Bowl

Bowls are containers made from Wooden Planks whose only use, currently, is to hold Mushroom Stew. The bowl that contains the mushroom stew is returned when the stew is consumed, and 3 planks craft 4 bowls; therefore, they can be crafted in small quantities and reused. They cannot be used as an alternative for Buckets, because they cannot hold water or lava. It is recommended to take stacks of bowls and mushrooms with a Workbench as Mushrooms and bowls can be stacked, but Mushroom Stew cannot.

Usage
The Bowl is used to hold Mushroom Stew. This is currently the only use for the Bowl as of Minecraft Version 1.8. Bowls cannot be used as Buckets to pick up, place, or hold water and lava.