will the size of this bowl serve a table of eight hot soup?
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Wouldn't recommend it. This is definitely more suited as a prep bowl. It will get too hot to really use as an adequate soup server and depending on how much soup you are serving, (you mention 8 people), it just may not be large enough for your needs. Amazon has some really great, inexpensive serving bowls that will work much better.
1885462
It holds about 11 cups of liquid so that should be adequate. however, the stainless steel would be hot to carry.
1885463
No but two of them are perfect for shaking the skins off garlic. I use my two for that (placed lip to lip) every day. I also use them to serve water and food to my kids' Great Pyranees dog when they visit. They clean up easily in the dishwasher.
1885464
I have never used this for hot soup so I do not know. but I guess 8 hot soup of American size can not fit this bowl.
1483768
Yes this bowl is very good for an individual soup bowl. An individual pasta bowl, or a serving bowl for a side dish for 3 - 4 servings.
28493
This bowl is beautiful as a serving bowl, however unless you are hungry enough to eat a gallon it is much too large for individual serving bowls. You might want to try the 8" doublewalled hammered bowl it's big enough for a large serving, but could be used for a large appetite individually.
1071163
I purchased a single bowl which I am very pleased with, just the right size for a serving of soup.
1878896
not sure, seems like it would. the sections/valleys which house the food are from about 1 1/4 to 2 3/4 inches deep and about 1 inch wide. hope this helps. the dish itself is about 10 1/2 x 8 inches.
1483771
It would be great for serving a side dish. I think the shape would make it difficult to eat soup from.
691763
I use mine for canned goods and I can fit an average size can of soup on the bottom. Anything taker than that will not fit.
1454418
I love my tablecloth and it is big enough for my table that seats 8. I think you will be pleased.
1970095
You should be able to get approximately eight level cups of food into the large size.
1429566
Yes. I eat soup out of these bowls all the time. I really love these bowls!
1831261
The soup "plates" - I know, odd to call a bowl a "plate"; I guess because it's shallow - is suitable for cereal too. They are about 8 inches in diameter, and 1-5/8 inches high, if that helps. I was able to put 2 cups of Kix plus milk in the soup plate, if that helps. I almost prefer the shallow sides, versus a steep sided, taller bowl. Don't own the pasta bowls. Regarding someone's answer about the fruit bowls, they are VERY small - might hold half as much cereal.
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It would depend upon the diameter of your pan, but I do not think this would work unless you used a very wide pan and made your soup more shallow.
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I don't think it would work very well. It wouldn't fit in the space for the bowl, it is an oval shape.
1144004
The big serving bowl is 10.25 inches in diameter. The 4 smaller individual bowls are 8.5 inches in diameter.
1466669
Look at the space you typically have between burners on your stove. The 8 quart might overly crowd the back burner, making it useless, where as the 6 won't.
1870793
It really depends on what you have in mind. 8 is very comfortable to seat for a formal dinner set up, if it is going to be simply to seat people for visiting and light meal and beverages, it is large enough for 10 in that format. We have used the table in both scenarios and we are extremely happy with the item.
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It really depends on what your portion size is. You could easily cook 4 cups of food in this size wok.