We have talked about Villeroy & Boch before and it’s worth saying again. From the country of Germany, Villeroy & Boch is family-owned since 1748. They are an award-wining, innovative company rooted in a time-honored tradition. Villeroy & Boch custom dinnerware can be found on luxurious Orient Express trains, the Pope’s table in Vatican, the tables of crowned European royalty, and has been a staple in renowned hotels and restaurants on every continent.

I loved the hammered look of this 60-Piece Blacksmith set. It is a 12 place setting made 18/10 stainless-steel which consists of 12 each of these: dinner knife, dinner fork, dessert fork, dinner spoon, and teaspoon.

Villeroy & Boch Blacksmith 60-Piece Flatware Set, Service for 12

We really like Henckels products around our house. And we like the look of the design of the Bellasera cutlery set. This is a 45-piece flatware set with service for 8. That includes a salad fork, dinner fork, knife, tablespoon, and teaspoon. Also included is five piece hostess service set that includes sugar spoon, butter knife, meat fork, serving spoon, and slotted serving spoon. Made of dishwasher safe and corrosion resistant 18/10 stainless-steel.

BTW – I read in Anthony Bourdain’s book last night that slotted spoons are consider female and regular are male. Weird huh?

J.A. Henckels Bellasera 45-Piece Flatware Set, Service for 8

From the country of Germany, Villeroy & Boch is family-owned since 1748. They are an award-wining, innovative company rooted in a time-honored tradition. Villeroy & Boch custom dinnerware can be found on luxurious Orient Express trains, the Pope’s table in Vatican, the tables of crowned European royalty, and has been a staple in renowned hotels and restaurants on every continent.

The “La Coupole” cutlery set is stamped front and back with the pattern design. The 40-piece set includes 8 dinner forks, dinner spoons, dinner knives dessert forks and teaspoons. Manufactured in 18/10 stainless steel that is dishwasher safe. Included is a blue cardboard box with molded plastic inserts for storage.

This is high quality cutlery at a very reasonable price.

Villeroy & Boch La Coupole 40-Piece Flatware Set

 

Let me say this right off the top, Lifetime Warranty. And secondly, 18/10 stainless steel that will never rust .  This setting for eight consists of 8 Dinner Forks, 8 Teaspoons, 8 Knives, 8 Salad Forks and 8 Tablespoons. A very classic, solid design for a great price.

But about that statement “will never rust”. Anything will rust in the right conditions and you have to respect that. So they give the following guidelines:

Daily use of your Flatware keeps each piece bright and shiny. Below are some general guidelines to help you care for your sterling silver flatware:
• After each use, promptly wash or rinse your flatware with hot water and dry it.
• If you hand-wash your flatware, use a mild detergent.
• Do not leave your flatware sitting in water, as soaking can permanently damage the metal.
• Keep flatware and stainless steel flatware in separate baskets in the dishwasher.
• If you put the flatware in the dishwasher, keep detergent to a minimum, remove the flatware from the dishwasher before the dry cycle, and then dry items completely with a soft towel.
• Make sure your flatware is completely dry before you store it.
• If using daily: Store flatware in a moisture-free drawer.
• Do not wrap your flatware in rubber bands, plastic or newspaper, or in any material with a high sulfur content.

People, please read and follow these rules and avoid a disappoint.  In our house we never use the dry cycle in the dishwasher, it’s too hard on everything. Just open the door and let it dry naturally from the residual heat of the hot water. With a good rinse agent you won’t get spots, trust me.

Bruntmor, CRUX Royal 40 Piece Flatware Cutlery Set