I've moved house, so this is a new start in my life, but it's not like I've just graduated from university and started a new job. The old crockery I had was getting old, so I got rid of it all, so the new crockery is good. It's good that it can be used in the microwave and it's inexpensive. I've been cooking for many years, so I know what kind of dishes I need and how to use them, so I think the only other things I need are rice bowls and soup bowls. I think it's good to be able to choose your own rice bowls, soup bowls, chopsticks, etc. to suit your own tastes. It's a shade of off-white. It's different from the white plastic ones you get at Hyakkin and other places.