Soup Bowl, 16 cm

A little wider and deeper than the cereal bowl, for a proper bowl of soup or stew. The speckled oat enamel hides marks from spoons and makes each bowl slightly different from the next.

The rim stays cooler than the soup for a minute or two, but steel does carry heat: lift it by the base with something hot inside.

Every piece is pressed from one sheet of steel and coated in glass enamel fired at around 800 °C, so no two are identical: expect a dark speck or two at the rim edge, slight waves in the glaze and the odd pinhole. Those are part of how enamel is made, not faults.

Specification

• Colour: Speckled oat with a warm grey rim
• Size: 16 cm across, 7 cm deep (approx.)
• Capacity: About 800 ml to the brim
• Weight: About 210 g
• Material: pressed carbon steel, glass enamel inside and out, rolled and enamelled rim
• Oven-safe; fine over a low gas flame to warm food through. Not for the microwave

Care

Dishwasher-safe, though washing by hand keeps the gloss longer. Dry it rather than leaving it to drain if the rim has taken a knock: where enamel chips, the steel underneath can rust. Not for the microwave. More on the Care & Materials page.