Dear belMarduk: my dictionary gives a second word, charger, meaning a large flat dish, a platter.

I never heard it before. I sure as hell would not buy any pewter, even lead free types. The price of titanium is due to drop perhaps as much as seventy five percent, according to recent article in New Scientist. Titanium resists corrosion, and except that it is not as easy to shape as pewter, may lend itself to very attractive kitchenware.