Why this bowl earns its place
The 160mm Willow bowl is the workhorse size for soup and potage service, and the natural step up from appetiser-scale plating. Wide enough for a proper portion with garnish, deep enough to hold broth or bisque without spilling during handover, and precisely engineered to stack reliably across a busy kitchen shift.
Steelite's distinction porcelain delivers consistent thermal performance — soup stays hot from the pass, and the bowl doesn't lose temperature on its journey to the table. The glaze is truly neutral white; there's no cream-tint yellowing or dated finishes, so these bowls sit comfortably alongside any other modern tableware. Weight and balance are intentional: heavier than the small appetiser bowls so staff instinctively handle them with respect, but light enough that speed of movement doesn't create risk.
The stackability is genuinely engineered, not an afterthought. The rim profile and wall geometry let you nest 8–10 bowls without nesting damage or the rubbing that causes micro-chips over time. At 12 packs per order, this is the inventory size for ongoing service — one order covers several service cycles in a moderately busy kitchen, so you're not warehousing overstock but you're not scrambling to reorder mid-service either.
