A wide, shallow ceramic bowl, 8 inches across, deep enough for soup or pasta or anything else that doesn't need a plate. East Fork started as a wood-fired pottery in Madison County, North Carolina in 2010 and now makes over 750,000 pieces a year in their factory in Asheville from iron-rich clay sourced in the American South. Heavier and denser than department store dinnerware, dishwasher safe and oven safe to 350 degrees. Reduction-fired in Asheville, North Carolina.