How to Care for Handmade Stoneware (Yes, the Dishwasher Is Fine)

The single most common question we get is whether our pots are precious — whether they need hand-washing and careful handling. For our stoneware: no. Use it hard.

Stoneware fired to 1280°C is vitrified, meaning the clay body itself has become glassy and non-porous all the way through, not just under the glaze. It’s dishwasher-safe, microwave-safe (no metallic glazes here), and genuinely tough. We eat off ours every day and put it through the dishwasher without a second thought.

Two real caveats. First, thermal shock is the one thing ceramics don’t love — don’t take a piece from the freezer straight onto a hot hob, because sudden temperature swings can crack any ceramic. Second, the unglazed foot ring is slightly abrasive by design (it’s what stops the pot sliding), so if you stack pieces, a felt pad or a moment’s care stops the foot scratching the glaze of the one below. That’s it. Otherwise, the whole point is that you use it.