Elite cookware: types and brand overview

Kitchenware is in every home. And often it is on it that guests, and the households themselves, evaluate both their position and comfort. But even the simplest person can feel like a member of the royal society if elite dishes appear in his kitchen. In what it is, where it is sold and how to choose it correctly, we will understand today.

Dishes, like other household items, has several main categories, one of which is luxury kitchen utensils. It is easy to recognize among the rich assortment by the presence of several key features.

• Premium dishes are made only from elite and expensive materials. Moreover, they are used precisely as the main manufacturing material. They can be gold, platinum, porcelain or elite wood species.
• Each item has a unique decoration. - it can be painted, carved, or even inlaid with precious stones or other metals. Elite kitchen utensils immediately look expensive.
• The subtleties of manufacturing. Global manufacturers of such products annually produce a limited number of products of each item. And first of all, this is due to the fact that many operations to create such dishes, in fact, are performed exclusively by hand.
• Luxury luxury dishes are sold in sets. Their size can be different, for example, a full set of tableware or just a coffee cup and saucer. One by one, such unique copies can only be purchased in exceptional cases.
• Availability required certificates of quality and compliance. In this case, documents should be written out not only on behalf of the manufacturer itself, but also from higher regulatory authorities that can really confirm their rich origin.
• High price - and this is one of the key features. It is made up of expensive materials of the manufacture itself, and because of the complex technique of creating dishes and, of course, because of its class. Real luxury tableware cannot be sold in every store at a low price.

This type of kitchenware has another feature. Elite dishes - this does not mean a boring, timeless classic. Quite the contrary, many of its manufacturers offer customers items of unusual colors and shapes.

Premium class dishes have their own varieties, as, indeed, all its other classes. In order to choose such expensive utensils correctly and to use them with pleasure in the future, you need to familiarize yourself with this classification.

So called utensils that are used directly for cooking. In rare cases, prepared dishes are served in it. Elite dishes of this category may be as follows:

• oven trays;
• pans
• braziers;
• portioned pots or molds;
• various mortars;
• hammers for meat;
• ladles;
• cutting boards.

This category includes utensils intended directly for serving food on the table, as well as for its consumption. And here the range of premium cookware is much wider.

• Plates. They can be soup, salad, for fish or meat dishes, shallow and deep, for pies or sandwiches.
• Cups and saucers. Usually they make up the bulk of special coffee or tea sets and sets.
• Cutlery. These are a variety of knives, forks and spoons. They can be dessert, salad, for the first and second courses of different types.
• Kettles, sugar bowls, gravy boats. These are small items of utensils that are necessarily sold in the kit. For example, a teapot with mugs and a sugar bowl, and sauce pots along with plates for second courses.

The high cost of luxury dishes is explained precisely by the material of its manufacture. As it is never used any cheap alloys, ordinary stainless steel or aluminum. Most often, manufacturers offer customers utensils made from the following compositions.

• China. It's no secret that handmade porcelain tea sets are considered the most elite, expensive and chic. So, today's craftsmen make table sets from this material.

• Red tree. It is usually combined with porcelain or gold. Used for the manufacture of pens and cutlery, as well as pens in pots or pans. Especially valuable are kitchen mortars made of this material manually.

• Gold and Platinum. It is they who are most often used by eminent manufacturers to create their goods. Utensils and dining room, and kitchen, made of these precious metals, is considered the most elite and at the same time heavy.

• Crystal and silver. These two materials really are in last place together.On the one hand, they are not cheap and really elite, but on the other hand, the cost of such dishes is many times lower than, say, one that was made of porcelain.

If we talk about the shape of the dishes themselves, then it is also very, very diverse. Usually it is kitchen utensils that have a classic shape. But the dining room may be:

• triangular;
• oval;
• square;
• beveled;
• combined.

Even the working part of forks, knives and spoons sometimes has the form of a pear or shell, very elongated or, conversely, rounded. It all depends on the policy of the brand itself, the style in which it launches its dishes, as well as on the inspiration and desire of the master himself, who is engaged in its direct manufacture. There are no strict restrictions on the shape of premium class dishes. On the contrary, the more unusual it is, the more expensive it is and is more appreciated.

Today, all elite kitchen and dining utensils are made exclusively by foreign manufacturers. On the territory of our country there is not a single officially recognized and registered brand specializing in the creation of such dishes. If you need to purchase such utensils for yourself, then first of all you need to pay attention to such brands.

• Prouna is a luxury china dishware. Such utensils are produced in Hong Kong, but only the latest technologies from around the world are used for its production, in particular from Germany, France and England. This is pure white china.

• Germany is also a leader in the production of luxury porcelain. One of the best brands today is Bavaria Porcelain. The leader in sales is a unique table set, consisting of 27 items worth 42 thousand rubles. It is created not only from the highest quality porcelain, but also has a unique red ornament with a gold coating. Such a service is not just expensive, it looks stylish, modern and rich.

• Czech Republic, more precisely, its brand Bohemia Lux, offers its customers unique crystal sets. The assortment of the manufacturer includes creamers, glasses, glasses and even sets of trays.

• Italian cookware brand Bruno Costenaro - this is beauty and sophistication. This brand offers the buyer utensils made of platinum or gold. Of course, such dishes are expensive, but its price is more than paid for by its elegant and unique appearance, long-term operation and just its existence in the kitchen. This is not just tableware - this is tableware for those people who appreciate comfort, sophistication and chic in everything. The average cost of one brand-new scallop is about 20 thousand rubles.

In order to get really high-quality and original dishes of a premium class and enjoy it for many years, you need to be very responsible in choosing it. And for this it is necessary to observe the following recommendations.

• Only trusted brands need to be selected. Either the mini-rating presented above or specialized forums can help with this.
• It is best to purchase utensils directly from the manufacturer or through a time-tested intermediary.
• You can make a purchase only if the purchased goods have all the necessary certificates of quality and compliance.
• Before buying, you should carefully study each item in the set or service. An experienced manufacturer will not allow marriage in the production of such an elite tableware.

It is important to pay attention to what the utensil is intended for - for preparing or serving dishes on the table. Be sure to examine whether it is suitable for a particular type of stove or not. Failure to comply with this rule can cause a quick disappointment in the purchase, as the dishes will simply become worthless.

And the key criterion of choice should still be cost. A well-known brand that really produces luxury dishes from real and expensive materials will never sell at a loss. And even during the sales period, the price of his dishes cannot be lower than the average market price.

An overview of the elite tea service, see the next video.