topic Re: Fiestaware in Kitchen

Fiestaware

SharkE — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 16:48:39 GMT

I don't have any LOL They have the prettiest color out now called 'Peony'

that is so pretty. Fiestaware is stoneware and too heavy, but, they make the nicest colors.

Peony, is a doll

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Trailrun23 — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 17:18:50 GMT

I have several Fiestaware bowls of various sizes. I bought them in a big stack at a thrift store in Tennessee years ago. I am not sure they still sell the large cereal bowl any longer, but it is perfect for feeding a cat or as a water bowl since it is so heaven it doesn't slide around the floor or tip over. I could easily buy all the colors I see, but I know I don't really need them. I also don't know exactly how old the ones I have are and not sure about lead content.

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shoesnbags — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 17:48:13 GMT

@SharkE That Peony is definitely a pretty color. But for me it's too much like Flamingo, of which I have a lot. So I'll pass. My everyday dishes are Fiesta - I love it and have way too much (like your jackets, ha ha). I started out with four coordinating colors but branched out as alllll of those other beautiful colors caught my eye.

I don't find it too heavy at all, except for the various baking dishes. I still prefer my tried and true Corningware for that.

Fortunately our son & DIL use fiestaware, so they will probably be happy to get it it when we're gone. Can't say that about much of the other stuff in this house, china & silver included.

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Kachina624 — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 17:56:12 GMT

I love Fiesta but its just too heavy for me. A stack of 4 plates feels like it weighs 10lbs. I do have two sets of 4 each mugs in two shades of turquoise. I love that peony color.

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SharkE — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 18:14:08 GMT

anything pinky has got my eye. Pioneer woman still makes the most femme

stuff of anybody. Roses, are my downfall. LOL

Yeah, girl, susan gravers latest jacket is coming my way has the fringe hem

and sweater sleeves. Not cheap, but, then, what is any more.

Went to King Arthur and got me another yeast rising bowl. Bowl was 9, shipping was 10. sigh...............Got clear glass bowls I've been using, but, I miss my dedicated yeast bucket.

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Enufstuff — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 03:55:19 GMT

Fiesta ware is heavy because it is vitreous pottery. In 1986, the new production was made to be used in restaurants and is more durable than the semi-vitreous pottery that was used in production since 1936.

My grandmother gave me all her original vintage Fiesta in the 70's and I collected more and used it every day. The semi-vitreous Fiesta

chipped easily, was thinner and lighter weight than what has been sold since 1986. For anyone concerned about lead, Fiesta has been lead free since 1986.

My 5 children and first husband never chipped any of these dishes and handled them carefully. They were used to handling

antiques. But, when I remarried in 1992, my second husband was like bull in a china shop. My vintage dishes were showing up looking like someone took bites out of them. He would be slamming them in and out of the dishwasher.

Sadly I had to pack away my grandmother's dishes to save them. There were over 100 pieces in every color, which I believe were about 11 colors at that time.

So, I collected place settings in the new Fiesta and those have been my every day dishes ever since. I must have over 100 pieces of the vitreous post 1986 Fiesta. That includes many serving pieces, mixing bowls, canisters, vases, pitchers and accessories and even a cat bowl .

They are heavier than the more fragile originals, but not too heavy to use. If you lift a whole stack of dinner plates, that is HEAVY.

It makes me happy to use the colors and I coordinate my

dish colors to compliment the color of the food and the colors of the seasons for table settings.

My husband doesn't understand why I don't want to eat pasta with tomato sauce out of rose colored dishes. LOL

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Enufstuff — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 02:58:33 GMT

@Trailrun23 If you purchased your Fiesta pieces before 1986,

they are the original Fiesta. Since 1986 and presently, they are made out of a vitreous pottery. Since 1986, they have been LEAD FREE. The early Fiesta was semi-vitreous pottery, which

is not as heavy and was prone to chipping easily. The new pieces are heavier and more durable. They were created for restaurant use. They resist chipping.

Vintage Fiesta is thinner and lighter in weight. There were only 11 colors before 1986. So, if you research online, you can identify the original, vintage pieces by color and shapes of the pieces. You can also look at the post 1986 colors and shapes online to identify yours, to determine age.

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beach-mom — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 03:30:15 GMT

@Enufstuff - You are so lucky to have your grandmother's beautiful sets! I'm sure your 5 children will treasure them too.

I also inherited my grandmother's Fiestaware. I don't have even a smidgen of what you do. There are about 6 sets, all different colors. I also have about 3 little dishes like mini bowls. I don't remember my grandmother using any of it. Like a lot of us she had many sets of dishes!

I do use them, mostly for lunch. I hand wash and won't put them in the microwave.

Instead of getting today's version, I built a set of Longaberger. Every time they came out with a new color I got a place setting. That was hard to do because they didn't sell them that way, but my consultant somehow accommodated me!

When my children were young they had fun mixing the colors when they set the table!

Keep enjoying your beautiful Fiestaware!

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Enufstuff — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 03:45:10 GMT

@beach-mom Actually, my children are all in their 40's and 50's

and I have given them all dishes. My oldest daughter has a 50's retro kitchen and when she got married 15 years ago, I bought her place settings in scarlet red and navy blue in the new Fiesta.

My second daughter got my Corelle Butterfly Gold dishes and my son got my Harlequin collection. Those dishes were made by Homer Laughlin Co. that makes Fiesta. Some of the colors were similar. Harlequin was made to be sold in Woolworth stores.

Fiesta was sold in department stores.

It is nice that you also have your grandmother's Fiesta. I added a lot of vintage serving pieces and more place settings to

what my grandmother gave me. I wanted all 11 colors.

I am not familiar with Longaberger dishes. Your children must have had fun picking their colors as my children did.

When mine were little, each had their own color of Tupperware pieces for breakfast bowls and juice cups.

We think that color is fun.

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Patriot3 — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:45:06 GMT

Two of my kids have Fiesta and love them. I have 2 pasta bowls and some mugs, and I really like them, but to have them as every day dishes, they are too heavy for me to handle.

I like that they are made right here in the good ole USA and they are a great company to do business with.

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wagirl — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 14:23:33 GMT

I have many pieces of fiestaware, a few that I use every day. Most of it is in storage yes, it is heavy but very durable---I buy a piece or 2 every year in the newest color--the peony is almost the color of the retired rose color, flamingo is a touch darker. I have many retired/vintage pieces in all the colors --my collection includes all the colors not just one. Love it!!!

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ECBG — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 00:56:48 GMT

I always thought these dishes were so happy!

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wagirl — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 13:56:45 GMT

Yes--I think fiestaware dishes are happy --they make me happy!! I am getting my new pieces now--I bought a few halloween plates for display on my mantle--I have a few in the Xmas motif for that holiday and a few for general decor---small enough to add color and then to store away.

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mimomof4 — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 13:53:00 GMT

I have FiestaWare dishes which we use everyday. I love color and bought a set in 9 different colors. As new colors come out I purchase the Luncheon plates (I think thats what the smaller size is called) as we prefer the smaller plates over the full size dinner plates to eat from.

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KatieB — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:46:39 GMT

I love the Fiesta Shell Plates. They are so nice to use for luncheon plates. They come in several colors, White, Meadow, Cobalt, and Sunshine. 8.25 inches

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chickenbutt — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:37:00 GMT

@KatieB wrote:
I love the Fiesta Shell Plates. They are so nice to use for luncheon plates. They come in several colors, White, Meadow, Cobalt, and Sunshine. 8.25 inches

@KatieB , Oh my! I love this. I didn't know about these bowls. What is that white rectangle on the bottom? Oh, never mind. I think it's just some sort of light reflection. d'oh! *sheepish grin*

Anyway, need to look this one up, but don't know if I'd like any of those colors. So lovely!

I have a large white shell shaped bowl on my dining room table that I really like. I don't know who made it. It says 'shell server' on the bottom. I have it full of really pretty little polished, colored 'rocks' (I think it might be more glass than rocks - I got a few little bags of them on Amazon, enough to almost fill the big bowl).

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KatieB — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:52:59 GMT

@chickenbutt See above picture. I got mind at Belk, but other stores have them. Look for sale prices. Everything Kitchens have them at a good price too. They also have a 7 piece set with different colors. Oh, and the rectangle at the bottom is a reflection from the light.

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chickenbutt — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:52:36 GMT

I like that purple color. M-something (sorry about my memory)

I looked them up and, ouchie, they're kind of expensive. I've always liked shell-type stuff (also a shell collector whenever I've been at a beach).

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KatieB — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:55:37 GMT

Magenta?? @chickenbutt

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chickenbutt — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:56:48 GMT

@KatieB wrote:
Magenta?? @chickenbutt

I just looked again. It's the one called 'Mulberry'.