Better Homes & Gardens 12-Piece Bamboo Melamine Dinnerware Set, Reactive Blue

This Better Homes and Garden bamboo melamine dinnerware set is made from at least 55% bamboo and 45% melamine. Both of which is non- toxic. The 12 piece set comes with 4 dinner plates 4 dinner bowls and 4 cereal bowls. I feel like in order to make the set complete it should come with cups too. The dinner plates and cereal bowls come with a dark blue color inside and the dinner bowls have a light blue and white marble look. It has a nice look to it when stacked together. The set is dishwasher safe how ever not microwave safe! I have only hand washed them so far. But with past experience its better to not put melamine stuff on the bottom rack!

I was getting tired of the blue dishes that I've had for almost 20 yrs. So I set out to buy something different. I came across these and I thought- okay, these are definitely different. The plates (both dinner and salad) put me in mind of large flat (almost) bottom bowls. I've never seen anything like them. I figured - why not. I absolutely love them. The only problem I have with them is that they come as a service for 4. Needless to say, I bought another set!

I really like this bamboo dinnerware set. The colors are very pretty and the set feels sturdy. We like to eat outside in the summer so this will be my set to use for that so I don't have to worry about my ceramic plates being dropped or getting broken. This set is easy to wash in the dishwasher. The bowls are a great size and the plates have raised sides so nothing will slide off. I highly recommend this great set of dinnerware!

The Better Homes & Gardens 12-Piece Eco-Friendly Bamboo Malamine Dinnerware Set is really cool, I have never owned a set of bamboo dishes and they are fantastic. They are nice and strong. These dishes are also very lightweight not heavy at all. They also wash up very nicely and food does not even stick on the dishes. I love the different designs on each dish. Very nice color blue. These match nicely with other blue dishes that I have. I am glad they are not plastic either but made out of bamboo. Good set of eco friendly dishes. I would definitely recommend these.

Such a pretty set, really like the design and colors and how it comes with so many pieces for a four person set. It’s perfect for the outside setting once the warmer months arrive quickly. These not only will add a nice touch while entertaining but they’re easy to clean and care for.

Anytime Better Homes & Gardens comes out with something new, I am all over it like white on rice. I have absolutely fallen in love with just about everything they have come out with and this 12 piece melamine dinner set is no exception. Melamine is a great material for plates and bowls and cups even, simply for the fact that it is shatterproof so during the summertime when you want to eat outside on the patio or have it by the pool you do not have to worry about stuff breaking. I particularly love the design of this set. The marbling in the blue tones is stunning and it matches everything I have in my kitchen perfectly. I like that it’s not the same pattern on every single piece, it makes it cohesive without being boring. All in all, I could not be happier with a set and hopefully I will be able to buy a second one.

When I saw these, I really loved the material and the colors. But the pictures did not do them justice. They are a bigger size than the usual dinnerware and I knew that my son would love these, just because of that. I gave these to him as a gift and he was absolutely thrilled.

I bought this dinnerware set for something lightweight. I absolutely love them. The color, size, and shape of them is perfect. They have held up well so far. I have even found that they hold up fine in the dishwasher as long as you don’t use a super hot rinse. I would definitely recommend them!

I absolutely love this set. It comes with 4 large dinner plates, 4 large dinner bowls, and 4 cereal bowls. My favorite part of this set is the dinner bowls. Great for spaghetti or pot roast. I love the color of these. I pushed aside my regular set of dishes I had and now I only use these. They are dishwasher safe. You cannot use them in the microwave to heat or reheat. But it’s not a deal breaker for me. I also like that they are melamine and won’t break if dropped on the floor like ceramic or stoneware.

Pros: Beautiful - the colors are all saturated blues and gorgeous. The biggest plate is blue, the smaller plate is like a marble pattern, and the bowl is blue. All the outsides are hammered-texture. Large - you can fit any meal you like on these dishes. Seriously! They're huge! The burger & fries in the photo is a 1/2lb burger and probably 6oz of fries! It looks like a Kid's Meal on the Dinner size plate. But it's great for pizza! No overhang for my XL pizza slices. Raised Lip - The "bowl-esque" shape of the dinner and salad plates give it a shallow bowl-like quality, which contains the food within the plate. No runaway french fries here! Sturdy - These are solid pieces. No warp or bend to be felt at all. They aren't heavy, but they are not lightweight either. A very well made piece. Cons: Large - They're huge!! This could be a huge con for people who don't visualize portion sizes well. Using the burger meal as an example, my brain says, "gee that plate is really empty... I need to put a bunch more fries there!" and then I end up eating a pound of fries! I know that what I put on there is the correct portion size for me because I measured it out prior to cooking... many folks don't do that. This could lead to people eating much more food (and many more calories) than anticipated. Raised Lip - The raised lip on both plates leads to slight difficulty in using your fork to 'cut' a piece of food (you know, using the side of the fork to separate a piece of chicken, or fish for example). It is awkward because of that lip. Not a huge thing, but was enough for me to be aggravated after a fried fish dinner. They Don't Sit Flush - They aren't neatly stackable. Because of the shape of the plates, they don't nestle down inside of each other, like regular plates do. This means that the stack of plates and bowls are about a foot tall when stacked on top of each other. so far, I haven't found a good place to store these, which is frustrating. And because they are difficult to store, I will probably end up tucking them away in a far cabinet somewhere and sadly, forget about them. (The bowls stack the best out of the three types of dishes). All in all, they're gorgeous, but impractical. I don't foresee that these will be my Everyday Dishware, but I can see that they would be useful for certain meals or purposes. I'd only recommend them to a friend if they had lots of cabinet space, or just really liked funky dish sets.