Most pet bowls are chosen on looks and regretted on the third week, when a ceramic one chips or a light plastic one skates across the kitchen floor every mealtime. Melamine sits usefully between the two: heavier and more solid underfoot than plastic, but without the crack-on-first-drop fragility of stoneware. This one carries a blue and white indigo pattern that reads as a piece of tableware rather than pet kit, which matters if the bowl lives in a kitchen you like.

The moulded melamine body resists chipping and scratching in daily use, it is BPA-free and food-safe, and it goes through the dishwasher rather than needing a hand wash. A non-slip base keeps it from travelling as your dog pushes into it. Three sizes are offered, small, medium and large, with the bowls themselves weighing between 185g and 415g depending on which you choose, and the finish suits a patio or utility room as readily as a kitchen.

• BPA-free, food-safe melamine
• Chip and scratch resistant in everyday use
• Non-slip base to stop it sliding
• Dishwasher safe
• Small, medium and large; 185g to 415g
• Indigo blue and white pattern, indoor or outdoor

Two things worth knowing. Melamine is dishwasher safe but never microwave safe, so do not warm food in it. Determined bowl-chewers are better served by stainless steel.

Who it's for: Cat and dog households wanting a solid, easy-clean everyday bowl that looks like part of the kitchen rather than an afterthought.