I ordered two sets to have enough for guests. When I opened the first box, I was pleased with the shape and size of the pieces. Nothing was broken, which was also a plus, but when I opened the second box, I was dismayed to see that almost every piece was speckled with either upstanding 'grains' or pitting. On one dish, someone had clearly tried to remove a large grain resulting in scratches on the surface. This problem made the dishes unsightly and would also make them difficult to be 100% clean. It is disappointing that a quality control problem means that I will be sending all of them back.