Useful Size: 8.5" Dia, awesome depth 2.4" H, Normal capacity: 45oz, Limit capacity: 50oz.Our bowls are suitable for salad, pasta, soup, dessert, ice cream, rice, beans and so on. You would find you could use them for much more than pasta. High edge of bowl, also greate for serving any meal that has sauce in it, will not spill out like a regular plate