Oneida 65-Piece Flatware Set, Service for 12

This is a good flatware set at a good price. Our family is using this set for everyday use and it has held up quite well in daily washing. Listed are the important facts and features that I noticed:

PROS:
* The appearance is excellent as well as the contemporary styling. You won’t get food debris stuck in any intricate design as there is none. The flatware is aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
* The flatware holds up well in daily washing in a dishwasher. It retains its shiny finish and you can get spots from hard water or improper washing, but that is not a fault of the flatware and is noticeable since it is shiny.
* It uses 18/10 steel meaning it has 18-20% chromium and 8-10% nickel content. The chromium keeps it hard and the nickel keeps it shiny over the years. This set is made in Indonesia. As a consequence the flatware will not bend in normal use. You can verify this be scooping hard ice cream with any one of the spoons and notice the spoon will not bend. Similarly the tines of the forks will stay aligned and not bend.
* The spoons are oval in shape, but they are sufficiently deep.
* All of the spoons and forks feel good in the hands except the knife, but it works for what it is.

CONS:
* As another reviewer stated there is a conspicuous “O” inset in a square stamped on the back of the flatware. In normal use this isn’t a problem, but if you have this in a formal setting, you don’t want that.
* I found only the teaspoon to be balanced, the other pieces are not and the knife is the worst as it seems to have most of its weight in the handle. If you place your utensil in your plate, you must be careful or it will flip out and possibly spill food on your clothes, tablecloth, or floor. You don’t want to think about your flatware, you just need it to work, so I think flatware balance needs to have more thought put in to the design.
* The tips of the fork are a bit rough and I wish they were polished to prevent this.

If Oneida revised this design and paid attention to the balance, then it would get 5 stars. Well balanced flatware is generally difficult to get, because it limits the design and size, particularly when you must maintain a volume standard for the spoons. Sometimes you can find balanced flatware, but it may not be as sturdy and subject to bending. I think this set could do a bit better in balance since the styling is contemporary.

I bought these to fill in for some teaspoons that had gone missing – as do other cutlery due to oversight while cleaning up:) I was very happy to see that they in fact were 18/10 stainless, even though the title was “Silver”. As I know sterling silver is way more than this price, I read past the title and was happy to see the description included stainless 18/10 . The spoons blended in well with the other spoons, and I would highly recommend them.

They have a good luster and weight when used or held in the hand. I love these serving spoons!

Authentic and quick! Needed to replace 4 and this was the perfect package!

I had really great flatware in the early 2000’s. I needed new ones and bought some online which were inexepensive and I didn’t like them. They were thin and didn’t have the same “heft” as my old ones.

I kept them together, the old ones I liked with some new but cheaper ones.

This went on for years. I would intentionally skip using the cheaper ones for the few remaining nicer flatware. Finally I was like “What am I doing?”

I probably didn’t need a 12 piece set. But when I priced out individual flatware items vs this set I figured why not. Each item was individually wrapped in plastic bags. Clearly they were careful about packing this.

They are shiny and feel great in the hands. I like my flatware to have some “heft” to them. They aren’t heavy, but don’t feel like flatware that are cheap, either. Would recommend.

This order was to replace my lost flat wear. This product is very nice, sturdy, and very well weighted.