What is the use of ceramics modeled after disposable tableware?
When seeing the description that it is crafted in the exact shape of a disposable plate, one wonders about the reason for reproducing a thin form that is easily thrown away in ceramic to use as tableware, as well as its practicality.
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Maruhiro's KEEPWARE plate replicates the appearance of disposable tableware, yet because it is ceramic tableware shaped from clay and fired, it can be used continuously.
While its appearance is that of a single-use disposable plate, the body that touches your hands is solid, fired ceramic tableware [1]. Maruhiro's KEEPWARE was produced by modeling the exact pleats and shape of disposable tableware, but unlike paper or plastic containers, it possesses physical properties that allow it to be kept and reused on the dining table for a long time [2].
It also distinctly diverges from mass-produced disposable goods in its manufacturing process. Unlike industrial products stamped out in batches by machines, it is produced by hand [3]. Due to the nature of the ceramic process of shaping clay and firing it in a kiln, shrinkage occurs as moisture evaporates, so even within the same standard, subtle differences in size and weight occur between individual products [4].
hmmm, in a sense, the unique weight of hand-crafted ceramic has been captured within an outer shell that used to be identically stamped out everywhere and easily thrown away.
Detailed handling guidelines regarding whether it can be safely used in a microwave or dishwasher have not yet been confirmed.