Everyday stonewear, made in USA?

[SouthernBelle]

Fiesta is made by the Homer Laughlin China Co. http://www.hlchina.com/ which has been around a very long time. I have my grandmother's set of Laughlin china. I have also collected a set of Laughlin "skytone" which I use as my everyday dishes. Anything from them is a good pick.

[Sheesh]

I have Fiestaware and LOVE it. I never even stopped to think about where it was made. :P You can often find it on sale at big department stores...

[KnottedYet]

I did it!

I ordered 8 place settings of Fiestaware kinda cheap from Amazon. Got a mix of half Cobalt and half Cinnabar.

Was only gonna order 4 settings, but then decided that I might like to have people over for dinner and NOT have to break out paper plates!

Whew, kind of scary! I can spend big $$ on a bike or bike stuff, but spending it on dishes makes me hyperventilate a little!

I feel so... domestic. So... commited.

[sandra]

I was going to recommend Fiestaware, but I see someone did and you have already ordered. The great thing about it is that it is never discontinued and you can always add to it or mix and match.

edited because I read to fast and you already said what colors you got.

[sandra]

I have it in Scarlet and Sunflower. Our favorite piece is the Jumbo Cup. We use them for soup bowls.

[KnottedYet]

Oooh, cool Jumbo cup!

I didn't just order dishes, I joined a Fiestaware cult! http://www.hlchina.com/fiestaitems.htm wheeeee!

[Trek420]

We use them for soup bowls.

Soup? I thought those are for giant cup of coffee

[sandra]

They are, but they are too huge for coffee to us. We like them for soup and cereal.

[Trek420]

They are, but they are too huge for coffee to us. We like them for soup and cereal.

The first place I encountered huge mugs of coffee, Alice Waters

www.cafefanny.com

[carpaltunnel]

KnottedYet, you're thinking the same as a lot of us probably are. I bought a 19.95 set of M i k a s a from the factory outlet store (closing sale) just before the whole China/lead information hit, and they are still in the garage in boxes, waiting for me to figure out if they are safe or not.

[KnottedYet]

I'd use those giant cups for soup and chili AND giant cups of coffee!!

More caffeine, more beans, more happiness!

(coffee is the secret ingredient in my chili. Making chicken chili in the crock pot right now. Will have to eat it from my mystery-content bowls for now, though.)

Carpaltunnel - there's a link back a few posts for a home self-testing kit for lead. Maybe you can test your Mikasa dishes?

[mimitabby]

i have fiesta ware. I have lots of colors. my only regret is that i can't keep buying more. it's wonderful stuff. in 15 years we've only ever broken one piece!

[KnottedYet]

The first place I encountered huge mugs of coffee, Alice Waters

www.cafefanny.com

That cafe sounds absolutely grand! Saul's has more stuff I can eat, though. Maybe I need to open a cafe like that some day that's gluten-free. Only serve b'fast and lunch, simple limited menu. No waitstaff. Eat at the counter.

Could be fun, for a while. Owning/running a restaurant would probably drive me nuts eventually.

[carpaltunnel]

Thanks for the link to the testing site, I had missed that.

[Sheesh]

We have cobalt and yellow (now discontinued). I want to add some red pieces, but don't have the cupboard space yet. Maybe when we finally get around to moving from our condo to a house...

I use our jumbo mugs in place of bowls all the time! I can reach them in the cupboards easier, so I tend to use them a lot. Especially for ice cream!

Congrats on your new purchase! I hope you enjoy them for many years to come.