Comments on: TV Dinner Style Minus the Plastic

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:50:35 +0000

You can also search “Thali” platter or plate. Food in India is often served on metal trays with divided compartments. Sometimes the compartments are removable, sometimes not. Good luck!

By: Denise

Denise — Sat, 08 May 2010 14:32:55 +0000

Lehmans.com sells stainless steel picnic trays for $3.95 each. I’m not sure of the quality but wanted something inexpensive since I wanted to order a lot for outdoor parties.

By: ama_mama

ama_mama — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:36:24 +0000

According to http://lovelydesign.blogspot.com/2009/10/making-perfect-boxes.html, she found ceramic divided dinner trays for her daughter at “Daiso”. There seem to be stores in the northern Ca. area and Washington state but alas, no online store.

By: Kirk

Kirk — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:14:47 +0000

I’ve seen the “Sing Sing” prison trays (plastic, blah) and wanted to find a metal version, which I guess is the military surplus kind.

Have you looked at Thali stainless steel plates? They’re used for Indian cuisine.

http://www.kasaindian.com/indian-restaurant-sf/tag/prison-tray/

I love the round plates, I need to order a bunch

By: Liz

Liz — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:03:31 +0000

http://www.retroplanet.com/PROD/26066

http://www.thefind.com/kitchen/info-stoneware-dinner-dishes

The first link gives a discount when ordering more than one. (I’d already placed my order at Amazon (

I spent a lot of time trying to find a nice sized trays with deep sections for both me and my 4 year old and decided on the white ones.

Thank you for posting about these!!!!

By: AJ

AJ — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:01:52 +0000

What a wonderful entry! The links and information you shared is WONDERFUL! I was just browsing the army tray idea!

The Daxin trays you have in the picture, do you know if they are lead free? I have a set and have been apprehensive to use them because of Daxins lead history. I’d love to know if they are lead safe, I worry about their past use of ltoxic level ead glazes.

And thanks to Katherine (above comment), I had not thought of fondue plates – I am planning to order the set you mentioned!! Beautiful!

By: Katherine

Katherine — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:31:35 +0000

I just ordered some Trudeau Party Plates, which are divided and made of stoneware from Amazon. There seemed to be a number of options under fondue plates, some of which were ceramic, and also they are smaller than the diner plates, which is good for my three year old.

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:46:55 +0000

Thanks for those links Tiffany and for such a timely response. It’s a shame NEW stoneware for kids is not more abundant. Especially now that we know more about plastics.

What do you Nature Moms think about pottery plates for kids? I spotted some pricey ones – $70 !! – but that’s probably because they were personalized with the child’s name. Still, those don’t look like what I call “real” pottery … they’re more like Color Clay Cafe mass-produced “blanks” that have been customized. I’m an artist, so naturally, the thought of creating real pottery plates occurred to me.

Otherwise, it’s kind of fun to find the antique kid’s plates, and sometimes the prices are fair… I’ve seen a few from $10 to $30. It IS wonderful to know those are still around!

By: Sharon Trombly

Sharon Trombly — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:29:08 +0000

Tiffany, thanks for bringing back a childhood memory for me! My family used mess trays (at that time they were plastic). I think my mom liked this idea cuz we did fill the “mess hall”, all of us 8 kids! I am going to add your site to my upcoming link love on familyfoodies

By: Rain Cloud

Rain Cloud — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:02:44 +0000

oh please don’t buy or use the Vaseline Glass plates…they contain low levels of Uranium therefore are radioactive! You can even make them fluoresce under a black light!