I bought two to go with my dinner plates as I thought they would be a great serving bowl. Wow are these a big bowl! They are perfect for a serving dish, and for pasta or a large dinner salad. Love these!!

Pretty dishes for soups, salads pasta

Matte seems porous, but cleaned up well.

Very disappointed in this item, described as a 32oz pasta serving bowl. It is smaller than a dinner plate and not a traditional pasta bowl. Would barely hold a pound of pasta, let alone be able to toss it. Avoid buying this if you are looking for a real pasta bowl. Cheaper to keep as just another decorative bowl than to pay to ship it back. Pictured holding 16oz of uncooked pasta.