PROPERTIES AND USE OF PORCELAIN

Porcelain is a translucent product, made of natural raw materials, taking its whiteness from the characteristics of these raw materials and hardening when kiln fired. Porcelain glazes, as they are produced at high temperature, do not contain toxic heavy metals such as lead-cadmium. However, poor quality pigments used for over glaze decorations on the porcelain may contain lead-cadmium. The toxic heavy metals such as lead-cadmium involved in the over glaze and in glaze pigments can cause serious health problems, as they are dissolved with acidic food and penetrated into human body. Tableware containing lead and cadmium over certain limits adversely affects the human health. Before NobleLife presents this product, all of the raw materials and finished products are tested. Production is made in conformity with the European Union norms. Therefore, the most important point that the consumers must pay attention in shopping and selections is to prefer enterprises with specific brands and producers which do not compromise on the quality standards.

WHY PORCELAIN?

• Taste and smell do not permeate.

• Elegant and delight to the eye.

• Adds pleasure to eating.

• Antibacterial due to its solidified structure.

• Non-scratchable.

• It is easy to remove stains thereon.

• Easily washable.

• Healthy and hygienic.

• Not affected by any acid used in the house.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE AND CARE WHITE PRODUCTS:

Washing: Design-free white products can be washed in the dishwasher. Use in Microwave: It is suitable for microwave oven use. Use in Oven: It is suitable for use in ovens up to 200 C.

Refrigerator: It can be placed in the refrigerator. However, the product taken from the refrigerator must not be placed in/over a direct heat source. The product taken from the refrigerator should be placed in the oven after keeping it at the room temperature for a while. Similarly, contact with cold of a product taken from the oven must be avoided. Sudden heat changes can cause fractures in the products.

OVER GLAZE/GOLD/PLATINUM PRODUCTS:

Products are kiln fired after design is applied on the white products. Temperature of kiln firing with design is 850 C. The design remains on the surface of the product as the glaze does not melt at this temperature.

Washing: It is recommended that they should be hand washed for a longer period of usage. The detergents used in the dishwasher machines may rub off the surface of the design and cause deterioration of the design by time (erasing of gold and platinum gildings and fading of colors). Use in Microwave: Products with over glaze designs are not suitable for microwave oven use. Particularly, the metallic designs with gold or platinum gildings should not definitely be used in microwave ovens. It causes electrical arc and harms the microwave oven or may bear worse consequences. At the same time, design is rubbed off.

Use in Oven: It is suitable for use in ovens up to 200 C. Refrigerator: It can be placed in the refrigerator. However, the product taken from the refrigerator must not be placed in/over a direct heat source. The product taken from the refrigerator should be placed in the oven after keeping it at the room temperature for a while. Similarly, contact with cold of a product taken from the oven must be avoided. Sudden heat changes can cause fractures in the products.

PRODUCTS WITH IN GLAZE DESIGN:

 Temperature of kiln firing with design is 1200 0C. Glaze softens at this temperature and penetrates into the design. Washing: It is easy to wash in the dishwasher machine as the design is penetrated into the design. Rubbing off or fading do not occur. Use in Microwave: It is suitable for microwave oven use. Use in Oven: It is suitable for use in ovens up to 200 C. Refrigerator: It can be placed in the refrigerator. However, the product taken from the refrigerator must not be placed in/over a direct heat source. The product taken from the refrigerator should be placed in the oven after keeping it at the room temperature for a while.

WASHING INSTRUCTIONS

Hand washing:

• Cream and liquid detergents may be used.

• Washing bin should not be made of aluminum or inox.

• Contact of porcelains with non-porcelain utensil such as pots or pans should be avoided.

• It should not be cleaned with hard cleaning materials and wire wools.

• It should be rinsed with plenty of water after it is washed and should definitely be dried.

Dishwasher Washing:

• Attention should be paid to the detergent used. Detergents containing high alcali may harm particularly the over glaze designs.

• Dishwasher salts should definitely be used. If not used, a layer of lime will be formed on the surface of the product in time and the product will loose its brightness.

• The temperature of the dishwasher should be of maximum 60 C.

• Porcelains should be taken from the machine as completely dried.

• Attention should be paid that porcelain goods are not in touch with another while placing them in the dishwasher.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR STORAGE

It is important that the products are not wet and do not touch each other harshly while placing porcelain products on your shelves or putting one within another. The circle shaped part of the porcelain under the product is the hardest part of the porcelain. This part should not be touched harshly to inner part of the plates.

HOW DOES THE QUALITY OF THE CUTLERY WE USE AFFECT PORCELAIN?

The glazes of the porcelain are hard as they are kiln fired at high temperature. If the steel quality of the Cutlery used is not in conformity with the standards and its hardness is not adapted to porcelain, glazes of the porcelain hold the metal and gray metallic marks are formed on the products. It is recommended that cutlery matching with porcelain be used in order to avoid the formation of these marks on the porcelains. Noble Life Cutlery is matchable with porcelain. It does not certainly leave any stains or marks on the porcelain. If stains remain on your porcelain due to the use of poor quality cutlery, you can easily remove these stains with solutions removing stains on the Porcelain that are sold in the market.