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Oleta's Snack Bowl with Dip Cup
Oleta's Snack Bowl with Dip Cup
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Oleta's Snack Bowl with Dip Cup
Thrown by hand in Berea, Kentucky · her last big firing
Snack in the bowl. Dip in the cup. Nothing touches.
Oleta Burchett has made pottery in an old Kentucky tobacco barn for 26 years. Her husband Dewey has spent 51 years of marriage refusing to let his ketchup touch his fries. So she finally built him a bowl with the dip cup right on the rim. This is that bowl, from her very last big firing. Her shoulder won’t allow another.
Last firing · only 263 left
26
years at the wheel
1
dish instead of two
10
tries to get the seam right
“I’ve washed that man’s ketchup out of more shirts than I can count. And I had never once thought to make him a bowl.”
— Oleta Burchett
What arrives at your door
- One handmade ceramic dip bowl in Oleta’s Buttermilk glaze, with the dip cup joined to the rim
- Wrapped by hand in brown paper by Oleta and her granddaughter Kenzie
- A short card from the studio
Why the cup is on the bowl
The glaze
Buttermilk
A soft speckled cream that thins out over the edge and fires to a toasted brown, like the rim of a good biscuit. Oleta tried two dozen test tiles before she settled on it, and it is the only glaze she uses on these bowls.
How to use it
- Fill the bowl with fries, chips, nuggets, wings, veggies, pretzels, dumplings or fruit.
- Fill the cup with ketchup, salsa, ranch, hummus, soy sauce, chocolate or anything else you dip.
- Dip as you go. Turn the bowl so the cup sits on whichever side you reach with, left or right.
- When you’re done, the whole thing goes in the dishwasher. One dish.
A plate and a ramekin vs. Oleta’s bowl
| Plate + ramekin | Oleta’s bowl | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the sauce goes | Wherever the plate tilts | Stays in its cup |
| Fries after five minutes | Soggy where the ketchup ran | Crisp, dipped one at a time |
| Bumped on the table | Ramekin slides or tips | One piece, nothing moves |
| Carried to the porch | Two things to balance | One bowl in one hand |
| Dishes to wash | Two or three | One |
Made by hand in Berea, Kentucky
Oleta throws every bowl and joins every cup in the old stripping room of a tobacco barn outside Berea. The first nine she made cracked at the seam in the kiln. On the tenth she learned to join the cup while both pieces were still leather-hard and work a coil of clay into the seam by thumb. Every bowl since gets the same treatment, and every seam gets one more look before it is wrapped. Her shoulder won’t allow another big firing, so what’s left from September is her last.
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Questions people ask at the market
How big is it, really?
About the size of a cereal bowl: 4¾ inches across, 6 inches with the cup, 2¾ inches tall, and it holds about 13½ ounces. It is made for one person’s snack or side, not for a party platter.
I’m left-handed. Does that matter?
No. The bowl is round, so you just turn it until the cup is on the side you dip with.
Can it go in the microwave and the dishwasher?
Yes, both. The cup is joined in the clay before firing, not glued on, so it doesn’t come loose in the dishwasher.
Will mine look exactly like the pictures?
Close, but not exactly. Every bowl is glazed by hand, so the brown rim and the speckles run a little differently on each one.
Oleta’s standard
- Thrown, joined and glazed by hand
- Every seam checked before it ships
- Microwave and dishwasher safe
- Wrapped by hand, ships within 1–2 business days
- 90-day money-back guarantee
90-day money-back guarantee
“If it doesn’t keep your ketchup where it belongs, I want to hear about it, and I want you to have your money back.” Use it every day for 90 days. If it isn’t right for you, email us and get a full refund. No questions asked.
Care and handling: Microwave and dishwasher safe. The bowl can get warm in the microwave, so lift it with care. Because every piece is thrown and glazed by hand, color, speckling and the brown rim vary slightly from bowl to bowl.
Product details
| Material | Handmade ceramic, glazed and kiln-fired |
| Bowl | approx. 4¾ in across, 2¾ in tall (12 × 7 cm) |
| With dip cup | approx. 6 in across (15 cm) |
| Holds | approx. 13½ oz (400 ml) |
| Weight | approx. 1.2 lb (525 g) |
| Glaze | Buttermilk (speckled cream with toasted brown rim) |
| Care | Microwave safe, dishwasher safe |
| Shipping | Ships within 1–2 business days |
| Guarantee | 90-day money-back guarantee |
The September Firing
The September Firing
A note from the barn:
Oleta Burchett has made pottery in an old tobacco barn outside Berea, Kentucky, for 26 years. Her husband Dewey has never once let his ketchup touch his fries, so she finally made him a bowl with the dip cup built right onto the rim. Since April the bowls have sold at her table at the Saturday craft market in Berea. Her shoulder won’t allow another big firing, so the bowls left from September are her last. On sale until November 30, and after that only while they last.
Free Shipping
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Free shipping across the US
- Ships within 1–2 business days, with tracking
- Every seam is checked and every bowl wrapped by hand
- Handmade ceramic dip bowl, approx. 4¾ in across (6 in with the cup), 2¾ in tall, holds approx. 13½ oz
- Microwave and dishwasher safe
- 90-day money-back guarantee — just email us
Frequently Asked Questions
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Email us any time. We answer Monday–Friday 9am–5pm and Saturday 10am–3pm (CT). Whether it’s about your order, how to use your bowl, or just to say hello — a real person writes back.
Email: info@backroad-goods.com
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Of course. 90-day money-back guarantee. Use it every day, and if it doesn’t keep your ketchup where it belongs or simply isn’t for you, email us within 90 days for a full refund. No questions asked.
How is it made?
How is it made?
Oleta throws each bowl on the wheel herself, throws the little cup separately and joins the two while both are still leather-hard, working a coil of clay into the seam by thumb. After the first firing she dips each bowl in her Buttermilk glaze and fires it again. Before it is wrapped, she checks every seam. No two are identical. Microwave and dishwasher safe.