{"id":18341,"date":"2022-05-31T18:28:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T17:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/companhiaatlantica.pt\/blog\/uncategorized\/what-is-the-difference-between-stoneware-earthenware-and-porcelain-ceramics"},"modified":"2026-01-06T14:31:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:31:16","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-stoneware-earthenware-and-porcelain-ceramics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.companhiaatlantica.pt\/en\/article\/what-is-the-difference-between-stoneware-earthenware-and-porcelain-ceramics","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between Stoneware, Earthenware and Porcelain ceramics?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Choosing your tableware can be a challenge, due to the variety of ceramics available on the market: porcelain, stoneware or earthenware. Knowing about the available materials helps you choose the right utensils, according to your lifestyle and the design of your kitchen<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The word \u201cKeramos\u201d ceramics means scorched earth or scorched clay, the art of producing utilitarian or decorative objects, using the base raw material, clay.<\/p>\n

Result of numerous geological formations, there are clays of different chemical compositions and they present different aspects. Different clay bases, different combinations.
\nMost of it is not ready to be worked, so it is prepared with other raw materials, such as kaolin, feldspar or sand, according to the desired final result. The different combinations give rise to very different end products<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t

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