Porcelain Pasta Bowls, 8.1 in, 26 oz, Set of 6

Six porcelain bowls in assorted colours, 8.1 in across and 2 in deep, holding 26 oz each.

Wide and shallow at 2 in is the pasta-bowl proportion, and it is not the same as a soup bowl. The width gives a sauce room to coat rather than pool, and it lets a fork turn — which is the practical reason pasta is served in a bowl like this and not in a deep one.

Twenty-six ounces is a main-course measure. It also makes these the most versatile bowl in a cupboard: pasta, a dressed salad, a grain bowl, a shallow soup, cereal. One shape covers most of what a bowl is for.

Two inches deep is also what lets them stack flat, which matters for six. A deep bowl nests badly and takes a shelf; these take the height of a stack of plates.

• 8.1 in wide, 2 in deep: the pasta proportion, not a soup bowl's
• Sauce coats rather than pools: and a fork can turn
• 26 oz: a main course, and versatile
• Stacks flat: a deep bowl takes a whole shelf
• Six assorted colours: reads as collected
• Porcelain: hard, and dishwasher safe

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