions to help fund the Wiki.
1. Corelle Vivid Splash
2. Corelle Winter Frost
3. Duralex Lys
Editor's Notes
June 29, 2020:
Whether you're an avid dinner party host who enjoys the finer things or simply want to make sure your children don't break another piece of dinnerware, we've offered a wide variety of dinner plates that will suit your needs and best match your flatware, glasses, and tablecloth.
The Corelle Vivid Splash, Corelle Winter Frost, Duralex Lys, and Villeroy & Boch New Wave are great choices if you want high-end and elegant plates for your dining room. If you have young children who you don't entirely trust to handle expensive choices, the Preserve Everyday is made of durable recycled plastic that's BPA free and is dishwasher safe.
Portmeirion Assorted Motifs are more detailed than the aforementioned models. They have interesting floral images and can also be used as decoration in your home. They're not as high-quality as other options, though they make for a whimsical choice. The Bico Dinner Plate is another great selection for those who want something colorful. It has an intricate Talavera-like pattern, is high in quality, and can be a great gift for loved ones.
There are a few popular materials that are used to make dinner plates. Earthenware is an inexpensive ceramic that is more porous than other materials, which makes it prone to stains. Porcelain is another type of ceramic that's fired at a high-temperature, which makes it more durable than earthenware. China is incredibly similar to porcelain, they use different names depending on where the material is made. Bone china is made with bone ashes from animals and can be very durable and thin at the same time. Melamine is a robust plastic that isn't flexible and is less likely to break than other plastics. Vitrified glass is one of the most durable dinnerware materials and is fired at an extremely high temperature, which makes it very strong and nonporous. Whichever model you choose, consider its material and whether it's the best option for your needs and price range.
Special Honors
Cornucopia Dinner Plate This model is a sophisticated design that's made of bone china and has 22-carat gold edges that can help make any dining room feel luxurious. wedgwood.com
Berry & Thread Whitewash Dinner Plate Handmade in Portugal, Juliska offers a simple yet elegant stoneware selection that has small details around the edges. juliska.com
4. Villeroy & Boch New Wave
5. Fiesta Dinner Plate
6. Bico Dinner Plate
7. Preserve Everyday
8. Carlisle Kingline
9. Portmeirion Assorted Motifs
10. Aidea Dinner Plates
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