Stocking Up on Ceramic Serving Platters

For anyone who loves to cook or entertain, ceramic serving platters are an essential. Stock up on them to have enough for the everyday dinners you serve your family and for special occasions, like a weekend brunch with friends and neighbors or a formal holiday dinner. They're great for creating snack platters when watching movies or chatting with an impromptu guest, too. Collect them for their beautiful designs, match them or select to complement your dinnerware or stick to basic looks for an easy mix-and-match tabletop. Shop the gorgeous selection of ceramic serving platters available at Williams Sonoma now to fill your cabinet with incredible pieces.

The Benefits of Ceramic Platters

Ceramic serving platters are popular because there are so many benefits to using ceramic for cookware, serveware and baking. In the case of serveware, you use the platters to present food, either cooked or as a crudite or other small bites board.

• Ceramic holds and distributes heat evenly. If you use your ceramic platters for serving a roast or chops, the liquid from the dish will keep the meal at the desired temperature while you serve.
• One of the greatest characteristics of ceramic is how durable it is. These platters can withstand lots of use and care afterward without chipping, cracking, breaking or other damage.
• These platters are easy to clean. Food rarely sticks to the surface, if ever, and anything that leaves residue can be wiped away with basic homekeeping, like a dish liquid and soft sponge.
• Ceramic holds color beautifully, so you can shop for all sorts of designs and patterns. This color-fastness inspires many people to collect ceramic serving platters for their beauty and range of design.

Serveware to Complement Your Dinnerware

If you like your entire tabletop to coordinate closely, you may want to look for ceramic serving platters that match your dinnerware. You can be exact when shopping from the same lines or just choose the same palette for a similar style.

• Look for different types of white ceramic serving platters, ranging from heavily glazed and gleaming to semi-matte finishes, beaded edges, oval or cameo silhouettes and more.
• Try classic color combinations, like red, yellow or blue, that are bold enough to make an impact at the table, but still coordinate with dishes of the same hues. Even splashes of color can tell a grand design story.
• Let thematic influences guide your tabletop aesthetic. Choose fruit or vegetable motifs, a mosaic-inspired paint design, rounded rectangular edges or other details to show your personality.

Since you can use your ceramic serving platters every day, take the time to select a few that complement your place settings and other tabletop elements for an attractive service at every meal.