This ceramic sauce server jug is white porcelain with a handle and a shaped pouring lip, made for serving at the table rather than working in the kitchen. The lip is the part that decides whether a jug is any good, because the usual failure is not how it looks but the trail it leaves across the cloth on the way back down.
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For dining, holiday meals, and parties, a white porcelain gravy boat with a handle and a dripless lip spout is ideal for reheating gravy, salad dressings, and milk.
This gravy boat is made of excellent porcelain and will look great in any kitchen! You may use it to improve the flavour of your cuisine, give the table a sophisticated look, and leave everyone in awe! This adorable gravy boat means that boring dinners and desserts are a thing of the past.
We guarantee that this dish won’t make a mess on the table, regardless of how thick or juicy, spicy or light your gravy is. Our gravy boats are all painstakingly made with a large lip! Every time, the practical pour spout ensures drip-free pouring.
To the maximum extent possible, the ergonomic handle will make holding and carrying easier! Goodbye to fatigued hands and wrists starting now.
Why Choose This Ceramic sauce server jug
A ceramic sauce server jug covers more of a meal than its name suggests. It suits gravy, custard, milk, cream, sauces and salad dressings, which means one piece serves through a main course and a dessert rather than being brought out once and washed up. For dining, holiday meals and parties it puts a sauce on the table properly instead of leaving a pan to be passed around.
Ceramic sauce server jug: Materials, Sizes and Features
This ceramic sauce server jug is made from superior grade white porcelain with a smooth gloss glaze, which is what gives the clean finish that suits any kitchen and holds heat in the contents rather than chilling them on contact. The wide lip is made deliberately generous so the pour is drip-free whatever the consistency, and the ergonomic handle makes holding and carrying easier, which matters when the jug is full and hot.
Caring for Your Ceramic sauce server jug
Caring for a ceramic sauce server jug is straightforward. Rinse it soon after use rather than letting gravy, custard or dressing dry in the base, since a narrow jug is awkward to clean once something has set inside it. Wash in warm soapy water, and dry before storing. Store it upright and clear of heavier items rather than stacking anything inside the bowl, as the spout and lip are where a chip starts.
What to Serve from a Ceramic Sauce Server Jug
Gravy is the obvious job, but a ceramic sauce server jug earns its place across a whole meal. With a Sunday roast it carries gravy or mint sauce; with puddings it serves custard or pouring cream; at breakfast it holds warm milk for porridge or syrup for pancakes. In summer it is just as useful for a salad dressing or a vinaigrette, which pours more evenly from a jug with a proper lip than from a bottle.
For a curry night, use it for a cooling raita or a thin mint or tamarind chutney so guests can help themselves, and with fish and chips it suits a parsley sauce or a warm curry sauce.
Because it is white porcelain, the jug suits any dinner service, from plain white plates to patterned or gold-rimmed sets, and it looks just as right on a buffet table or a breakfast tray as at a formal dinner. Fill it to about three quarters, as the questions below explain, and pour slowly from the lip for a clean line of sauce.
Keeping Sauces Hot at the Table
Porcelain holds heat well once it is warm, but a cold jug straight from the cupboard cools a sauce in minutes. Fill the jug with hot water from the kettle while the gravy finishes, tip it out, dry it and pour the sauce in at the last moment. Bring it to the table on a saucer or small plate, which catches the last drop and protects the tablecloth.
Make gravy a little thinner than you would serve it from the pan, since it thickens as it cools on the table. For a long meal, keep a pan of gravy warm on the hob and top the jug up, rather than filling it to the brim at the start. For custard, warm the jug the same way and lay a piece of baking paper on the surface if it has to wait, which stops a skin forming.
The ceramic sauce server jug is for serving, not for the hob or a direct flame: warm sauces in a pan and pour them in. Wash it in warm soapy water soon after use, with a soft cloth or a bottle brush around the spout so no custard or gravy dries there.
Ceramic sauce server jug: Frequently Asked Questions
What is it made from?
Superior grade white porcelain with a smooth gloss glaze finish.
What can I serve in it?
Gravy, custard, milk, cream, sauces and salad dressings.
Will it drip when I pour?
No. It is made with a large lip and a practical pour spout designed for drip-free pouring, whatever the consistency.
Is it suitable for catering use?
Yes. It is sturdy, adaptable serving ware suited to home and catering use alike.
How should I clean it?
Warm soapy water, rinsed soon after use so nothing dries in the base, then dried before storing.
Should I warm it before serving gravy?
Yes, it makes a noticeable difference. Fill it with hot water for a minute and tip it out, so cold porcelain is not taking the heat straight out of the sauce.
How full should I fill it?
No more than about three quarters. That keeps the level below the lip and gives you control over the pour rather than a rush at the start.
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Looking for more pieces like this sauce jug? Browse the full Dinning & Serving collection or the rest of the Kitchen Utensils shop. To learn more, see this overview of gravy boats.
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