Author Topic: How do you tell the use of a piece?  (Read 4119 times)

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Re: How do you tell the use of a piece?
« Reply #15 on: September 16, 2016, 02:35:35 pm »
Really ??  I have not heard of that before !!

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Re: How do you tell the use of a piece?
« Reply #16 on: September 17, 2016, 04:12:07 am »
Lots of good info.
However, how would you tell a butter dish without a strainer from a covered cheese dish? The ones shaped like a wedge of cheese are a no-brainer, but what about something like a brie that is in a round shape? You wouldn't necessarily have put it in a wedge dish (at least not if you had money!)
 
Maybe the cheese dish is more like a plate with a cover on it, rather than having the ridge and depression like a butter dish? Cheese doesn't need to be kept cold, is usually served at room temperature so there is no need for the ice to keep it cool.

Now that I think about it, maybe the covered dish I have with my breakfast set is a butter dish without the strainer? Still think it is the covered plate because the rest of the set is individual-sized, but maybe not? Have added photos, and one of the cup and tea pot for size.

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Re: How do you tell the use of a piece?
« Reply #17 on: September 17, 2016, 04:59:00 am »
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Maybe the cheese dish is more like a plate with a cover on it, rather than having the ridge and depression like a butter dish?

Me thinks that was a correct observation simply because cheese is much harder to cut or slice and thus it is much easier to do on a flat surface.

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Re: How do you tell the use of a piece?
« Reply #18 on: September 17, 2016, 02:15:16 pm »
The above dish looks as if it was a butter dish but missing the insert.

HOWEVER, you will note that the butter servers were used BOTH for butter and cheeses.  NOT THE HARD CHEESES - but the soft ones!  Thus the strainer worked great for both!
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