Microwave Cooking for One by Marie T Smith

Shopping for Microwave Safe Dinnerware & Fine China

Individual Noritake Patterns

For nearly 100 years since that first plate left the factory, Noritake has been setting the table for millions of Americans, and for satisfied consumers world wide. Today Noritake china and Noritake crystal are manufactured in factories located around the world, and exported to over 100 countries. The popularity of the china, and its identification with the little village that is now part of Nagoya city proper, became so great that the company officially changed its name to Noritake Company in 1981.

Click on the Purple Bar above to view pictures of all the patterns with names starting with A through M, or if you know your pattern name, go directly to that page:

Click on the Purple Bar above to view pictures of all the patterns with names starting with N through Z, or if you know your pattern name, go directly to that page:

	Mix & Match Patterns — Patterns that come in several colors/designs, which can be combined with each other to create your own unique table setting.
	Retired Patterns — Looking for items to complete your pattern that has been retired? There's more. Check out the thousands of items currently available.

Noritake Care & Handling

Durability. Did you know that quality porcelain and bone china are actually the strongest ceramic dinnerware materials? It's true. They are fired at the highest temperatures and are made of the strongest ingredients. So you can use your finest china as often as you wish with as much confidence, or more, as your "everyday" set of dishes.

Dishwasher safe. Noritake recently conducted extensive tests on several of its porcelain and bone china patterns and found that they are every bit as dishwasher safe as their everyday dinnerware. So feel free to use your "good china" whenever you want to make an occasion special, or any time at all.

But keep this in mind about all of your dinnerware, glassware and tableware: treat them with the respect that high quality, beautifully crafted products of any kind deserve. Although very strong, porcelain and bone china are still breakable if abused.

• Don't overload your dishwasher with anything. Not only will you risk chipping or breakage, but your dinnerware won't get clean either because the water and detergent won't reach everything!

• Never use too much detergent.

• After the drying cycle, let your tableware cool down to room temperature before handling. The heat temporarily softens metal such as gold or platinum.

• Never put anything with metal (gold or platinum in the pattern or on the rim) in the microwave oven.

Most Noritake casual dinnerware is oven and microwave-safe; detergent, refrigerator and freezer-safe. However, certain precautions should be taken.

• Avoid any sudden temperature change, such as putting a hot item into cool wash water.

• Never expose your casual dinnerware to direct flame, such as the top burners of a gas stove.

• Always be sure that food or liquid is in every piece before it is exposed to heat.

Detergent safe means Noritake technology has protected the delicate decorations from the effects of harsh detergent chemicals.

And follow the same basic logic for loading and washing casual dinnerware in a dishwasher as for formal china.

When it comes to finding Noritake that is difficult to find in stores near you, one of your best resources for acquiring the items you want is eBay, where there are a lot of wonderful finds still in the original boxes. We all receive those odd items as gifts that we have no need for and never use. Yet, one person's junk could be exactly the treasure you want.

If you are having difficulty finding items in your pattern, try posting what you are looking for at eBay Want-It-Now and tell millions of sellers what you want.

Please Note: Not all Noritake is safe for use in the microwave. Patterns with gold or platinum decorations around the rim should not be used in your microwave because microwaves can not pass through metal. If in doubt, use this simple test: Is this Utensil Safe for the Microwave?

Nordic Ware Microwave Plate Cover — Concentrates heat around food and protects microwave oven against splattering!