Dinnerware that doesn't chip or break easily?

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DH pointed out today that almost all of our cheap dinnerware is chipped. I thought he was exaggerating but after having a look through the cupboard there's only one pasta bowl and a side plate that aren't chipped We bought them from Tesco for £20 just under 5 years ago when we moved in together.

Does anyone have any recommendations for hard wearing dinnerware brands? We're happy to splurge on something nice that's going to last longer.

Denby Imperial Blue, over 20 years old and still in perfect condition.

Churchill

Denby. If you shop in Tesco normally you can use clubCard points to buy them cheaper

@PurpleDaisies

Wouldn't say that but serves me right for choosing a stone floor

Denby - but I've found stuff I've got from seconds shops has chipped more easily. So don't buy seconds for plates etc.

I have a stoneware set I bought 20 years ago in John Lewis, only a chip on two pieces the rest looks immaculate. I don’t think it’s in production now but really any stoneware set will be pretty durable.

I have a stoneware dinner set from wilko. We bought it when we moved into our first flat 7 years ago. Not a single chip on any of the pieces, and the only breakage we've had is a bowl that got dropped on the tiled kitchen floor.

Denby, we have only lost one plate and that is because it lost an argument with a terracotta floor.

If you want to buy Denby and live in the Midlands, it may be worth a trip to their factory shop in Derbyshire. It’s a big place which sells seconds & previous seasons ranges much cheaper than normal prices. The location is just off the A38 a few miles north of Derby, the nearest town is Ripley.

Denby, we've got one chipped plate but that's not bad after 20+ years of daily use.

Yep Denby. Amazing stuff. I get it frtom TK Maxx so it's much cheaper.

@MarleneDietrichsSmile

China (bone China) is thin but strong, and (weirdly) gets stronger with use

Cheap earthenware just chips

Completely agree with this. Buy porcelain.

Another Denby lover here. 20 years old and in perfect condition.

Another vote for Denby! Have had mine for more than 20 years now, only one small plate chipped and another one cracked when I over heated it. I'm fairly clumsy, so the fact the rest of my (extensive) set remains intact is testimony to the durability of this stuff!

Denby intro is just lovely and so inexpensive (20% reduced at Dunelm as well)
www.dunelm.com/product/denby-intro-soft-grey-12-piece-dinner-set-1000153192?defaultSkuId=30656397

M&S maxim.
I've had my plates 16 years. Still Immaculate, survived 4 house moves. 3 dcs. Yes there's been the odd break but you can replace single items.

Denby!

My plates, etc were bought back in 1994 & still going strong. Now that's what I call good value!

@Sausagis

Corelle / vitrelle

Common in America but harder to get in the uk. Found some on Amazon. I bloody love it. Hard to break but posher and more proper-plate-like than melamine. It's like half way between melamine and a traditional plate.

I second this. Corelle is almost impossible to break.

A dinner service for 12 people (so at least 72 pieces) and only one saucer broke in 30+ years. Ironically, it was as my mum was telling someone ‘this stuff never breaks’, her hand wobbled and it landed at an angle, right on the corner of a fireplace. I should point out that the cup survived though. 😂

I’m surprised at the recommendations for Denby as I broke a relative’s Denby plate and I have seen lots of chipped Denby in the charity shop I volunteer in.

Denny, the stoneware ranges not any of the white/china ones. We have a mix of first and second and very few breakages/ chips. By some miracle we picked a style that’s still in the range after nearly 30 years. Seconds are normally slight glazing faults I think. I would get to know your nearest outlet shop.

Another Denby fan here. We’ve had ours, Greenwich style, since the mid 1990s. We’ve still got every piece with no damage despite being used every day and being dropped by careless offspring.
My family all have had Denby, going way back to the early brown with blue and green and cream designs.

I'm going to be a lone voice here, but our Denby has chipped dinner plates, side plates and bowls. Ten years old, daily use.

I agree with the Corelle/vitrious glass type stuff - it might still break if you drop it (as all plates would) but if you do get a small chip it is the same white colour throughout, rather than the horrible beige colour you get on stoneware. Ikea does some plain white crockery that is made of the same material as Corelle, very cheap too. We have this, but I also got some Denby for a change. One of the Denby bowls has a chip in it, but I think this was from the seconds range.

Another vote for Denby stoneware here, but the made in England indestructible lines. They have some beautiful colours.

Be careful, Denby also has ranges of cheaper thinner china made overseas (?China) which is far inferior to their stoneware lines.

I have a set which is 20 years old, used and dishwashed every day and has never chipped.

I treated myself to some more Denby recently using Tesco vouchers. They are beautiful!

Well that's reassuring! I really like the Denby Halo range but worried about spending that much only to destroy it

We were given a set of Halo for our wedding 10 years ago and there's hardly any left, and what is left is chipped.
Mind you, my DH is quite clumsy but I wouldn't buy it again.

We had the same problem till we switched to Denby. No cracks, marks or chips now, it's super sturdy. The really great thing is I use Tesco clubcard points to get all my Denby stuff for free. Built up a really large Heritage collection & pans.