Awesome Plates

Full Windsor presents a collection of magnetically-connecting plates and bowls that pair with their Magware utensils. These reusable steel dishes reduce waste and are great for picnicking and camping. They won’t blow away in the wind and stay neatly organized when packed. The side tabs make them easy to hold with hot foods inside.

UCO’s mess kit is lightweight, food-safe, and easy to clean. It comes with a lidded bowl with a silicone gasket, along with a 3-in-1 utensil that combines a fork, spoon, and knife. The included tether holds the spork in place when not in use. There’s also a 6-piece version with a camp cup.

Tired of searching for all of your cookout gear for camping? The K.U.B. (Kitchen Utensil Box) keeps everything in one place. The kit includes 36 pieces of cookware, stainless steel serving pieces and utensils, along with a grate for grilling and a cutting board. Everything packs neatly into a rugged waterproof case for easy transport.

We like to keep our dishes neatly stacked in our kitchen cabinets, but we don’t do it with this kind of flair. Somehow, through some kind of trickery, this stack of plates spins into place with the flick of a finger and drops down in height as it goes. We’re filing this one under “what kind of sorcery is this?”

Celebrate Halloween with these spooky salad plates from PATCH NYC and Crate & Barrel. Each glazed porcelain plate features a black and white woodcut design against a high-contrast color scheme. The set of 8″ plates includes scary skull, kooky kitty, crazy crow, and batty bat designs. Also: creepy old fashioned glasses.

Lifelike goldfish illustrations by artist Kim Rody adorn the three compartments in her porcelain Golden Trio serving dish, keeping things like olives, nuts, and Goldfish crackers in their place. Microwave, oven, and dishwasher safe. Amusingly, Rody’s various goldfish platters come with a month’s supply of fish food.

Disposable plates are typically made from paper or plastic. The paper ones are easy to recycle, but plastic is more challenging. As a green alternative, India’s Vistaraku makes biodegradable plates and bowls by stitching together and pressing leaves of the Palash tree. Apparently, the leaves have natural antibacterial properties.

Send your dining table to space with this collection of plates, placemats, utensils, and display pieces from Seletti and Diesel Living. The porcelain plates come in soup, dinner, and tray sizes, each featuring a different planet or moon. Accessories include rocket candleholders, meteorite glasses, and astronaut bud vases.

Serve a meal on the most technical dinner plates ever. Dobreff Design’s square plates are handmade with real carbon fiber, sandwiched under glass to make them smooth and food safe. They look great, but aren’t very practical, as they’re expensive, handwash only, and not dishwasher or microwave safe.

A plate with a cup holder at the bottom. It has two rails that locks most 16oz, 18oz and 20oz disposable cups in place. KuploK is reusable and is made from BPA-free recyclable plastic.

Add a dash of life and humor to your meals with Manga Plates. Made by Comicalu, the plates look like frames from a Japanese comic book, complete with sketches that accentuate food. More on Comicalu’s online shop.

A ceramic plate shaped especially for everyone’s favorite bready treat. Just slide it under a slice of pizza and then lift it straight to your mouth. It might even be sharp enough to cut pizza.

Serving up the perfect breakfast, designer Jon Wye’s special-purpose ceramic plates have a sloped surface and reservoir to collect pooling syrup so you can dip each bite in the sticky stuff.