Famiware Mercury 12-Piece Stoneware Dinnerware Set, Light Grey

The Mercury twelve-piece set serves four, which puts it on the small side of the dinner sets. The next size up stretches to six settings, more plates, more bowls, more weight in the cupboard. But a table for two or a table for four with a child on each side is what this set was built for. The matte glaze in light grey is soft and dry to the touch, not glossy, not reflective, just steady.

The stoneware is dense. It rings when you set a plate down. The matte surface shows fingerprints and then lets them dry away, no polish needed. You can run the pieces through the dishwasher and reheat leftovers in the microwave without thinking twice. The set comes in five glazes, but the light grey sits well with white linen and bare wood.