Description
Rice Steamer / Fries Bowl – Where Innovative Form Meets Dual-Purpose Versatility
The Imperial White Rice Steamer / Fries Bowl combines distinctive tapered silhouette with genuine dual-purpose functionality, offering culinary professionals a versatile vessel that genuinely excels as both fries bowl and soup bowl without compromise while adapting to countless additional applications across all service contexts. The unique tapered form features wide top opening that creates easy access for french fries and comfortable eating geometry for soups, while the narrow stable base maximizes table space efficiency and creates distinctive visual interest that elevates casual presentations. With generous 15-ounce capacity that accommodates substantial fries portions, hearty soup servings, generous side dishes, and ample preparations, this innovative bowl provides maximum operational flexibility by allowing single SKU to serve multiple applications, reducing inventory complexity while maintaining functional excellence. Crafted from premium vitrified china with superior thermal retention properties and brilliant white glaze, the bowl combines innovative design with commercial-grade durability and efficient nesting capability that maximizes storage capacity, making it essential for casual dining operations, quick-service concepts, pubs and sports bars, and any establishment seeking versatile vessels that serve multiple applications while maintaining the distinctive character and reliable performance required for professional high-volume service.
Traditional Applications
The Rice Steamer / Fries Bowl excels in french fries service where the tapered form keeps fries upright and contained while the wide opening allows easy access, presenting classic french fries, sweet potato fries, waffle fries, curly fries, and specialty fries where the bowl’s distinctive shape creates authentic casual dining experience with the 15-ounce capacity accommodating generous portions while the narrow base creates stable presentation perfect for burger accompaniments and pub fare. Perfect for soup service where the deep profile and curved sides create comfortable eating geometry, presenting tomato soup, chicken noodle soup, vegetable soup, cream soups, brothy preparations, and hearty soups where the capacity provides adequate portions while the thermal retention maintains serving temperature throughout the meal, suitable for both thick creamy soups and clear broths with the curved sides facilitating comfortable spoon access. Ideal for side dishes and accompaniments including coleslaw, potato salad, mac and cheese, vegetables, and rice where the bowl’s capacity and form create appropriate presentations with the tapered shape adding visual interest to standard sides while the generous capacity accommodates substantial portions for burger sides, sandwich accompaniments, and entrée sides. Use for salad presentations including side salads, Caesar salads, garden salads, and specialty salads where the bowl’s depth contains dressings and the wide opening allows easy mixing and eating, presenting composed salads, tossed salads, or grain-based salads where the versatility adapts to diverse applications. Extend to snacks and appetizers including chicken wings, onion rings, mozzarella sticks, popcorn shrimp, and finger foods where the bowl’s form creates casual serving vessel with the wide opening allowing easy access while the depth keeps items contained for bar snacks and sharing presentations.
Creative Applications
Transform standard fries service into creative loaded fries presentations featuring toppings, sauces, cheeses, and garnishes, building poutine with fries, gravy, and cheese curds, creating chili cheese fries, presenting truffle fries with parmesan, or composing bacon ranch fries with multiple toppings where the bowl’s depth accommodates layered preparations while the tapered form keeps everything contained for contemporary casual dining concepts and upscale pub fare. Create contemporary soup presentations including ramen bowls, pho-style preparations, noodle soups, and Asian-inspired soups where the bowl’s form works for both traditional and contemporary applications, building layered soup presentations with noodles at base, broth, proteins, vegetables, and garnishes arranged for visual appeal with the capacity accommodating substantial soup portions. Use for grain bowl presentations including rice bowls, quinoa bowls, farro preparations, and grain-based dishes where the bowl’s depth and capacity work well for layered compositions, building bowl presentations with grains as base, proteins and vegetables as middle layers, and sauces and garnishes on top where the tapered form creates visual interest. Transform into dessert vessel for ice cream, sorbet, puddings, mousse, and sweet preparations where the tapered form creates elegant dessert presentation, using for warm desserts like bread pudding or cobbler where thermal retention maintains serving temperature, or cold desserts where the bowl’s form adds sophistication. Present snack mixes, popcorn, nuts, and casual snacks where the bowl’s form creates perfect serving vessel with the wide opening allowing easy access while the depth keeps snacks contained for bar service and casual dining. Create breakfast bowl presentations including oatmeal, yogurt parfaits, breakfast grains, and morning preparations, layering yogurt with granola and fruits or presenting hot oatmeal with toppings where the versatility adapts to both hot and cold breakfast preparations.
