Great plates. Didn't realize they have a wavy smooth texture! Nice size variation. BUT NOT MICROWAVABLE. THEY WILL MELLLLTTTTTThe photos trick you, the set is very cheap and they even look fake. The most I’ll use them for is outside dining. If you use even a bitter knife on them the finish comes off. You can flick the product and it sounds just like plastic.Es liviano y fácil de limpiar además de eleganteThis was a nice set of plates and bowlsThese are engineered purely to be lightweight to reduce Amazon’s shipping costs. Use them in the microwave and they crack. Use even a butter knife to cut your food, and the finish is destroyed.Beautiful Plate setThis is a fantastic set of dishes – I’m pleasantly surprised! We frequently have small kids in the house who destroy everything so I’m building my collection of indestructible melamine dishware as an alternative to paper and cheap plastic. These go in the dishwasher which is handy, but what I love most about them is how sturdy, durable, and beautiful they are! I love the color, which looks very close to stoneware unless you examine them really carefully. And they’re nice and thick – they’ve already been dropped many times without a chip or scratch. Beautiful and durable, they look stunning on the table. They’re nice enough for me to use at the kids’ table for Thanksgiving.These plates and bowls are nice and large, and the pattern is beautiful. I’m really pleased with them!The only drawback of melamine dishes is they don’t go in the microwave. Otherwise perfect in every way!I am so impressed with this black melamine dinnerware set. They do not look like plastic. Sitting out on the table, you would swear they were stoneware until you pick them up and find they don’t possess the weight stoneware would. They are thick and feel very durable. I love the fact that they are matte black on front and back with interesting little ripples in the surface giving them some texture. The dinner plates are huge. The soup bowls are nice and deep making them perfect for rice or ramen. I wish water glasses or coffee mugs came with the set. The only drawback is you cannot put these in the microwave. I wouldn’t risk it even to heat up something for thirty seconds. Hey, but that’s what paper plates are for, right?I grew up using melamine, yet I have never had a set of my own until now. I wanted a few dishes that I do not have to worry about breaking when I go outside on my deck to eat. Now I understand why my mom always used this stuff. They are very resistant to breaking, dishwasher safe, and will last a long time without fading or chipping.I got the black because I just wanted something basic, no floral designs and patterns. I really like these dishes. In fact, I wish I had bought two sets. Now when I use my other dishes, I feel like I am lifting weights! I will get a lot of use out of these dishes, and I am very pleased with this purchase.