{"product_id":"degrenne-breakfast-cup-14oz","title":"Degrenne Breakfast Cup Set of 6 with Platinum Rim","description":"\u003cp\u003eThat thin bright line at the lip is real platinum, and it carries one hard rule with it. \u003cstrong\u003eA cup banded in precious metal never goes in a microwave, because metal arcs and the glaze around it scorches.\u003c\/strong\u003e Everything else about these cups is unremarkable to live with; this one thing is permanent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSix to the set\u003c\/strong\u003e A full breakfast service arrives at once rather than one cup at a time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFourteen ounces each\u003c\/strong\u003e A bowl measure rather than a coffee measure, which is what a French breakfast cup is.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMetal at the rim\u003c\/strong\u003e The band is applied metal, so the microwave is out for the life of the cup.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat the Platinum Band Costs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrecious metal decoration is applied over the fired glaze, which is why it catches light differently from the surface around it and why it behaves differently in a kitchen. \u003cstrong\u003eReheating a cup of coffee in one of these will damage it, and no amount of care changes that.\u003c\/strong\u003e A scouring pad will also take the band off over time, so these are sponge-and-detergent cups. In exchange you get an edge that reads as finished rather than as cut off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFourteen Ounces Is a Bowl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA standard coffee cup runs six to eight ounces. Fourteen is nearly double, and the tradition behind it is French rather than Italian: a wide low vessel you hold in two hands, filled with coffee and hot milk together. That shape does something a tall mug cannot, which is present a large surface for the milk to sit on. It is the wrong cup for espresso, where the whole point is a small dense serving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Rim That Frames the Cup\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDegrenne calls the fine platinum edge the hallmark of this range, and on a plain white body it is the only decoration there is. That restraint is deliberate: a single bright line reads across a laid table where a pattern would compete with everything on it. Six identical cups with one identical line is a coherent breakfast service rather than a collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHeating, Washing and the Band\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat warms a cup without a microwave?\u003c\/strong\u003e Fill it with hot water for thirty seconds and tip it out before pouring. That warms the porcelain properly and is what a cafe does anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs a dishwasher safe for the band?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, on a normal program with regular detergent. What wears a metal band is abrasion rather than water, so keep them off the rack where they knock against harder pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat suits a fourteen ounce cup?\u003c\/strong\u003e Coffee with hot milk, a large tea, or hot chocolate. Anything served small looks lost in it, and the cup is wide enough that a short pour cools faster than it would in a narrow one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What warms a cup without a microwave?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Fill it with hot water for thirty seconds and tip it out before pouring. That warms the porcelain properly and is what a cafe does anyway.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Is a dishwasher safe for the band?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Yes, on a normal program with regular detergent. What wears a metal band is abrasion rather than water, so keep them off the rack where they knock against harder pieces.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What suits a fourteen ounce cup?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Coffee with hot milk, a large tea, or hot chocolate. Anything served small looks lost in it, and the cup is wide enough that a short pour cools faster than it would in a narrow one.\"}}]}\u003c\/script\u003e","brand":"Degrenne","offers":[{"title":"13 oz \/ Silver \/ Porcelain","offer_id":52326545752365,"sku":"203242","price":138.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/4553\/2717\/files\/degrenne-breakfast-cup-14oz-1.jpg?v=1787956669","url":"https:\/\/aysire.com\/products\/degrenne-breakfast-cup-14oz","provider":"Aysire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}