Care of Royal Worcester

The following advice is designed to help you ensure that your Royal Worcester retains the beauty that you see today.

Scratching / Safe Storage
The glaze is relatively hard and resists most cutlery scratches but materials of equal hardness will scratch one another. Just as one diamond can scratch another, so your pieces of Royal Worcester can mark each other. When plates are stacked together, the back of one item can scratch the front of the plate below. Therefore, we recommend that plates be stacked with paper or tissue separating them. To avoid scratching do not slide the plates over one another, whether wet or dry, always lift them. Cups should be stored rim down. Do not stack as this can weaken the handles.

Washing By Hand
For best results always hand wash your tableware in hand hot water using a liquid detergent. Even in water glazed surfaces can be scratched if rubbed against one another with any force. So, avoid putting too many plates into water at any one time, drain in a rack and do not handle several plates at one time when drying them. Do not use abrasive washing powders of harsh scourers, gold is a very soft metal and can easily be damaged. Soaking in warm water before washing will remove most stains or hardened on particles. Really stubborn stains can be removed by soaking in a mild bleach solution for a few minutes. Fine metal marks caused by cutlery can be removed using 'Rescue' ceramic hob cleaner.

Washing in a Dishwasher
Certain dishwashing detergents, because of their caustic nature, can damage decoration and glaze. However, recent development of a new generation of detergents has resulted in a much superior dishwasher performance when the manufacturers instructions are followed. For a full listing of recommended detergents, please contact Royal Worcester. Customers using dishwashers in the USA should use only US detergents. US detergents should not be used in hot water dishwashers. For best results Royal Worcester recommends that any of its ware not marked as dishwasher safe, be hand washed only.

Freezers
Royal Worcester tableware can be used in a freezer, but care should be taken when re-heating, as no matter how strong the tableware, sudden temperature changes, e.g. taking from a freezer and placing directly into a hot oven, are likely to cause thermal shock which will damage the ware.

Warming Your Tableware
It is perfectly safe to warm your tableware, providing you place the tableware in a cold oven and heat gradually up to 100C. Alternatively warm in a hostess trolley, or rinse plates / serving dishes in warm water before use.

Microwaves & Ovens
Royal Worcester cookware is ideally suited for cooking purposes, but bone china should not be used in this way. Any pattern that uses gold or platinum decoration must not be used in a microwave oven as this can damage both the ware and the microwave. Tableware designs with no gold and platinum decoration are safe for use in the microwave.