Beautiful to have on the shelf, and beautiful to serve in too. The nice thing about Staub ceramic-ware: they are oven safe. I have use this happy cocotte for my sundried tomato dip and even for olive tapenade. It has doubled as a 'gravy' boat, when I needed something fun to serve extra marinara, BBQ sauce and tamale sauce. I find a bunch of ways to use it once I let my mind wander.