What size are your dinner plates?

[snax]

Out of curiosity what size are your dinner plates?
I’m currently using 11inch plates but am contemplating buying 9inch dinner plates when I move. It seems that 12inch plates are the average of today while in the 1960’s it was 9inch. I guess fundamentally that is a big increase and while my salad plates (9inch) look a little cosy I think it would be a good thing to bring into my family.
However if I decide to go with 9inch for dinner plates, then what size would the salad plates be?

[Beckyleach]

Our set of Polish Pottery (current favorites) are only 10.5 inches in diameter, smaller than our other stuff...I like that, since as I cannot abide the look of a "crowded plate" we're naturally eating just a tiny bit less, especially when we resist "seconds."

[Soop]

I think mine must be about 12" because a pizza overlaps slightly.

[bushwickgirl]

Big, 12", although have some 9" which I never use, due to their fragile nature. If I was to use them, it would be for salads or sandwiches, with a side, or smaller entree portions, at a buffet.

There was a study done recently about plate size, since you mentioned the plate size of the 60's and how that's changed over the years; the study found that people eat what's on their plate; if you're dieting or just cutting back, try the smaller plate option.

Salad plates are generally in the 4-6" range, but I like bigger ones, like 9". You can use any plate size option you want, really, what works for you is the correct answer.

[pinstripeprincess]

mine are 11" square, but they have a rather large sloped edge (as square plates tend to have) and that reduces the food space to about 9" square. i think if you were concerned about having ample visual size but reducing portion, a big border will probably help to pull back but you can't limit the vertical aspect!

[bushwickgirl]

"you can't limit the vertical aspect!"

How very true.

[armagnac]

12".