Types of Dinnerware

halfway between china and earthenware in body composition, cooking temperature, and durability

• porcelain

• semi-porcelain

• chinaware

includes earth materials such as sand, clay, and the like and are processed by cooking in a kiln or baking

• stoneware

• earthenware

• ceramic

is a non-porous, non-absorbent type of clayware made of special white clay and cooked kiln at exceptionally high temperature

• ovenware

• ceramic

• chinaware

a hard, translucent clay body that differs from china only in the manufacturing process

• semi-porcelain

• chinaware

• porcelain

made from refined clay and other ingredients added to give it a whiter body

• earthenware

• ceramic

• semi-porcelain

hardware made of a single light clay and placed in a kiln at a high temperature

• ceramic

• earthenware

• stoneware

the chemical name for plastic dinnerware