When historians will tell stories of the glass food cloche centuries to come, they will say its story began here.

Not only does the word itself sound haughty (it comes from the French word for bell), it is a fundamentally theatrical object, existing to conceal and reveal food—or on occasion, a severed head. Epicurious may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights.And every bowl has a different curves, that means it is not necessary to fit into a bowl with 25cm diameter. The natural world around us is based on geometry that communicates in shapes, patterns, texture and colors. A collection of food cloches with metal handles served with footed glass trays with or without inserts. Particularly at this time of year, when grilling season and warm weather entice people into maximum alfresco dining, the presence of bugs can be a nuisance for which there’s rarely an elegant solution.

A cloche plate presented in a minimal color palette is a gratifying build up to a vibrant meal with an extravagant surprise of techniques garnishes and plating. It is dishwasher-safe and ultra-durable to withstand hundred-plus washes without its colors’ peeling off.Secondly, it mentions the diameter is 25cm and 18cm but it doesn't mean that it can fit a diameter of a container with either 25cm or 18cm as the part silicone to cling on is the part which curled inside. The larger set of two food covers has very little information of what size of container it can be covered which I guess using the information provided by the smaller pack but it doesn't fit. For most people, a cloche—the dome-shaped covering for a dish that’s removed before serving—is only ever encountered on-screen, likely in the hands of a butler in an English period drama.

Difficult to clean properly Verified Reviewer I like these in theory, they do the job in terms of covering containers and foods, but I find them very difficult to clean well so they're not really very practical to use regularly.

This serving cloche is aligned with the wonderful mystery of nature’s geometry and everything it has to offer.