Jam from berries and fruits has long been a popular dessert in East Slavic peoples, residents of the Baltic and the population of the Transcaucasus. For a beautiful feed on the table of this sweet eats, there is a special little saucer, which is called a socket. Before the start of the feast, it is customary to serve in a special vase, and out of it to shift in small outlets with an elegant curly spoon. Now on sale there is a saucer for jam, very diverse in their form and sizes.
Variety of shapes
Sockets for jam most often have a classic form. It implies a saucer made in the form of round-eyed or square or rectangular scenes with rounded corners. But, except for such a standard species, you can meet this dishes, for example, in the form of revealed floral booth. Elegant and multifunctional sauce that looks like swords of marine sinks. At the celebration, it is very appropriate and the effects of a rosette in the form of small crystal cups.
Pros and cons of materials
The most common foundation for the production of this type of dishes are porcelain, crystal, glass and plastic. Each of them has its own characteristics, advantages and disadvantages.Porcelain
Such rosettes for jam are elegant and durable, they retain the taste of the product and all vitamins, since they do not form oxides. It is recommended to wash them with non-rigging water without the use of chemicals. Swabs can be made from different types of porcelain using various technologies.
For example, underlying cobalt is applied to the dishes with bright painting. Outlets having a white-blue ornament are made using cobalt oxide, which at high temperatures gains saturated shades.
Porcelain savings for jam of soft pink colors are obtained as a result of burning a pale red dye. For monochrome options, yellow, green and blue shades are most often applied.
The strength of the porcelain is determined by the number in it kaolin: the more it is more, the stronger the dishes.
Crystal
Swuffling for jam made of this material have an exquisite appearance. They beautifully refract the light in their faces, transparent and publish a pleasant melodous ringing when they touch them with a spoon. Very spectacular in such outlets on a festive table, except for jam, caviar, honey, jams look.
But it should be remembered that Crystal utensils requires delicate care, and to give brilliance it is necessary to use special means.
Glass
Modern glassware as a result of the use of new production technologies has become a solid and heat-resistant, it can be washed with chemical detergents. The outlets made of glass are inexpensive and practical, they do not absorb foreign smells.
Plastic
The rosettes for jam made of food plastic are not harmful to human health if there is no inscription MELAMIN. This chemical contains deadly formaldehyde. Plastic dishes are popular due to its low cost. Such sockets are practical and easy to care. Disposable plastic saucer is convenient to take with me for the city on a picnic or travel.
Sets
The sockets can be part of a tea service or sold individually. There are also sets for jams that are designed for normal use every day or feed on a festive table. The first looks easily and modestly, while the second spectacles are exquisite.
As a rule, the kit includes from 2 to 12 (sometimes 19) sockets of the same or different volume. In expensive sets there are small spoons for each saucer.
Currently, there is a very large selection of diverse in shape, sizes and color ranges of sets of sockets for jam, so it is easy to choose such a set of dishes, which will suit the design of your kitchen or living room.
Popular manufacturers
The most famous brands producing outlets for jam are several companies.
- Lefard. This Chinese trademark is in great demand among connoisseurs of products from white bone porcelain and is the world's largest manufacturer of porcelain dishes. LEFARD ENGLAND COLLECTION brand sockets are produced for everyday life and festive techniques. Swabs are decorated with graceful images of animals and vegetable ornaments. They can be sold with spoons, and without them, sets and separately.
- Thun. Czech porcelain is always high quality dishes: it is light, thin, has noble white, is environmentally safe. In addition, the sockets of this company are characterized by a variety of forms and sizes.
- Noritake. This Japanese brand of worldwide name produces a dairy-white bone porcelain design. Outlets for jam, like all the dishes of this brand, are decorated with an elegant painting of talented Japanese artists.
- Crystalite Bohemia. . The well-known company from the Czech Republic, which is a producer of glass and crystal dishes. Outlets of this brand are inherent excellent quality, increased strength, they can be washed in the dishwasher. All the dishes of this brand are made from a safe material - crystallite.
- ISFAHAN GLASS. This is the Iranian tableware made from borosilicate glass. At first glance, it differs little from crystal products. Sockets for jam have a steady bottom, transparent, beautifully refract the light. In addition, they are sold in an individual colorful packaging.
How to choose?
In order to choose high-quality and safe outlets for jam, use the advice of specialists.
- Carefully think over which saucers you need: for daily use or for solemn cases. Ideally, you must have those and others.
- Purchase such a set of sockets that will harmoniously fit into your interior.
- Classical and suitable for any atmosphere is a white or beige tableware.
- Carefully examine the sockets for the presence of chips, cracks and other defects.
- Saucer with painting should have a clear unwashed drawing.
- Be sure to ask the seller to show the certificate to the goods to be confident in the safety of dishes.
Sockets for jam are very comfortable and do not occupy a lot of space. They are a universal dining room with dishes, in which you can nicely serve not only jam, but also caviar, olives, cold snacks.
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