Dinnerware varies considerably in weight, so we recommend handling sample sets of different materials and thicknesses to get a sense of what you like best.

We also recommend measuring the dimensions of your cupboard space, dishwasher, and microwave to confirm that the dinnerware will fit. Bring a tape measure or ruler to the store so that you can compare the dimensions.

Before committing to a set of dinnerware, compare it with the size of your existing flatware to be sure the proportions agree with you it might help to bring your flatware into the store with you. If your plates dwarf your forks and knives or vice versa, they can make for an odd-looking place setting.

If you want a lot of negative space on your plate or more room for larger servings of food, we recommend getting plates with narrower rims. Some rimless, coupe-style plates slope slightly from the outer edge inward, which causes sauces to pool in the center of the plate. If that bothers you, get plates with flat surfaces.

Bowls: Some dinnerware collections offer several styles and sizes of bowls. Decide if you want shallow soup bowls sometimes called pasta bowls, low bowls, or soup plates or deep cereal bowls sometimes called rice bowls.

Soup bowls can be too shallow for a bowl of Cheerios and are better suited to stews, pasta, salads, and risotto. We prefer round-bottomed bowls to flat-bottomed bowls because their sloped sides are easier to eat from. But some people prefer the look of flat-bottomed bowls and like how they stack.

Mugs or teacups and saucers: Most place settings allow you to choose mugs or teacups and saucers. But teacups are polarizing, as they can make one person feel like a bull in a china shop and another like straight-up royalty, so choose whichever style you like better.

Some people like smaller mugs because tea or coffee tends to remain hotter by the time they reach the last sip. If you like to take your mug with you in the car, be sure to measure the cup holders first to determine whether it will fit but we recommend using one of our recommended travel mugs instead.

It should be durable enough for everyday use but nice enough for entertaining. For this reason, we generally recommend choosing dinnerware with a classic look free of busy patterns or designs. However, if you prefer patterned styles, but you need help getting started, we have lots of suggestions in our section on fine china , as well as in our guide to the best dinnerware.

Good dinnerware should provide a blank canvas for any meal. To brighten up a basic set, Ross also encourages using colorful glassware, placemats, or tablecloths, or tying ribbon to the dinner napkins.

Choosing a dinnerware set that has been around for a while increases the chances that it will remain in production for years to come, should you need to replace pieces or grow your collection. All of the dinnerware collections we recommend in our guide to the best dinnerware have been in stock for roughly 10 years or more—some have been made for over 80 years.

If the dinnerware is sold online, you can sometimes approximate how old it is based on how many years back the owner reviews go. If your dinnerware is no longer in production, Replacements, Ltd. specializes in selling discontinued dinnerware. Its website also has a handy camera tool that allows you to take a picture of a dinnerware pattern and search for it in the database.

If Replacements, Ltd. Fine china has become less popular in recent years among the newly engaged. You can also buy antique dishes piecemeal or as complete sets on Replacements, Ltd.

One alternative to purchasing an entire set of fine china is to buy only serving or side pieces. If your main set of dinnerware has a neutral, classic design, you can easily incorporate more ornate and colorful pieces, and they will still feel cohesive. Before searching for a pattern you like, we suggest determining your budget.

Aside from handmade stoneware which is celebrated for the uniqueness of each piece , dinnerware should be largely uniform.

Minor blemishes are normal, but before you settle on a collection of dinnerware, try to inspect it in a store to see if it has any serious imperfections, which are a sign of poor quality control.

You can find a lot of articles online claiming that bone china is more durable than porcelain. Two potters could be working with the same exact clay, yet the outcome could be wildly different depending on how it was formed and fired.

It could chip, it could shatter. So the most important thing is that the clay body is fired to the specifications of the person who formulated it.

Pandolfi explained that the shape of a piece also plays a role in its longevity. Plates that stack unevenly put more pressure on the rims and could eventually cause damage. While there is no safe level of lead exposure , the FDA has calculated a maximum daily intake for lead, 2. But even if a piece of dinnerware were to contain lead, the rate of leachability would depend on the type of food placed on it—acidic food or drink would cause more lead to leach than, say, a dry piece of bread.

Also, dinnerware with a glossy glaze has been fired at a high enough temperature to limit the transference of lead and lower the risk of toxicity. Since there is no safe level of lead intake, you may be wondering why the FDA sets any maximum intake at all.

You want to minimize your exposure the same way you want to minimize your exposure to cigarette smoke, alcohol, and air pollution. Cadmium, another harmful metal, is often present in dinnerware with red, orange, or yellow colorants or decals, but the dose makes the poison.

Even still, if you want to steer clear of any possible exposure to cadmium, your best bet is to avoid red, orange, or yellow dinnerware. In , the Chicago Tribune took 21 pieces of dinnerware to a lab to perform a lead and cadmium leaching test.

One exception is vintage dinnerware, which may contain higher levels of lead and other metals. Chipped or cracked pieces may also increase the level of leachability. One recent incident of concerns over lead in vintage pieces was related to Corelle, the brand that makes Vitrelle glass dinnerware which we recommend as the best budget set of dishes in our guide to the best dinnerware.

There is a lot of outdated information online regarding vintage Corelle dishes. According to the Instant Brands representative we spoke to, the enamels used to decorate patterned Corelle Vitrelle products were converted to lead-free versions by Today, all current products have lead-free enamels.

Vintage patterns from before that date may contain a small amount of lead in the enamel, but they still meet the current FDA and Proposition 65 guidelines; Corelle tested various vintage patterns dating back to through internationally certified, third-party laboratories to confirm. Some vintage or antique dinnerware with a red or orange glaze may also be radioactive , since it was not uncommon for manufacturers to use uranium oxide in dinnerware glazes before You should avoid such pieces for eating purposes.

We recommend looking at dinnerware in person, before you buy, to determine if the weight, size, shape, and design are right for you. Before you head to the store, measure the inside of your cupboards, dishwasher, and microwave to be sure the dinner plates will fit.

Remember to bring a tape measure to the store to double-check the size of the plates. If you use white table linens, bring one of your cloth napkins with you to compare its shade with that of the dinnerware.

Same goes for any white serving pieces you own: Bring a small platter or bowl to see whether the colors agree. If the colors are slightly off, your dinnerware or serving pieces will look dingy. Some people are partial to heavy dinnerware, while others prefer lighter pieces.

Test the mug or teacup handles to see how comfortable they are to hold. Look at a stack of plates and make sure they sit evenly. Examine all of the pieces under the light to check for drips, pitting, scratching, or crazing in the glaze. Look for sets that are available to purchase open stock; that allows you to pick and choose what you need and easily replace broken pieces down the road.

But if the set is also available as a place setting, be sure to compare prices—buying a complete setting may be cheaper than purchasing each piece individually.

Call the manufacturer or ask a sales associate how long the set has been sold to get a sense of its longevity.

Dinnerware sets that have been available for at least roughly eight to 10 years are more likely to remain in stock down the line, which will make it easier for you to replace pieces or grow your set in the future.

This article was edited by Gabriella Gershenson, Daniela Gorny, Marguerite Preston, and Raphael Brion. William M. Carty and Udayan Senapati, Porcelain-Raw Materials, Processing, Phase Evolution, and Mechanical Behavior, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Choosing Bone China or Porcelain Dinnerware , TriMark R.

Smith, July 8, Carty, PhD, professor of ceramic engineering and materials science at the Inamori School of Engineering at Alfred University , phone interview, January 17, Jono Pandolfi, potter and owner of Jono Pandolfi Designs in New Jersey , phone and in-person interviews, January 16, Candy Argondizza, chef and vice president of culinary and pastry arts at International Culinary Center, email interview, March 1, Jane Cook, PhD, chief scientist at the Corning Museum of Glass , phone interview, February 5, Elena Sonnenfeld, assistant director of Clayhouse Brooklyn , phone interview, February 7, Bob Page and Linh Calhoun, founder and chief marketing officer, Replacements Ltd.

Margaret Carney, ceramic art historian and the founding director and curator of the International Museum of Dinnerware Design , phone interview, February 3, Regina Santella, professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health , phone interview, February 14, Michael Sullivan has been a staff writer on the kitchen team at Wirecutter since Previously, he was an editor at the International Culinary Center in New York.

He has worked in various facets of the food and restaurant industry for over a decade. We tested 50 dinnerware sets in a wide range of designs and prices. We found 11 favorites to suit any lifestyle and budget.

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Tesco told us its yellow-sticker reductions vary in price but it says they will increase over the course of the final day an item is on sale before it expires. This matches what Scott told us, as he said Tesco's city centre shops often have good bargains late at night.

Plate-Deals reckons Waitrose offers yellow-sticker discounts after 6pm, with bargains often appearing half an hour before closing. But it points out smaller stores often run "much better reductions" than bigger branches. One member of The Sun's Money Saving Tips and Deals Facebook group told us it's best to phone or ask customer services at your local store for price reduction times as they can vary.

You should also check your nearest store's opening times and consider scheduling a trip at opening or just before closing. To maximise yellow-sticker bargains, also work out when the shop is closed for a public holiday and go the day before.

That way you will get the reductions for the day you are there and the yellow stickers for the day the store is closed. Coupon kid Jordon also told us not to be afraid to ask for a discount. The same goes for if you see packaging that is battered or falling apart.

Double-check when you scan the item through that you have scanned the barcode on the yellow sticker rather than the regular barcode, otherwise your bargain hunting skills will fall short of the finish line.

Jordon adds that it's not just supermarkets that offer yellow-sticker discounts. He told The Sun: "Other high street shops can also be a goldmine for reduced or yellow sticker items.

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Buying dinnerware this way also lets you easily replace the dish or two that will inevitably break over time, without having to purchase another set. We also include dinnerware collections that are sold as place settings typically a dinner plate, a salad plate, a cereal bowl, and a mug or in open-stock sets such as sets of four dinner plates or four cereal bowls.

Ideally, we want to find dinnerware collections that allow you to choose shallow soup bowls or deep cereal bowls, simple coffee mugs or dainty teacups and saucers, and a variety of dinner plate and salad plate sizes.

We also rule out sets with bowls that are too deep or too shallow. Additional serving pieces offered outside the main place setting are a nice bonus but not a requirement. Longevity is important, especially if you need to replace pieces or want to grow your set in the future.

Bob Page, founder of Replacements, Ltd. But today, stores such as Crate and Barrel, Williams Sonoma, Pier 1, they may have a pattern for two or three years or maybe only a year.

Finally, we contact each manufacturer of the dinnerware collections we evaluate to see how their customer service representatives respond to our questions. Though all of the makers of our currently recommended dinnerware responded to our queries, you can generally expect longer wait times for bigger brands.

We judge the dinnerware on its practicality, weight, size, shape, and overall design. Since the shade of whiteware varies dramatically from set to set, we also compare the hue and brightness of our whiteware contenders; in general, whiteware that has a blue or gray hue has been less appealing to our testers than pieces that are creamy or bright white.

We also brush vegetable oil, coffee, and red wine on the unglazed rims or undersides of the stoneware collections we test to see if they remain stained after a turn in the dishwasher. We then examine each piece under light to check for any flaws, such as uneven rims, drippy or inconsistent glaze, pitting, scratches, or crazing.

You can read more about these flaws in our guide to buying dinnerware. Finally, we refrigerate a mug or teacup from each of our picks and then fill each with boiling water to see if the extreme change in temperature causes them to break.

Although most dinnerware is designed to be dishwasher and microwave safe except some hand-painted pieces and fine china , emeritus professor of ceramic engineering and materials science William Carty told us that neither ASTM International formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials nor the American National Standards Institute has a standard test to determine whether ceramics are dishwasher or microwave safe.

For oven-safe dinnerware, see what the maximum heat-safe temperature is since it varies for every manufacturer. Be sure the plates are completely covered with food to avoid irregular heating that could cause breakage, and keep the dinnerware away from the heating elements.

When you remove dishes from the oven or microwave, avoid placing them on a cold or wet surface; a dry dishcloth is best. If the dishes are freezer safe, you should still avoid freezing liquids in them, as the ensuing expansion could cause the dinnerware to crack; a plate of meatballs, though, should be fine.

If metal marks develop over time, most manufacturers recommend using Bar Keepers Friend to remove them. You can remove most stains with regular dish soap and hot water. Always retrieve plates from the top of a stack rather than sliding them out from the middle, to avoid unnecessary pressure that could scratch or break them.

Shelf risers are handy for maximizing space in small cupboards. Also, avoid subjecting your dinnerware to extreme temperature changes, such as pouring boiling water into a cold teacup, as doing so can cause breakage due to thermal shock. Though none of the mugs or teacups from our picks broke in our latest thermal stress tests, breakage can occur, so be mindful.

However, if pieces become unavailable in the future, companies such as Replacements, Ltd. specialize in selling discontinued dinnerware. We appreciate that the set includes many pieces of varying sizes, but a recurring complaint among our testers was that all of the bowls were too shallow.

Our testers liked how the set felt similar to durable bistro dinnerware yet was refined and not at all clunky. We were also impressed with the overall quality of the dishes, which had almost no visible pitting and an even, glossy glaze.

This porcelain has a slightly gray undertone compared with the bluer white of the Crate and Barrel Aspen set and the creamy white of the Mikasa Delray bone china we recommend. If you like the style of this set but want more buying options, also check out the Apilco Tradition Blue-Banded Porcelain , Apilco Tradition Porcelain , Apilco Tuileries Porcelain , Apilco Très Grande Porcelain , and Pillivuyt Coupe Porcelain sets at Williams Sonoma.

However, while this set is of superior quality, with virtually no visible flaws, the Mikasa Delray and Mikasa Lucerne White collections match its quality and cost significantly less. All of the Wedgwood pieces are slightly smaller than those of the Mikasa collections, though you may prefer that if you have a smaller table.

The wide-rimmed plates also have a smaller eating surface than other plates of a similar diameter. The pedestal on the foot of the teacup and the mug was particularly polarizing for our testers, as some thought the design was too formal for everyday use.

Some of our testers said the mug was too big and the bowl was too wide. The glaze was even, although we did see some minor pitting on the surface of the plates.

We think the inch plates are nice to have as a backup for large holiday dinners. The cereal bowls , meanwhile, look like a carbon copy of the smallest vintage Pyrex nesting bowl set and feel too narrow and deep for eating cereal.

We were also disappointed to find that several of the pieces were misshapen and had a drippy, uneven glaze—the glaze was even scratched in places. The Hasami Porcelain collection is so gorgeous, it looks like it belongs on the cover of a modern-design magazine.

Unfortunately, during our tests, we found the rough texture of the unglazed pieces similar to that of an emery board. One tester said that when they were using a fork and knife on the surface of the plates, it sounded like the metal was being ground down. And when we used chopsticks, the sound of wood scraping against the surface of the bowls was unpleasant, too.

The texture did smooth out a bit after we washed the plates, but for the price we expected more refinement from this collection. We think the glazed pieces would make lovely serving pieces, but one tester who owns bowls in the matte-black glaze told us it shows fingerprints more than the shiny light gray glaze.

We are fond of the compact stackable mugs, which anyone short on cupboard space would appreciate. The Hermit Collection from Middle Kingdom has few pieces to choose from—just a shallow soup bowl, a dinner plate, and a salad plate. We ultimately found the selection too limiting, though many of our testers liked the shiny glazes and the brown wash brushed around the rims.

If you like the look of the Hermit Collection, consider the lovely serving pieces. The Louisville Pottery Collection had an attractive farmhouse aesthetic, but at a whopping We also found the 5-inch-diameter bowl too narrow and deep for eating cereal.

Some testers found the unglazed areas on the rims overly rough and noted that the raised ridges of the spiraled glaze were unappealing. That said, the dinnerware is well made and durable, and it has a beautiful handmade look.

The Omakase Collection is affordable restaurant dinnerware from the Miya Company, a third-generation, Asian American, family-owned business founded in the s in New York City. The Miya Company also sells beautifully patterned dinnerware; we especially like the serving pieces from the Sendan Tokusa and Namako Blossoms collections, which in our tests felt well made and had an even glaze.

The Williams Sonoma Open Kitchen Dinnerware Collection was our former budget pick, but in subsequent rounds of testing, we noticed that the quality had diminished. This set looked notably gray next to our whiteware picks and had uneven plate rims plus a drippy, inconsistent glaze.

The Crate and Barrel Maison Dinnerware had a balanced weight, and we especially liked the styling of the mug. However, our testers found that the cereal bowl was much too deep and awkward to eat from. The circular ridges of the Crate and Barrel Roulette Dinnerware and the Lenox Tin Can Alley Four 4-Piece Place Setting were polarizing for our testers.

However, during our tests we noticed that this set had an off-white or pink hue in certain light, which would make it too difficult to match to other porcelain pieces. The Fortessa Ilona 16 Piece Dinnerware Set had too many areas with an inconsistent glaze and pitting, so we dismissed it.

The Snowe 4-Piece Table Settings had mugs that were unglazed around the lip, which many of our testers disliked because they looked unfinished. The bowl was too wide and shallow for cereal. The Amazon Basics Piece Dinnerware Set had inconsistencies in the glaze, and the plates were badly scratched.

This set was also noticeably grayer than our picks, an effect that most of us found unappealing. The cereal bowls in the Everyday White by Fitz and Floyd Coupe Dinnerware Collection were so small, they looked like they were from a different set.

The H. Coors American White 4 Piece Place Setting and American Bistro 3 Piece Place Setting are great if you like heavier diner-style dinnerware, but we found both sets a bit too informal and utilitarian for entertaining.

The Threshold 16pc Porcelain Dinnerware Set felt clunky and had some pitting and nicks in the glaze. The Martha Stewart Collection Whiteware Pc. Also, this set is not sold as open stock.

The handle on the teacup was a bit small, but the quality of this collection was great. Apilco was founded in video and has been supplying restaurant-quality porcelain dishes since , so the company has proven longevity Williams Sonoma began importing Apilco items from France to the US in the s.

The Macy's Whiteware Coupe Collection had significant pitting and an inconsistent, drippy glaze. In addition, this set is so off-white that matching it to other whiteware pieces would be difficult. Although the mug is trendy now, some of our testers worried that it would go out of style in years to come.

Arthur Dodd and David Murfin, Dictionary of Ceramics , The Institute of Materials, December 1, William M. Carty and Udayan Senapati, Porcelain-Raw Materials, Processing, Phase Evolution, and Mechanical Behavior, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Carty, PhD, emeritus professor of ceramic engineering and materials science at the Inamori School of Engineering at Alfred University , phone interview, January 17, Jono Pandolfi, potter and owner of Jono Pandolfi Designs in New Jersey , phone and in-person interviews, January 16, Candy Argondizza, chef and vice president of culinary and pastry arts at International Culinary Center, email interview, March 1, JuleAnn Lieberman, Home Modifications for Low or No Vision , Tech Owl Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, March 3, Elena Sonnenfeld, assistant director of Clayhouse Brooklyn , phone interview, February 10, Bob Page and Linh Calhoun, founder and chief marketing officer of Replacements Ltd.

Margaret Carney, PhD, ceramic art historian and the founding director and curator of the International Museum of Dinnerware Design , phone interview, February 3, Michael Sullivan has been a staff writer on the kitchen team at Wirecutter since Previously, he was an editor at the International Culinary Center in New York.

He has worked in various facets of the food and restaurant industry for over a decade. From festive melamine and bamboo plates to classic enamelware, our favorite outdoor tableware pieces are perfect for taking dinner outdoors.

Our Wirecutter home team is passionate about the vessels they drink them out of. Back to top Who this is for Stoneware Porcelain Bone china Glass What about small pottery studios? What about adaptive dinnerware? Why you should trust us How we picked How we tested Care and maintenance What to look forward to Other good dinnerware sets The competition Sources.

Who this is for. Heath Ceramics Rim Line. Various pieces from the Heath Rim Line collection. Photo: Michael Murtaugh.

Our pick. Heath Ceramics Rim Line An heirloom set of stoneware. Buying Options Buy from Heath Ceramics. Flaws but not dealbreakers. East Fork Pottery.

Each piece is also sold as open stock, so you can customize your collection. East Fork Pottery Cheaper than Heath, similar vibe. Buying Options Buy from East Fork. Bennington Potters Classic Dinnerware. Bennington Potters Classic Dinnerware Heritage monochromatic dishes.

Buying Options Buy from Bennington Potters. The unglazed areas on the underside of the plate and bowl are smooth and well finished. You may also like: Iittala Teema Collection. Jono Pandolfi The Coupe Collection. The items in the Coupe 7-Piece Place Setting by Jono Pandolfi are also available as open stock, and they come in various glazes and a lighter clay body.

Jono Pandolfi The Coupe Collection Robust stoneware with a sophisticated look. Jars Cantine Collection. The Jars Cantine dinnerware collection looks and feels like porcelain but is actually stoneware. Jars Cantine Collection Durable French stoneware with muted hues.

You may also like: Kinto Porcelain CLK Collection. Crate and Barrel Aspen Rimmed Dinnerware. Crate and Barrel Aspen Rimmed Dinnerware The best all-white budget porcelain.

Iittala Teema Collection. The angular sides of the plates and bowls in the Iittala Teema Collection give the set a cohesive style. Iittala Teema Collection Modern dinnerware fit for a museum. Brightly colored Fiesta dinnerware has remained an American classic since its introduction in the s.

Fiesta Dinnerware Bright-colored diner-style porcelain. Buying Options Buy from Home Depot. Buy from Wayfair. Kinto Porcelain CLK Collection. Nearly all of our testers liked the modern styling and muted colors of the Kinto Porcelain CLK dinnerware collection.

Kinto Porcelain CLK Collection A rustic yet modern set of porcelain. Buying Options Buy from Kinto. Bone china. Mikasa Delray Collection and Lucerne White Collection. The Mikasa Delray and Lucerne White sets have a quality similar to the Wedgwood dinnerware we tested, but they cost significantly less.

Mikasa Delray Collection Inexpensive, refined bone china. Mikasa Lucerne White Collection Inexpensive, refined bone china. Buying Options Buy from Amazon. Buy from Mikasa. You may also like: Wedgwood White. Corelle Winter Frost. Corelle Winter Frost The best budget dinnerware.

What about small pottery studios? John Julian , UK Richard Brendon Fine Bone China , UK. Organically shaped dinnerware:.

Blue Door Ceramics , Phoenix, Arizona Haand , Burlington, North Carolina Mondays , Brooklyn, New York This Quiet Dust , Lake Forest, Illinois.

Beau Rush Ceramics , Brooklyn, New York Wolf Ceramics , Portland, Oregon. Helena, California Colleen Hennessey Clayworks , Mendocino, California Convivial , Kansas City, Missouri Deep Black , Portsmouth, Virginia Emerson Creek Pottery , Bedford, Virginia Eshelman Pottery , Elizabeth, Illinois Humble Ceramics , Los Angeles, California Janaki Larsen , Vancouver, British Columbia Louisville Pottery Collection , Louisville, Kentucky MMclay , San Francisco, California New York Stoneware , Bronx, New York Shanagarry Potters , Shanagarry, Ireland Uzumati Ceramics , California.

Fully glazed stoneware:. BKLYN Clay , Brooklyn, New York Mollie Jenkins Pottery , Columbus, Georgia Salt Box Pottery , Woolwich, Maine Sunset Canyon Pottery , Austin, Texas Sarah Kersten Studio , Oakland, California Tripware , Japan. Kreep Ceramics , Los Angeles, California Marian Bull , Brooklyn, New York Rowe Pottery , Cambridge, Wisconsin.

Why you should trust us. How we picked. How we tested. Set Dinner plate Salad plate Bread and butter plate Cereal bowl Soup bowl Mug Teacup Saucer Mug volume fluid ounces Teacup volume fluid ounces Heath Rim Line The weight of our recommended sets, in ounces.

Care and maintenance. What to look forward to. Other good dinnerware sets. The competition. Drippy glaze on a Mud Australia plate we tested. Fingerprints were clearly visible on the black glaze of the Hasami Porcelain collection we tested. This article was edited by Gabriella Gershenson and Daniela Gorny.

Arthur Dodd and David Murfin, Dictionary of Ceramics , The Institute of Materials, December 1, William M. Carty and Udayan Senapati, Porcelain-Raw Materials, Processing, Phase Evolution, and Mechanical Behavior, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, William M. Meet your guide. Michael Sullivan.

Further reading. The Best Outdoor Dinnerware by Dorie Chevlen From festive melamine and bamboo plates to classic enamelware, our favorite outdoor tableware pieces are perfect for taking dinner outdoors. Our Favorite Mugs by Jackie Reeve Our Wirecutter home team is passionate about the vessels they drink them out of.

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