The best dinner sets that will make you feel like a fully-fledged adult (and last for years)

You should also consider the combination offered, and the number of people you’re hoping to serve. Generally speaking:

• Formal dinnerware sets commonly include a dinner plate, a salad plate, a bread plate, a soup bowl, a tea cup, and a saucer for each person. You can get usually get them in sets of one, four, six, eight or twelve.
• Traditional dinnerware sets include a dinner plate, a salad plate, a cereal bowl and – on occasion – a mug.
• Open stock dinnerware is when you mix and match your dinnerware as opposed to choosing an entire set, which means you can purchase only the pieces you know you’ll use. It does tend to work our more expensive, but everything still matches and the personalisation options are endless.

What type of dinner set is most durable?

The most common dinnerware offerings are bone china, porcelain and stoneware (often called earthenware), with porcelain being the most durable.

• Bone china is the most expensive and the most thin. It’s best for formal dining and isn’t as durable as some other offerings.
• Porcelain is the most common material for a dinnerware set. It’d found everywhere and purchased a lot: affordable, durable, often available in different hues and prints, dishwasher-safe, microwavable and sometimes oven-safe.
• Stoneware is a very stylish option – it looks rustic and textured, is heavier than porcelain and is often quite affordable. You do have to take good care of it, though, to ensure it doesn’t get marked and ruined quickly.

What is the best quality dinner set?

Keep scrolling for our full edit. If you’re after more kitchen content, head this way for cookware sets that’ll last a lifetime, over here for cutlery sets to finish your table to perfection and in this direction for glassware you’ll love to sip your boxed wine from. We’ve also got melamine plate sets if you’re in the market for some crockery for your garden.

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