On Dec 10, 4:50*pm, phaeton > wrote:
> I bought a set of Sango Nova Black stoneware dishes about 3 years ago,
> service for 8. Not top of the line or anything, but pretty decent,
> nice looking and I got them for half price on a JCPenny clearance
> blowout. *It's actually the first time I've had a whole 'set' of
> dishes that matched. *I like them.
>
> They've been wonderful for the 3 years or so, but lately I've been
> noticing straight-line glazing cracks on a lot of the plates and much
> more severe ones in the bottoms of bowls. *These are all definitely
> very new- i.e. last six months or less. *I don't abuse my dishes, but
> I do *use* them every day. This last round of soup-n-sandwiches, I
> heard one of the bowls crack when I put hot soup in it. *It was in the
> cabinet at room temp previously, so it's not like it went from really
> cold to really hot. *I had done this a zillion times before, but this
> time was the zillion-and-oneth. *Is this normal and/or acceptable for
> stoneware glaze to fracture over time?
>
> I'm not in a hurry to replace them just yet, but if they do start
> disintegrating and getting 'dangerous' to use (wouldn't want to
> swallow shards or have something shatter and dump hot liquids
> everywhere)... What kinds of dishes do you guys have? *I've become
> somewhat fond of stoneware now, as they are non-reacting and
> (normally) easy to care for. *Any recommendations for decent everyday-
> use stuff that will last awhile when used right? *By everyday use I
> mean dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator, hot food, cold food and
> such.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -J

Are you putting them in the microwave? I have read that these dishes
will crack if used to nuke.