These are lovely pasta/soup bowls!  Each plate has slightly different artwork while maintaining the overall motif.   The bowls hold approximately 2 cups, are dishwasher and microwave safe - and YES they are not hot coming out of the microwave!    I did notice that they were not as carefully packed as they could have been.  I think one more jostle and I would have had broken plates.  That was the fate of the matching serving bowl!  Arrived in pieces because the packing was insufficient. 

But I do love these, and hope to serve many plates of pasta in the coming year!