Crème Galerie Vitrified Porcelain White Gastronorm Dish 1/1 65mm Deep – BI343

£51.31

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THE WORKING VIEW

Why this dishe earns its place

Vitrified china is the workhorse of fine-service catering. It fires solid — harder than glazed stoneware — so edges don't chip under the rough-and-tumble of kitchen prep and the pass. White reads clean on any plate, and it sits at the traditional edge between farmhouse and refined: the reason it still appears on tables that could afford anything else.

The Galerie range sits deep in the vitrified end of the market. These are the dishes you pick when you need something to look and feel substantial, not lightweight. A 1/1 pan covers the full service width — whether you're plating sauce components in prep or running it direct from pass to table. 65 mm gives you working depth without tipping into shallow and breakable.

Vitrified china survives hot wash cycles in flight, and the weight of the piece means it settles flat on bench and oven rack alike. Stack it: the glaze is scratch-resistant enough to handle repeated contact without visible wear marks creeping across your stacks.

BEFORE YOU BUY

Questions, answered straight

Vitrified china fires denser and harder, which means sharper edges don't dull as fast and the piece resists chipping when stacked or handled. The glaze is also less porous, so colour stains don't migrate into the body of the dish. On a pass or in a busy kitchen, that durability adds up over a year.

A 1/1 gastronorm is full width. It will fit in a standard bain marie deck built to hold gastronorm pans, but check your equipment specifications first — some older units have restraint bars set closer than the spec allows. Call servicing on 01792 732702 to verify fit for your specific unit.

Vitrified glaze doesn't discolour under normal kitchen temperatures. Thermal shock (plunging a hot dish into cold water) can cause crazing — tiny stress lines in the glaze — but the piece itself remains functional. Avoid dramatic temperature swings and your dishes will keep their surface.

Vitrified china survives commercial dishwasher cycles. The glaze is fired to withstand heat and spray, but high-heat drying can accelerate glaze ageing. If you're running high volumes, low-temp wash followed by air-dry extends the life.

Glazed stacks of vitrified china can sit safely on each other for years without bond issues. However, if you're stacking wet dishes fresh from the washer, make sure they're dry first — residual moisture can trap bacteria between layers. Treat them like any other crockery: dry before stacking for storage.

The glaze is harder than most, but vitrified china isn't unbreakable. Repeated scraping with steel at the same spot will eventually pit the surface. Normal knife and spoon work in food prep won't harm it; high-impact contact or dropping will.
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