Seaside Oyster Plate, Small | Abigails

A shallow ceramic dish in an oyster shell silhouette, made in Italy and built to go straight from the oven to the table. That's the whole argument for it — bake oysters Rockefeller, a small gratin, or a single portion of shrimp in the same dish you serve it in, and nothing transfers, nothing cools, nothing needs washing twice. At six and a half by four and a half inches, it's an individual serving size. Four or six of them turn a dinner party into a plated course with no effort, and the shell shape does the styling for you. Dishwasher, oven, and microwave safe, which is rare enough on decorative ceramic to be the reason to buy it. These live in the rotation rather than in a cabinet. Why Katie loves it: "Anything that bakes and serves in the same dish is a win when you're hosting. I do baked oysters in these, and they go straight to the table looking like something. Less to wash, and it looks better than a sheet pan ever would."