While very strong, porcelain is still breakable if abused. To ensure life-long enjoyment of your Herend pieces, we recommend the following:

• Hand washing in mild detergent is preferred and recommended. Avoid abrasives and lemon-based soaps
• If a dishwasher is used, the following is recommended:
• Avoid overloading the dishwasher to ensure that items don’t to come in contact with one another (this will prevent chipping from occurring)
• Do not use lemon-based dishwashing liquid or abrasive powders
• Lower temperature settings are better
• Allow the porcelain to cool off at the end of the drying cycle before removing it
• Never put an item with gold or platinum trim in the microwave
• Avoid storing acid-based foods in any painted porcelain container for an extended period of time
• Dust items with a soft cloth. Avoid abrasives and lemon-based cleaning products
• When storing, the use of felt pads between stacked plates is recommended to decrease the danger of abrasions