A gravy boat is a boat-shaped jug used for serving sauces or gravies at the dinner table. They often come with matching plates and can also be used for dessert toppings. They make a good gift and are useful for large family gatherings.
A gravy boat or gravy boat is a boat-shaped jug designed for use at a dinner table. Since mostly fancier or special-occasion dinners tend to be accompanied by sauces or gravies, these serving platters are often made to coordinate with fine tableware. A gravy boat has a main body which may be round or more square in shape, as well as a handle and spout.
Many gravy boats come with a matching plate or saucer. After the gravy boat is used by a person sitting at the table, for example to pour gravy over their mashed potatoes, there may still be some of the gravy dripping from the spout or running down the side. If the diner places the dish on its matching plate, any drips can be caught and prevented from reaching and staining the tablecloth.
Most fine china sets include gravy boats or gravy boats with the original set or as an extra accessory that can be purchased. A gravy boat or gravy boat that is not part of any plate model can also be purchased separately. These sauce boats can be plain in color so they can easily coordinate with many different dinnerware designs. Clear, white, or black glass are common for individual gravy boat designs.
In addition to any type of meat or poultry gravy, fish bowls can hold many types of pourable food toppers. Creamy sauces like Hollandaise or Bernaise and cheese blend for top greens like cauliflower are common contents. Hollandaise and Bernaise are both rich French sauces made with egg yolks and butter. Hollandaise is typically served over vegetable or egg-based recipes, while the more herb-heavy Bernaise is an all-purpose sauce suitable for many types of meat or vegetable dishes.
A less common use for a gravy boat is to hold dessert toppings such as pourable fruit mixes. Chocolate sauce can also be poured into a gravy boat for the best desserts like ice cream or pound cake. Pound Cake is a simple cake rich in butter.
When the dinnerware and the recipient’s sense of style are taken into consideration, a gravy boat can make a worthwhile gift. At large family gatherings, an extra sauce or gravy boat can be especially helpful, as these small jugs usually don’t hold large amounts of pourable condiments. More than one gravy boat is also useful when different types of sauces are served in the same meal.
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