Ah, the octagonal bowl. I have a bowl fetish, I'll admit it. I have more bowls than any other thing in the kitchen. This is the large octagonal bowl, however it's not too large, and would hold four baked potatoes or any other four servings of veggies for a small dinner party. It took John and I a good 15 minutes to figure out how we would arrange the dish/bowl cabinets so that we could easily reach what we would need regularly. I haven't used it yet, but I have big plans for this serving bowl.