Glasses and goblets are unique devices, invented and created for humans. They are designed to allow humans to consume liquids. It is customary to drink strong drinks from goblets. People usually drink water and wine from glasses, and if you add a straw, you can sip juices and cocktails.
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Benefits of Water Glasses
They are very convenient, not heavy. Water glasses are made from a variety of materials. Due to the design, the products can have a simple, ordinary or luxurious and rich look. Luxurious dishes are displayed on festive tables.
Wine glasses, stemmed glasses are made of environmentally friendly materials that do not rust. They are multifunctional, they serve ice cream, drinks, ice for champagne, water. Glasses made of glass, crystal, plastic do not deform, do not absorb odors, serve for a long time. Drinking utensils are inexpensive.
What volume should a water glass have?
A glass for mineral water, fruit drinks, punch, juice is made in the form of a narrow glass with thin walls and a high stem. Its capacity is 200-250 ml. There are thin glasses with a smaller capacity of 160-300 ml. Such a unit is called a flute, it is slightly narrowed at the top. Glasses with a fairly large volume are also produced: 850 ml. They are made of glass or crystal. Sometimes they serve light, sparkling wine, sometimes beer.
Usually the glasses are transparent or have a gold rim, and there are also multi-colored ones. The products come in blue, pink, orange, green, white, red. Some models have black legs. Modern designers have added collections of glasses in dark blue, black, and a variety of shapes.
They should be washed in warm, soapy water. There are special products for cleaning and washing glasses.
IMPORTANT! Thin glasses cannot be washed in the dishwasher, they may crack.
Materials for the production of water glasses
There are different types of glassware, including for drinking. The materials from which glasses and goblets are made play a major role. Their characteristics depend on this: strength, wear resistance, service life.
The product is made from the following materials:
- Glass (harder glass is used to make stronger samples. Simple glass produces a more fragile product).
- Crystal (expensive and durable products that require careful care are made from it. They are distinguished by a special coating that has a pattern. If you tap it gently, the glass will respond with a melodic, pleasant sound).
- Paper (paper disposable cups are used in summer. They are usually served to customers who buy mineral water, kvass, and beer).
- Plastic (disposable picnic tableware).
- Bronze (rarely found. There are historical examples in museums).
- Wood (items made by folk craftsmen. There are wooden mugs, cups, bowls).
- Ceramics (mainly bowls, cups, jugs).
- Brass (rare).
- Porcelain (usually cups, mugs, bowls).
IMPORTANT! Crystal products can only be washed in cool water. Then they should be wiped dry, after which they will begin to shine. They cannot be cleaned with chemicals or abrasives.
Glass
It is a universal, practical, wear-resistant, lightweight, environmentally friendly material. Products made from it are attractive due to their ease of care, lightness, and elegance. Glassware is cheap and popular.
Tempered glass is more durable. It easily withstands temperature changes and is not so easy to break. Modern glasses are distinguished by their wonderful design, delicate color scheme, and unusual geometry.
Crystal
This is an expensive, exquisite material. It is characterized by increased density, resistance to acid effects. It has a high refractive index of light rays. When tapped, the crystal product produces a beautiful, musical sound. It has its own pitch, and the duration depends on the force of tapping. Also, when guests clink glasses, a soft, gentle sound is heard throughout the room, hall.
Crystal glasses are durable, elegant, graceful and luxurious. Such dishes are displayed only during festive celebrations. Due to special care, crystal is not recommended for daily use. Glasses made of this elite material have always been a sign of wealth and well-being in the home.
How to choose quality glasses for juice and water
Multilayered glasses made of thick glass with beveled edges have recently become very popular. Also, models with prints and figured cutouts look great on the dining table.
However, classics always remain a priority for many families. Glass products, with a capacity of 330 ml, with a square bottom, long walls and streamlined geometry that rounds off all corners, are ideal for water and juices.
Special glasses for juice and water are made of ordinary glass. They are distinguished by convenient shapes, durability and large volume, which varies within 250-350 ml. When choosing, you need to look at the manufacturer and the characteristics of the material. The walls can have various bulges, decorative dents, patterns.
A good solution would be to purchase a set of glasses made of durable glass. The bottom is made in the form of a hexagon, and the high walls have 6 sides. Hexagonal modern products are narrower than regular glasses, which can have from 10 to 20 sides and a volume of 250 ml. One set is produced by 6 units.
When choosing dishes, the buyer must make sure that the wall thickness of the glass is more than 2 mm. Also, the product has a pleasant design, perfect symmetry, a quality certificate and a guarantee. If all the components are present, you can safely buy the product you like.
You can also buy crystal glasses for water and juice. They are divided into 2 types. The first type includes water glasses of a straight shape and on a high stem, where the bowl has a volume of about 200 ml. They serve mineral or fruit water, fruit drink.
The second type includes glasses that are both straight and gradually widen towards the top. Their volume is 200-250 ml. They serve soft drinks: lemonade, fanta, coca-cola, and others. If viscous cocktails or juices are served, a straw is added to the water glass.
Famous Water Glass Brands
The most popular manufacturers include the following.
- Bohemia (a Czech brand that created a whole range of colors. Experiments were conducted with the composition of glass. Various metal oxides were added to it, which gave the product different shades. Bohemian products, which received worldwide recognition for their sophistication, luxury, transparency, and tenderness, were supplemented by a new range of multi-colored tableware).
- Riedel (an Austrian dynasty founded its own factory. After some time, the brand's tableware won recognition all over the world. The products are of high quality. Even with a small amount of drink, wine, the glass reveals its taste and aroma. Tasters try drinks from the tableware of this brand. The geometry of the glasses varies from low and narrow to spherical and voluminous).
- Arcoroc (the French corporation has expanded its line of glasses with new conical models on a stable base, with a capacity of 90 and 150).
- Pyrex (produces products from French heat-resistant glass).
- Luminarc (elegant glassware made from impact-resistant glass in France).
- Mikasa (an American brand that produces restrained, dignified, respectable glassware. The brand does not tolerate any Rococo or excesses).
- Libbey (an American manufacturer released a collection of products in the form of a cactus, and also continued the classic line).
- Goose Crystal (a Russian manufacturer has released special thick glasses for water and juice with a capacity of 300 ml).
It is better to buy dishes from a well-known manufacturer. Then high-quality products will serve a person for a long time and reliably. From the modern variety of shapes and sizes, you can always choose according to your own taste.
