Traditionally related to luxury and wealth, the word tableware, however, refers to any type of element or object that can be used by diners at the table. The main objective of the crockery is to allow the subject to turn any moment related to food into a situation of easy access, comfortable and enjoyable, since it gives them the possibility of arranging all the food in the best possible way to consume it. In any case, crockery is not exclusively what is used to eat. In this group we must include the elements of service and some decoration.
If we take into account that it was not until recent centuries that human beings began to use tableware when serving and eating their food, we will understand that much of history when eating was nothing more than a situation of lack of hygiene , untidiness and discomfort. Undoubtedly, the creation and design of different styles of tableware have had to do with allowing human beings to access their food in another way, ensuring not only the best health and hygiene conditions, but also the greatest ease and comfort. possible.
When we talk about crockery, we mainly refer to the objects that are used at the table and that are directly related to the act of eating. Here we must mention elements such as plates, cutlery (knife, fork and spoon), glasses and cups, cups and saucers, as well as other containers. Depending on the situation, the dishes can be deep plates (for soups) or shallow plates (for any other non-liquid preparation), dessert plates and saucers to serve bread or some other element.
We can also differentiate the types of cup, finding cups of tea, coffee, soup or other preparation. On the other hand, the glasses appear as some of the tableware elements with the greatest variety in terms of design, having a model for each type of drink (water or soft drink, red wine, white wine, champagne, whiskey and other alcoholic beverages of greater graduation, long drinks and liquor).
Finally, the crockery is completed with elements such as trays, bread bins, tureens, dishes, bowls and others.
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