Plates/dinnerware question

[syntheticjesso]

So when I moved out of my parents' house, my mom bought me some really cheap plastic plates from Walmart. Well, it's been 4 years now, and they are showing their age. Between just being pretty cheap plates, I've also used them as cutting boards since I didn't have one. I'm looking to replace them, and I want to get "real" plates, the kind that

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[tudorpot]

I prefer porcelain. Stonewear chips easily. Hate corelle- very flimsy and not at all study feeling.
That being said, you put up with plastic - eeek - plates for four years, whatever you get is going to be a major improvement. Ikea sells inexpensive plates both in sets and by the piece. You don't have to buy a set- I mix and match as well as having sets.

[tisiphone]

Yeah, I've found stoneware varies a lot in how much it chips - some chips hardly at all, some chips really easily.

[wldrose]

ya corell I use it in my tiny kitchen since i have too much stuff. I also got a set for my mum since its light weigh and good for people with bad hands.

go with a wood cutting board.

also check thrift stores for nice cheap sets if you dont need it on your first vist you have time to find something nice.

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[pullthestars]

I've been using Fiestaware for a few years and LOVE it. love love love. I love the colors, it's sturdy, and unlike the Pfaltzgraf I had before that, it's rare for the colors to stop getting made.

And it goes on sale quite frequently at Macy's, and amazon generally keeps a bunch of the colors in stock.

[inked_freak]

Slightly different advice. Don't use lemon to wash your dishes, they will last longer that way. I agree with the stoneware comment, it chips like crazy. I used my mother's hand me down corell for years, and really think it's pretty good stuff for your money and like was also mentioned, easily replaceable.

[crimedoc1]

Corelle is great. I grew up on it and my husband and I love it. It is inexpensive and easy to replace - Corelle sells open stock replacement. I did have a lovely set of Pfaltzgraf before I got married but stoneware is very heavy and does have a tendency to chip

[whisperstar]

How do you sanitize your wooden cutting board after cutting raw meat on it?
^-^ I'm new to most of these things.

[crimedoc1]

I don't cut raw meat on the wooden board, I use the plastic board for that. My flexible plastic boards are larger than my wooden one, so sometimes I put the plastic one on top of the wooden one (just to protect the counter top - we had our kitchen redone a couple years ago and my husband is a bit paranoid about the counters now - grin). However, to disinfect a wooden cutting board, you can use white vinegar (full strength) and/or 3% hydrogen peroxide.