Gourmet Settings Strand 20-Piece Flatware Set

Gourmet Settings Strand 20-Piece Flatware SetWe have posted about cutlery from Gourmet Settings a few times in the past for their unique designs. This 20-piece Gourmet Settings Strand flatware set is a service for 4. Which includes a salad fork, dinner fork, knife, soup spoon, and teaspoon.

Made with 18/0 stainless steel that is dishwasher safe with a 50 year-warranty. It coordinates with other Strand serveware, but only the newer production stock as there was a minor change in design around 2012.

Gourmet Settings Strand 20-Piece Flatware Set, Service for 4

Compostable Cutlery not Composting

compostable cutleryAccording to an article by Capital Public Radio, our compostable cutlery (that we’ve written about before) may not be as recyclable as we thought. The crux of the matter seems to be the definition of terms:

“Compostable versus recyclable? What does that mean? Where does it say?”

It’s an interesting article that many others on the internet are echoing the questions of just how well these environmentally flatware are? It seems those forks, knives and spoons in your compost pile will be there for a lot longer than you thought. Perhaps they are better off used in the garden as row markers?

Read the article at Capital Public Radio

Stainless Steel Espresso Spoons

WMF Vela Stainless Steel Espresso SpoonsThese stainless steel espresso spoons from WMF are part of the Velma series.  What makes an espresso spoon different from a teaspoon that you might use with coffee? Well, a normal teaspoon won’t fit into those teeny tiny espresso cups to stir in your sugar. That sort of makes these a “single purpose piece” of flatware in your cutlery drawer, but if you are a big espresso drinker or run a cafe then these would be perfect for you.

A set of four and made of 18/10 stainless steel they are dishwasher safe and ready for today’s first shot.

WMF Vela Stainless Steel Espresso Spoons, Set of 4

Cambridge Silversmiths Jubilee Black 20-Piece Flatware Set

Cambridge Silversmiths Jubilee Black 20-Piece Flatware SetIn the cutlery world right now, black is the new black. This set from Cambridge Silversmiths features very nice black handles. I find the entirely black flatware sets are a little unsettling.

The “Jubilee Black” 20 piece setting for four is made of 18/0 Stainless steel mirror finish with durable plastic handles. Each setting has a teaspoon, soup spoon, dinner fork, salad fork and dinner knife. Dishwasher safe with a 25 year warranty and a price than can’t be beat. This is a nice looking set.

Cambridge Silversmiths Jubilee Black 20-Piece Flatware Set, Service for 4