How to choose and care for ceramics

There are many different types of ceramics on the market today. Therefore, you also need to have a certain amount of knowledge when choosing to buy ceramic wares to avoid buying faulty or poor quality items. More importantly, poor quality ceramic dishes can also poison you.

How to choose and care for ceramics

How to choose ceramics

When buying ceramics, tap them with your fingers, if you hear a metal clatter, they are good . If it sounds dull and heavy, it is a poor quality item.

There are three ways to choose a rice bowl, plate and porcelain tray: look, knock and face down.

Look - Observe the outer surface of the ceramics to see how bright or dull the color of the enamel is, how fresh or dark, how dark or light the drawings on them are. Check for any black spots or cracks on the ceramics.

Knock - Use a small chopstick to gently tap the side of the bowl or the edge of the plate or tray. If the sound is crisp and clear, then it is good ceramics, if the sound is opaque or mixed, it shows that there is some crack on the ceramic body that you have not seen.

Flip - Turn the bowl or plate upside down on a flat surface, or turn them upside down to see how the roundness is distorted. If the object is made round and balanced, when facing down, it will not be distorted. In addition, you also need to pay attention, with rice bowls and porcelain bowls, you should choose a high base type, because this will avoid burning your hands and make it easier to hold when holding.

How to Preserve Ceramics

After a period of use, ceramics often get dirty and dull. The following ways will help renew ceramics.

With drinking cups, vases, jars, take the yeast dough used to make bread mixed with water, wipe it once on the surface. After a while, wipe it off with a soft cloth. Ceramics will shine for weeks.

Absolutely do not use a dishwasher to wash ceramic, crockery and porcelain utensils with decorative patterns that are easy to fade. 

It is recommended to wash ceramics with warm water and with mild detergent. Then rinse a second or third time with water of the same temperature and dry with a clean, soft cloth before storing. More carefully, you should put ceramics in a plastic pot that has a rubber sheet on the bottom to prevent it from breaking in case you slip your hand while washing. 

Javel absorbent cloth should not be used to clean modern ceramic utensils or decorative objects, they will get long scratches.

To repair a crack or chip in ceramic, you need to first wash the item carefully and gently with mild dishwashing liquid, and then dry it with a hair dryer. If it's thick ceramics, you can make a small incision in the cracks, then glue them with epoxy glue, then dry with an alcohol towel. Finally, secure the crack and fix it for at least 24 hours.