we use Apilco porcelain from Williams Sonoma. we wanted large white plates for our wedding and got the Grande model. well 19 years later and these are still our everyday dishes. I put them directly on the gas stove to heat them, under the broiler to finish off a dish,and we have not lost one. not even a chip in any! they are clean, big, and a nice white that will compliment any food you put on them.