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Luetta's Soup and Sandwich Bowl
Luetta's Soup and Sandwich Bowl
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Luetta's Soup and Sandwich Bowl
Made by hand in New Ulm, Minnesota · since 1977
Soup on one side. Your sandwich on the other. One handle to carry it all.
Luetta Kranz has been at the potter’s wheel for 49 years. When her husband Verlyn’s hands started to shake and he quietly gave up on soup, she made him a bowl he could carry with one hand. This is that bowl, from her very last big firing. Her shoulder won’t allow another.
Her last firing · about 240 left
49
years at the wheel
1
dish instead of two
12
tries to get the handle right
“Everybody thinks the handle is the pretty part. It isn’t. The handle is where you tell the weight to go.”
— Luetta Kranz
What arrives at your door
- One handmade ceramic soup and sandwich bowl in the glaze you choose
- Wrapped by hand in brown paper by Luetta and her daughter Marit
- A short card from the studio
What makes Luetta’s bowl different
No. 01
One piece, one hand
A deep cup and a curved plate thrown as one dish. Nothing slides against anything else on the way to the table or the chair.
No. 02
The handle sits where the weight is
A wide loop right beside the soup, big enough for a thumb and two fingers. The bowl hangs level instead of tipping toward your wrist.
No. 03
A wall between soup and bread
The cup’s high wall keeps the soup on its own side. Grilled cheese stays crisp, crackers stay dry.
No. 04
Steady wherever you eat
A wide, flat foot that sits still on a lap tray, a TV tray or a side table.
No. 05
Microwave and dishwasher safe
Warm the soup right in the cup, eat, and put the whole thing in the dishwasher. One dish to wash instead of two.
No. 06
Real ceramic, made by hand
Thrown on the wheel, kiln-fired and dipped in glaze by hand. Real weight in your hand, and no two bowls exactly alike.
Pick your glaze
Prairie Cream
A warm, speckled white with a toasted rim.
Barn Red
The deep red of the old barns on the road to Sleepy Eye.
Minnesota River Blue
Deep and glossy, with a pale speckled rim.
Sweet Corn Yellow
Warm and sunny, the color of August.
How to use it
- Fill the cup with soup, chili or chowder, a finger’s width below the rim. Warm it right in the microwave if you like.
- Load the plate with half a sandwich, a grilled cheese, crackers or a slice of bread.
- Thumb through the handle, fingers underneath, and carry it close. Your other hand stays free.
- When you’re done, it all goes in the dishwasher together.
A regular soup bowl vs. Luetta’s bowl
| Bowl + separate plate | Luetta’s bowl | |
|---|---|---|
| Hands needed to carry | Two, or a tray | One |
| Where the weight sits | Wherever the soup sloshes | Right below your hand |
| Bread or crackers | Soggy when the soup slides | Dry on their own side |
| On a lap tray | Two dishes fighting for room | One steady foot |
| Dishes to wash | Two | One |
Made by hand in New Ulm
Luetta throws every cup, shapes every plate and pulls every handle in the old garage behind her house in New Ulm, Minnesota. Before a bowl is wrapped, she lifts it once by the handle. If it doesn’t hang level, it goes on the seconds shelf. Her shoulder won’t allow another big firing, so what’s left from September is her last, on sale until November 30 while it lasts.
Luetta Kranz
Perfect for
Luetta’s standard
- Thrown, shaped and glazed by hand
- Every bowl lifted by the handle 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 make lunch easier at your house, 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. Hot soup still makes a hot bowl, so carry it by the handle and fill the cup a finger’s width below the rim. Because every piece is glazed by hand, color and speckling vary slightly from bowl to bowl. This is a serving dish, not a medical or assistive device.
Product details
| Material | Handmade ceramic, glazed and kiln-fired |
| Size | approx. 8.1 × 6.9 × 2 in (20.5 × 17.5 × 5 cm) |
| Soup cup holds | approx. 9.5 fl oz (280 ml) |
| Glazes | Prairie Cream, Barn Red, Minnesota River Blue, Sweet Corn Yellow |
| Microwave / dishwasher | Yes / Yes |
| Made in | New Ulm, Minnesota, by Luetta Kranz |
| Shipping | Ships within 1–2 business days |
| Guarantee | 90 days, money back |
The September Firing
The September Firing
A note from the studio:
Luetta Kranz has been at the potter’s wheel in New Ulm, Minnesota, for 49 years. When her husband Verlyn’s hands started to shake and he quietly stopped eating soup so he wouldn’t spill it, she made him one dish he could carry with one hand: a deep cup for the soup, a curved plate for the sandwich, and a wide handle set right where the weight is. Since May the bowls have sold at the Saturday market in New Ulm. Her shoulder won’t allow another big firing, so the bowls left from September are her last. On sale until November 30, while they last.
Free US Shipping
Free US Shipping
Free shipping across the United States
- Ships within 1–2 business days, delivery in 3–5 business days
- Every bowl is lifted by the handle once and wrapped by hand
- Handmade ceramic soup and sandwich bowl, approx. 8.1 × 6.9 × 2 in (20.5 × 17.5 × 5 cm), soup cup holds approx. 9.5 fl oz (280 ml)
- Microwave and dishwasher safe
- 90-day money-back guarantee — just email info@cedarandtinco.com
Frequently Asked Questions
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Email us anytime at info@cedarandtinco.com. We answer Monday–Friday 9am–5pm and Saturday 10am–3pm (ET). Whether it’s about your order, how to use your bowl, or just to say hello — a real person writes back.
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 make lunch easier at your house or simply isn’t for you, email info@cedarandtinco.com within 90 days for a full refund. No questions, and US shipping is free.
How is it made?
How is it made?
Luetta throws each cup on the wheel herself, shapes the curved plate and joins the two while the clay is still soft. Then she pulls the handle and sets it right beside the soup, so the bowl hangs level when you carry it. After the first firing she dips each bowl in one of four glazes and fires it again. Before it is wrapped, Luetta lifts every bowl once by the handle. No two are identical. Microwave and dishwasher safe.