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Have been shopping in stores for a replacement coffee mug for my wife who accidentally broke her favorite mug. When did mugs and plate become so huge? I had to go online to fine more reasonable size coffee mugs. Most of the plates are like what use to be called serving platters. The overall diameter of saucers today are nearly the size of plates in the past. I miss those small size plate sets. We’re currently using one of those huge plate sets (gift from relative) but if we use the plates we only fill the center area or we use the saucers. I’ve found companies online that still sell traditional diner coffee mugs like what I got in the ship’s store (US Navy ship mugs) and may order some as my daily mug to preserve my two ship’s mugs as collectibles. Our home was built in 73 and these plates take up nearly the whole shelf.
From my understanding American serving sizes have increased over many years and therefore it makes sense that they increased the sizes the plates, mugs, etc.
I love coffee, but I still don't want to drink coffee out of a 16-24oz mug at home, plus I prefer porcelain as it's lighter and stronger. To me, roughly 12oz is the sweet spot, and I did a lot of hunting online to find attractive (to me) porcelain coffee mugs of the right size - not a little cup, but not a big gulp either. I found 6-12oz mugs I liked at Marshalls for a song maybe 20 years ago that say Villeroy and Boch on the bottom, and more recently I found 6-14oz "ZEN Pleats" mugs on Amazon that were also a good deal.
Last edited by OutdoorLover; 04-25-2023 at 06:52 AM..
I'm not seeing this. I looked online to see that a standard plate is 10.5 inches in diameter, which is the size of some casual plates I recently bought for outdoor use. They are the same size as the plates that belong to the fine china I received for my wedding 40 years ago. Just for grins and giggles I looked online at Macy's, Belk's and Target, with most plates coming in at the 10.5 or 10.75 size, and a couple of 11 inch plates.
I did read that you can find plates with a larger rim, mostly found in restaurants, but that is mostly a decorative element as the well of those larger plates is generally the same size as the well on a standard plate.
Mugs that come as part of a dinner set also don't seem that much larger to me either. Mugs that are not part of a dinnerware set however do seem quite a bit larger but I think that's due to the way people use them nowadays. Me, I rarely sit down to breakfast for 'a cup' of coffee, instead I grab the biggest mug I can find and fill it to carry around with me all morning. I do it at work and I do it at home, the bigger the mug the better IMO. Judging from the mugs my co-workers carry around I don't think I'm alone in that sentiment either.
Every department store carries European china whichgenerally has the options of two size cups with saucers and mugs. You find inexpensive cups with saucers at places such as World Market, Tuesday Morning, HomeGoods. We use IKEA ones for espresso.
I have an old set of midcentury dishes that I took from my parents' basement. It's true that the dishes are a lot smaller than what we're used to seeing in the 21st century. I love the cup and saucers in my set, but I always want more than 6 oz of coffee or tea.
Have been shopping in stores for a replacement coffee mug for my wife who accidentally broke her favorite mug. When did mugs and plate become so huge? I had to go online to fine more reasonable size coffee mugs. Most of the plates are like what use to be called serving platters. The overall diameter of saucers today are nearly the size of plates in the past. I miss those small size plate sets. We’re currently using one of those huge plate sets (gift from relative) but if we use the plates we only fill the center area or we use the saucers. I’ve found companies online that still sell traditional diner coffee mugs like what I got in the ship’s store (US Navy ship mugs) and may order some as my daily mug to preserve my two ship’s mugs as collectibles. Our home was built in 73 and these plates take up nearly the whole shelf.
Are you saying you didn't notice or read about the portion increases in the US?
They have to be plated somehow, thus mugs and plates size increase.
At home, I am using 8" salad plates for lunch/dinner. And 12 oz cups.
Replacements.com is an excellent site. I've order pieces for my out of production Christmas dinnerware. Always reliable - good prices and shipping.
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