The 50ml round black ramekins
The round black Friendly ramekin by APS measures 7.5cm in diameter and 3.5cm in height and holds 50ml. It is post-consumer recycled PET, it stacks and it washes in the dishwasher. It is a serving piece: the manufacturer rules out the microwave. The pack is of 6.
Who uses them
The late venue with low lighting, where white tableware reflects and gets noticed before the drink. Black does not pick up light. On a dark bar top and on a black non-slip tray the ramekin blends into the surface, and only what it holds stays in view.
It is also used for a single-portion dessert at the end of the evening: a mousse, a cream, two spoonfuls of tiramisu beside the coffee. On black, pale creams have a clean edge, and a 50ml portion costs little in ingredients against what it adds to the bill.
How much the black ramekins hold, in practice
Fifty millilitres is, as a guide to use, a portion for one: green olives, cashews, shelled pistachios, hummus with two crostini on the side. The 7.5cm opening is wide enough to dip a breadstick without touching the rim.
The round ramekin is wider and lower than the 50ml conical bowl in the same range. It takes a centimetre and a half more on the tray, but it is steadier: the wide base does not tip when a guest pushes it with one finger. At high tables, where people stand with their drinks, that is the normal case.
Specifications
- Shape: round
- Dimensions: Ø 7.5cm, H 3.5cm
- Capacity: 50ml
- Colour: black
- Material: post-consumer recycled PET, recyclable
- Dishwasher safe: yes
- Microwave: no
- Stackable: yes
- Country of manufacture: Germany
- Pack quantity: 6 ramekins
- Brand: APS, Friendly range
- MPN: 79019
The material
The Friendly collection is declared by APS as post-consumer recycled PET, recyclable at the end of its life. This is a rigid plastic that weighs less than porcelain and less than thick melamine. The wrist feels it on a loaded tray. The floor shows it more clearly still, because a ramekin that falls stays in one piece and returns to the wash.
A venue gains twice. A tray that tips over does not shut a gangway between tables for five minutes. And when small tableware goes missing, which it does before anything else, the APS code is unchanged in the catalogue: the reorder brings the same shape, not a second set that does not match.
Care
The ramekins go in the dishwasher with the glasses, as declared by the manufacturer. APS excludes the microwave, and they are not made for heating. They are stackable: six from a pack come out of the wash as one pile and sit on the back bar shelf beside the coasters.
How to order
The ramekins are ordered in packs of six, with the price per pack. When the venue is full the bottleneck is not the ramekin but the dishwasher: it pays to hold two complete sets, one on the floor and one clean on the shelf.
The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 packs -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item. The discount applies automatically in the basket.
Next to the white one
The white twin has the same measurements: it is the 50ml finger food bowl. The two stack together and alternate on a tray to separate savoury from sweet, or the items containing nuts from the others. For bar garnishes (limes, olives, cherries) see the garnish trays and condiment holders category.
For home
For drinks at home, the black ramekin is for the things worth showing: pistachios, a chickpea dip, shavings of hard cheese. One each beside the glass, and the table stays tidy with eight people round it.
FAQ
Are the black ramekins dishwasher safe? Yes, as declared by the manufacturer. Not the microwave.
What capacity do they have? 50ml, with a 7.5cm diameter and a 3.5cm height.
Is the price per ramekin? No, it is for the pack of 6.
Do they come in white? Yes, with the same measurements.
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