Wide and low, so a salad sits in it rather than falls into it. The glaze pools thicker toward the base and breaks lighter over the rim, which is a property of the glaze rather than a decision — it lands differently on every bowl.

• Diameter 31 cm · Height 9 cm

• Capacity 2.4 litres to the brim, comfortable for six

• Weight 1.4 kg

• Material Speckled buff stoneware, food-safe satin glaze

• Dishwasher Yes · Microwave Yes · Oven to 220°C

• Made in Stoke-on-Trent, England

Heavy enough to toss in without it travelling across the table. Do not take it from the fridge straight into a hot oven — thermal shock is the one thing that cracks stoneware.