Made InCookware - Flatware Set - 4 Place Settings (20 Piece Set) - Crafted In Italy

There are certain household items that I only want to purchase once. Flatware is one of those items, it should be durable and last. I finally decided after decades of use that my mid-century Nasco flatware that I inherited from my parents needed to be replaced. So I started looking for something that was (1) durable (2) comfortable in my hands (3) suitable for everything from daily use to holiday dinners, and (4) dishwasher safe.I looked at many flatware sets online and in stores. Most had more "detail" in the design than I wanted, many were much lighter than I was accustomed too and felt cheap and flimsy. Then I found this flatware by Made In. Two things put me off initially, the price and the lack of serving pieces. But I read the reviews and kept going back to Made In. When Amazon had a $40 off coupon for Black Friday, I decided to just go for it and ordered 2 sets (each set has 4 place settings). I would have preferred 12 total place settings, but decided I could do with 8 place settings, given the cost.WEIGHT: These are heavy, for me that was a positive feature. Example: Knife: 4oz. Dinner Fork: 2oz.SIZE: These pieces are large, even larger than my old set.BALANCE: Despite the size and weight, the pieces are well balanced in my hand (the dinner spoons maybe not so much).CARE: Per the Made In website, these are dishwasher safe. I have had no problem with washing them in the dishwasher and have no spots.CONSTRUCTION: The knives are a single piece construction (unlike my old set) I think this will make them very durable. The knives are 18/0 stainless; other pieces are 18/10 stainless.DESIGN: The simple design is very nice and comfortable in my hand. The finish is amazingly bright and put my old set to shame. The forks and spoons have "18-10 Italy" stamped on the front side and the knives have "Made In" on the blade where it shows when you have them on the table -- I would have preferred all markings to be on the reverse side, but after using them for a few weeks, I hardly notice them (if you are setting a very formal table, you might not like the markings).Overall I am very happy with this flatware. If you prefer lighter or more petite flatware, you won't like these. I consider this an investment purchase, like good cookware. I do not expect to have to replace them in my lifetime.

Great set a little pricey but worth it. Well balanced, very elegant and will last a lifetime

Very well made and very sturdy. Well worth the price.

So very happy with "Made-In" Flatware made in Italy. The quality of 18/10 is wonderful. I absolutely love that it is stamped with 18/10 Made in Italy, and on the handles is labeled "Made In." My grandchildren will always be able to identify with this information on the flatware. Beautiful set.

About four months ago, I needed to get more flatware to have on hand when our son’s graduation gathering would have many more family members than we had forks, spoons, and table knives.I was so excited about my first choice, which I’d only seen online: Fortessa San Marco. In fact, all of the sets I ended up ordering I’d only seen online because we live in a small city without stores like Crate & Barrel, Sur La Table, and Williams-Sonoma. I loved the shape of the knives and how thin the neck of the stem was on these forks and spoons. However, when I received the Fortessa San Marco set, I discovered that those thin, delicate stems actually had an outer framing of the stems, resulting in not-so-delicate pieces. I disliked the fact that the pieces didn’t have what really was the biggest reason I’d fallen in love with them (online). Too, I found the overall look of this set clumsy and unrefined. So, I sent that back the Fortessa San Marco set.I was getting close to my son’s party date so I ordered the Liberty Chesapeake and Made In sets at the same time. That was good because once I received them, I found it so difficult to choose between them.I loved the sharp tines of the Chesapeake forks and I liked that the stainless steel appeared to have a whitish cast, much like old sterling silver flatware. This set had thin stems on the forks and spoons, which I loved. And while I loved the shape of its knives, they felt too light and, so, to me felt cheap.The Made In set had knives with good weight, the kind that when you pick it up or use it, makes you feel like you have a high quality and even heirloom-quality set of flatware. The forks’ and spoons’ stems are delicate and thin. Again, this was a feature I had sought out and was pleased with this feature in the Made In flatware. That said, there are some serious negatives to this set and they are bad enough that I wish I had returned this set. First, the knives—though serrated a tiny bit—do not cut through food that provides any resistance at all. For example, I just ate pizza for dinner and I had to work so hard to eventually tear through the crust with the Made In knife. This happens every time I use it and it’s incredibly frustrating. (My previous set I sought to augment is a very high quality flatware I received for my wedding: Ricci Argentieri Bamboo and, despite the fact that its knives have no serration whatsoever and are not sharp—just butter knives—I never struggle to cut ordinary food with those. I don’t know if the Made In knives are too thick, on a bad angle, or something else entirely, but they simply do not cut. My other complaint with this Made In flatware is that those dull fork tines make it nearly impossible to eat salad (spring mix) and so I end up having to scoop up under the leaves as if the fork were a spoon. I know many people complain about the large sizes of the bowls to both the teaspoons and soup spoons and, while I would prefer the small bowl to the Liberty Chesapeake, I really like the shape of the Made In teaspoon and find their size isn’t really an issue for me. My husband, however, disagrees and is baffled by their enormous breadth and depth. One last bit here is that the upturned end of the forks’ and spoons’ handles and the mismatched weight between the heads and the ends mean that the forks, spoons, and knives make the pieces fall off of dirty dishes as those dishes are handled, and that is really annoying.I have to say, I really expected a far superior product from Made In and I really thought it was…until I actually used it.So my final verdict is:- Fortessa San Marco is indelicate and ugly and, despite its high price, appears cheap.- Made In appears and feels like an expensive set and you will enjoy it if you put it under a cloche and only ever look upon its beautiful swooping lines, but the minute you start to use it, you will be monumentally frustrated at just how poorly all of the important aspects of flatware (that we never think about, until they are all wrong) are realized in this set.- And Liberty Chesapeake emerges as the set I so wish I had kept because now I have 8 place settings of Made In that make eating a frustrating chore. Ugh!

Well made, beautiful flatware that I wish did not have the “made in” logo on the front of the knife. This makes an expensive set look cheap. I realize nearly all flatware has a name or logo but this one makes me think ‘made in China’ rather than Italy.

Slightly large in size resulting in significant weight and impressive visual impact. Great feel. Great value. Highly recommend.

Don’t listen to the one compelling review here that falsely describes the salad fork tines too dull too pierce field greens. Obviously the reviewer received a defective set as I am piercing away as I write this. Additionally , the knife is quite sharp and cuts appropriately. I did, however, find an interesting Anamoly. I ordered a second set for a total service of 8 and discovered there is a significant difference in the weight of most of the pieces. I am returning the lighter weight set and am waiting g for the replacement to arrive. Hopefully it will match the heavier piece set as I greatly prefer that one.