How many times have you looked for a bowl to serve one of your favorite side dishes in, or to put chips in or to even put dips or condiments in while you were entertaining? These stoneware bowls will definitely fill that need. The only problem is trying to decide which one of Mara's great decorated stoneware bowls you would like to use. Mara stoneware serving bowls are fired twice at high temperatures and finished by hand. Minor imperfections and color variations are therefore a common characteristic of hand-finished stoneware products.