Flatware

We need a few more forks in our silverware drawer so I've been shopping around. I am a big Costco fan so I decided to look there. They don't sell sets of forks by themselves so I figured it might b...

So, I've recently bought Sambonet silverplated flatware, the Baguette series. Very nice! It is not pure silver, but stainless steel that has been silverplated. Sambonet says the cutlery is dish...

I've been looking for a simple, modern and sleek dinnerware/flatware sets.. Any reccomendations? Also, what kind of dinnerware/flatware you like?

by kaleokahu 10 months ago

So, in line with Tim's excellent thread, I thought it might be fun to move out of the kitchen's rarities, esoterica and ephemera and into the dining room's. What prompted this is finding that Cost...

Hi, I have Noritake colorwave dishes, which I guess are stoneware, certainly not fine china, and they have dark marks from the stainless steel flatware, from cutting your meat etc. Is there any wa...

Not sure how to describe this but twice in Italy, I was given a spoon that is slanted/tapered in the mouthpiece such that it's ergonomic to the lips. I never used spoon like this before anywhere e...

I'm shopping for some new dishes and silverware for our apartment. I plan to go to Kam Man and Pearl River. Any other places you recommend? What about for silverware?

by Jim Leff 2 years ago

It's hard to find nice informal flatware. I bought a set of this at Target 15 years ago (see photo). You can see that unlined copper is starting to appear. Yikes. Guess I need to replace. That e...

by john333 10 years ago

The people I know (relatives) who have sterling silver flatware never seem to use it, saving it for "special" occasions. My brother in law also bragged about his mother's sterling silver flatware...

by kaleokahu 4 years ago

This has been quite a quest for me. For the longest time, I've been searching for a "good" set of steak knives. I've been gifted several sets, set about making my own (still uncompleted), and hav...

My old stainless flatware, Easton by Oneida, has become worn and I have lost pieces after the roughly 15 years I have owned it. I am pretty happy with its service, but I am ready for a new pattern....

Does anybody have any advice on the cheapest way to purchase coin silver flatware for everyday use? Just looking for a spoon, fork and maybe dinner knife. One of each. To use. I have figured ...

Hey guys! So I have a tendency to bend spoons, forks, etc. when eating at the table. I would like to buy my wife a nicer set of utensils but everywhere I look online, it's hard to tell if they a...

Hey guys, Help Me Out Here! My mom is turning 50 on next month. So i thought of buying her something she loves. She is really craving for a good flatware set for her dinner table lately. So i have...

HI all- There are many forums on which stainless steel flatware to buy but I haven't found much on alternatives to stainless steel. I read that stainless steel is both reactive and corrosive,...

Hi Hounds, Is there a significant difference in style and quality (heft) between Sambonet's Baguette stainless pattern vs Guy Degrenne's Beau Manoir? Also, which one stylistically is closest to...

I am an RA patient and take a chemo drug that has the gosh awful side effect that I taste metal only when I eat with metal. For the last couple of years, I eat with plasticware but it looks tacky,...