A serving pitcher only earns counter space if you like looking at it, and this one is hand-painted enamelware with a blue poppy pattern, so it does. Use it as a beverage pitcher for water at dinner, for lemonade on a hot afternoon, or for anything you would rather pour than pass around in the bottle it came in. When it is empty it becomes a vase, which is the second life every good pitcher has.
An enamel pitcher travels in a way glass simply does not. It goes to the porch, the picnic table, and the lake house, and it comes home again in one piece. Set it out with the matching poppy tumblers and the table looks planned; set this enamel water pitcher alone next to plain white dishes and it does all the decorating by itself. Either way, it is a piece you will keep on the counter rather than in a cupboard.
Is enamelware microwave safe? Enamelware is not microwave safe, because its metal base can spark inside a microwave. It suits serving and pouring at the table rather than heating food or drink.
