Homelux Principle 18/10 Gold Silverware Set, 5pc Mirror Polished Trendy Silverware Set, 18/10 Gold Flatware, Gold Knife Set, Gold Silverware Set, Knife Spoons & Forks Set, Trendy Cutlery Set of two

Elegant design, exceptional quality
The obvious elephants in the room: the handles, the knife, and the spoons.All three elements I just named are what really sets these apart from other flatware. I will go over each of them.The handles: VERY elegant looking, but are they comfortable? Yes, but not exceptionally. I don’t have any trouble holding these, but I do wish the handles were thicker, and maybe with a slight bend. Also, they transfer heat rather easily…putting a spoon in a large glass (I have 16 ounce mugs) of hot tea makes the handle heat up. Give it about five minutes, and it’s hot! Hot enough to be uncomfortable, though not actually dangerous. The design doesn’t allow the heat to dissipate as fast as a flatter handle would. I wouldn’t make the handles flatter if I was redesigning these, though…the handles just look too cool. I wish they were a bit thicker, but that would also make the utensils heavier, so they aren’t bad even if they aren’t super-comfortable. The handles are as stylish as you could ask for, and the grip is “decent but not great.”The knives: like the handles, very elegant looking, very cool design. But how do they work? Excellent, in fact. I really like the blade design…I’ve used them for spreading butter and for cutting a steak. They work well for both. The aforementioned “decent but not great” grip on the handles does keep them from being the best knives possible, but the blade design works really well…well enough that these can in fact be used as steak knives. I really like the knife blades.The spoons: extremely modern in appearance, circular rather than oval or oblong, and fairly deep. Once again, they look cool, but how functional are they? Well, I’ve used them for soups, sauces, shoveling beans…and I think it’s an excellent design. It actually makes me wonder about why we don’t see more circular spoons. I suppose oblong designs increase the amount of food a spoon can hold without requiring your mouth to be wider? Well, these spoons really accomplish that with their depth. I find them quite comfortable, and since you aren’t trying to cut anything, the handle’s “not great” status is not at all a problem with the spoons.Other stuff: the metal and coating are very high quality. I eat gallons (not an exaggeration) of extremely hot hot sauce…one of the reasons I replaced my other silverware is because the hot sauce I make is so hot that it was corroding my silverware. The set of these that I purchased was the gold plated version…gold is one of the least reactive elements, and I figured that as long as the plating wasn’t thin or poorly applied, the gold would protect the metal from the acid in my hot sauce. I was correct…I have seen no damage whatsoever to these utensils after using them for this purpose many times (I’ve been using the same set over and over again to be sure). Also, I despise washing dishes, so I’ve been putting them in my dishwasher. Again, no sign of damage.recap/parting thoughts:- These are by far the highest quality flatware sets that I’ve ever owned. I started with a single box…to make sure I liked them, and after using them for a few days, I ordered six more boxes (14 sets).- They are elegant to the point that everyone that sees them has to comment on their appearance (positively).- They do not react to even the spiciest sauce and hold up well in the dishwasher (Note: 10/18 steel and high-quality, heavy gold plating)- The only downsides are with regards to the handles: the grip is decent, but not great, and they heat up to the point of being uncomfortable if you put them in 16 ounces of very hot liquid (like tea or coffee; won’t be a problem with soup unless you serve crazy-hot soup, probably not a problem if you are using 8 ounce mugs).- I would highly recommend this production on the basis of their quality and the elegant design.

Beautiful silverware
Excellent quality. Sturdy and strong but beautiful.

Flaws here and there
I am not gonna say they are flawless… right out the box and already see little imperfections here amd there. However, for the price and other people’s reviews, I think it’s worth the investment and try. Other than that, they feel great to the touch as far as quality and they are just so beautiful. Ordered 2 boxes, hopefully the flaws are minimal on both.

Stunning!
These are absolutely beautiful, no picture will show the fine expensive looking shine they’ve got, what a great set! I ordered 4 sets for 2 ppl each so 8.

Was not expecting this great quality but me and my husband actually like them and will be purchasing another set!As of current we had yet to put in the dishwasher but as most mentioned it’s probably better to hand wash. (Though will see if it will survive in the dishwasher anyway just to check!)Can’t wait to get a good use of them. 😊

This is day one out of the box. Fingers crossed it looks this nice for a while. Nervous to put them in the dishwasher…

Great quality and look super elegant!