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LOL, it probably is!!
It's really plastic, and I got it at Lowe's.
One thing about it, it never shows any dirt, grease, fingerprints or anything, and that works perfectly for me!!!!!
Ours is tin. One of the things we splurged on when we redid our kitchen. I get a lot of compliments on it and I LOVE it! Glad we splurged.
I have multiple sets of dishes. Wedgwood Nantucket Basket for everyday, Wedgwood Medici for fine china, 12 dinner plates only of Johnson Brothers Harvest because I found it for $1 each at a yard sale, a ton of Spode Christmas Tree for the Holidays, a set of Melamine for the patio in summer and a lovingly collected set of 3 different patterns(18 total) of Johnson Brothers Turkey plates for just Thanksgiving. Excessive? Yep, but I love it all!
Gosh, I love dishes. I have already been through several "phases" and inheritances (and a divorce) and given away several sets of dishes, but I'm settled into what I love now. But I am always drawn to beautiful patterns and dishes. Please don't make me decide!
I've been collecting Polish pottery for decades and love it for every day wear and tear. WOW, it's tough.
For formal settings, I have two inherited sets. One is my MIL's Rosenthal Moss Rose set from Germany - I love it and it is beautiful at Christmas especially. Her young husband, my husband's dad, brought it back for her after being stationed there right after WW2. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it's actually pretty valuable, as far as vintage china goes. I have a full 8 place settings plus quite a few serving pieces.
The other is my grandmother's Crown Potteries set, which she collected at the grocery store in New Orleans in the 1930s and 1940s - it's not valuable but it is very, very nostalgic to me since I was born in New Orleans and my dearest grandmother collected it there when she was a young bride. It has fleur de lis on it too, which is cool. I use it mostly in the spring and summer since it's more yellow and gold and aqua blue with pink touches. My gosh, I have tons of this - 12 place settings plus every serving dish you can imagine!
I was my grandmother's only granddaughter and my dad was her only child, and she and her mother both loved pretty china and other pieces such as Hull and Roseville stuff. So I inherited a ton of stuff from her and I love it. I did, however, give one of my daughter's her extensive collection of Fiesta Ware. I loved it too but I was already collecting Polish pottery which I adore. TOO MUCH! I also gave my oldest daughter the Noritake china that I collected for many years as a teen and then a young woman. It was in my "hope chest." It's very pretty and she seems to like it.
Gosh, I love dishes. I have already been through several "phases" and inheritances (and a divorce) and given away several sets of dishes, but I'm settled into what I love now. But I am always drawn to beautiful patterns and dishes. Please don't make me decide!
I've been collecting Polish pottery for decades and love it for every day wear and tear. WOW, it's tough.
For formal settings, I have two inherited sets. One is my MIL's Rosenthal Moss Rose set from Germany - I love it and it is beautiful at Christmas especially. Her young husband, my husband's dad, brought it back for her after being stationed there right after WW2. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it's actually pretty valuable, as far as vintage china goes. I have a full 8 place settings plus quite a few serving pieces.
The other is my grandmother's Crown Potteries set, which she collected at the grocery store in New Orleans in the 1930s and 1940s - it's not valuable but it is very, very nostalgic to me since I was born in New Orleans and my dearest grandmother collected it there when she was a young bride. It has fleur de lis on it too, which is cool. I use it mostly in the spring and summer since it's more yellow and gold and aqua blue with pink touches. My gosh, I have tons of this - 12 place settings plus every serving dish you can imagine!
I was my grandmother's only granddaughter and my dad was her only child, and she and her mother both loved pretty china and other pieces such as Hull and Roseville stuff. So I inherited a ton of stuff from her and I love it. I did, however, give one of my daughter's her extensive collection of Fiesta Ware. I loved it too but I was already collecting Polish pottery which I adore. TOO MUCH! I also gave my oldest daughter the Noritake china that I collected for many years as a teen and then a young woman. It was in my "hope chest." It's very pretty and she seems to like it.
I just have one question though since you said you have inherited "old" dishes.
Are they microwaveable?
because, like I had stated, were taking my moms stuff, (as she passed this past February) and I know my sister had wanted the platters, the bigger dishes, not sure what they are called, but all of a sudden i thought, OMG, they must not be microwaveable, cause my Mom had these since she was married in 1957, and they have some sort of goldish rim thing around the edge, im thinking mettalic.
This couldnt be put into the micro? would it explode or anything
I have to remember to tell my sister that, hopefully she already knows, as us men are a little slow when it comes to stuff like that....
I just have one question though since you said you have inherited "old" dishes.
Are they microwaveable?
because, like I had stated, were taking my moms stuff, (as she passed this past February) and I know my sister had wanted the platters, the bigger dishes, not sure what they are called, but all of a sudden i thought, OMG, they must not be microwaveable, cause my Mom had these since she was married in 1957, and they have some sort of goldish rim thing around the edge, im thinking mettalic.
This couldnt be put into the micro? would it explode or anything
I have to remember to tell my sister that, hopefully she already knows, as us men are a little slow when it comes to stuff like that....
If there is metal trim on the china, they should not be microwaved, nor washed in the dishwasher.
I just have one question though since you said you have inherited "old" dishes.
Are they microwaveable?
because, like I had stated, were taking my moms stuff, (as she passed this past February) and I know my sister had wanted the platters, the bigger dishes, not sure what they are called, but all of a sudden i thought, OMG, they must not be microwaveable, cause my Mom had these since she was married in 1957, and they have some sort of goldish rim thing around the edge, im thinking mettalic.
This couldnt be put into the micro? would it explode or anything
I have to remember to tell my sister that, hopefully she already knows, as us men are a little slow when it comes to stuff like that....
No, the antique dishware is NOT microwavable and I also hand wash it! The Polish pottery is definitely microwavable, dishwasher safe, etc.
I will get another set of dishes when I move to my retirement home otherwise I buy and use correlle when it is on sale . I love corning ware but way too costly even in the thrift stores .
My R Doulton coniston pattern almost 50 years old , I use it once a year because needs hand washing , it’s not delicate china , but can’t go in dishwasher ..so I’ve been told ?
My everyday plates are plastic from Tuesday Morning .
I wouldn't put china with metal trim in the microwave because it's hazard, but I would put it in the dishwasher, like I do with my mom's wedding silver(plate) that I use for my everyday flatware. Yes, eventually the silverplate will wear off but I'll most likely be dead by then. And it's loved and used and enjoyed every single day instead of sitting in a box for decades, enjoyed by no one. I'd rather use it and wear it out than have it sit unused, to eventually be discarded by the next generation or the one after that who have no connection to it and it's just clutter to them.
I do have a set of my grandmother's china that is sitting in a box just like I've described, and I would use it except that I don't actually care for the pattern. My son is only 14, but when he's older and hopefully settling down with someone nice, I'll see if they want it, and I would be thrilled if they wanted to use it as their every day dishes when they set up their first household together.
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