Came from your later video. I'd love to see a tier list of budget brands, IKEA, Walmart (if you're branching out to European) Tesco, etc. One day I'll be able to afford silver for my daily drivers, but they're stuck in the display case for the moment! Speaking of which, do you find a difference between different sources of steel? Is a Sheffield stainless spoon much different to a Japanese? Love to see more!
I bought some new liberty flatware set. I noticed and started cleaning the groves in between the forks and notice black residue. What is it? Is it safe and should I return?
Hi can you please identify the cutlery they used in the Dune movie, specifically on the breakfast scene at the beginning, when Paul Atreides and his mom were eating.
Smaller forks with shorter tines force you to slow down and savor the food more. Great way to combat portion distortion. It was a brilliant design choice. Arne Jacobsen was far ahead of his time.
Very interesting info. Thank you. I was led to this video when I was searching for black flatware for my son’s birthday. Any suggestions? I was looking at MOMA black flatware set made in Portugal.
Michael, You will be the one to make a set (or deck) of Cutlery Cards! You can offer them the the students of Cutlery for a start, and there are many demands possible for such. Good Luck! and Thank you for your videos.
I'm fascinated by the gendre aspect of cutlery. Why do the knife, fork and spoon change gendres between the various languages. Where would you recommend I go to research this?
I am trying to figure out some nice silverware to invest in for everyday use. It’s just me, so I don’t have kids. I like the idea of having to polish silverware. I do not want antiques. Thank you for your suggestions. At this point I’m considering Lenox at Macy’s.
Fascinating topic and video. Thank you for the information. Do you know if the nickel in the flatware leaches into food for people who are sensitive or allergic to a level of nickel?
You shouldn't have to worry about the nickel leaching out unless you are using the cutlery to cook with, and it is submerged in a acidic mixture for a long time. If you want to be completely safe, buy 18/0 stainless steel cutlery, which has less than 1% nickel content, or buy some nickel free stainless steel. Nickel leaching is much more of a problem with cookware, especially if an acidic mixture is slow cooking for a long amount of time. In that case, you can cook with ceramic, cast iron, or glass cookware instead. If you are curious if your stainless steel item has nickel in, check to see if it's magnetic, if it is, then it doesn't contain nickel.
What are the benefits/drawbacks of using silverware in everyday use? I inherited a set of Gorham Sterling (just the forks, spoons & table knives), and I’m not sure if it’s a better idea to store them away than to use them everyday, instead of using my stainless steel set (I want to use them 😊). And should I be concerned that if I have guests over for dinner someone might steal a piece or two? I’ve never had anything but stainless steel. Thank you.
Great info and some good editing as well. This is a topic very few sites or channels even come close to, and even though it's pretty easy to buy a set of flatware (cutlery? I'm Swedish so don't know the difference) knowing the principles to evaluate online and then later, in store, would be great to have. For example. I know a few things about German and Japanese knifes and steel and how the "cutting traditions" and type of food have influenced the knifes features, pros and cons. To have a few pictures and minimal info can be helpful if one know what to look for and what to avoid. 18/10 over variants (if not silver 925), smooth edges, polished vs satin vs vintage finish, enough metal to not easily bend, angles of the handles to the pieces' "mouth part", sizes of that mouth part and relative lengths of handles and so on. In store, perhaps discuss balance and feel, checking that knifes are sharp enough (but maybe not too sharp?) and that they don't bend etc. Maybe examples of brands (Villeroy and Bosch, Zwilling, WMF, George Jensen, Gense, Robert Welch are common quality brands in Sweden but I guess the UK, Germany and US has very different manufacturers so hard to do good).
So let me get this straight from the 1st video I watched you cheated somebody out of $300000 who seems to be pretty scary and may come after you. In this video apparently you are responsible for somebody sitting behind bars who is thinking of ways of how to get revenge on you because you were able to finger them using your cutlery expertise. You may be in need of witness protection program if you keep putting up videos. Lol. You are so funny
I was wondering if there are companies that sell cutlery without the handle so you can design and create your own handle from acrylic plastic for an example.. ive been looking online but i havent found any so I'd really appreciate it if you or anyone could suggest something .. thanks!
I have a set of the Arne Jacobsen (pronounced YACK-ob-sen I believe) flatware (new, manufactured by Georg Jensen (GAY-org YEN-sen)), and while I absolutely love its statement piece aesthetics, and do not regret the purchase, in usage it's not really that great. The spoons are nice, except for soup. I believe soup spoons tend to have circular bowls (shorter and wider compared to standard dinner spoons) because it reduces the chance of spilling, and these spoons are the exact opposite of that shape. Unfortunately, AJ's bouillon spoons are asymmetrical, requiring right- and left-handed versions, which is annoying. Plus, I think GJ discontinued it. I wish the dinner fork were a bit wider, and I agree, four tines would be better. Combined with the short tines, I feel like it doesn't hold onto food as securely, especially if the food is thicker and heavier, although I suppose it's "good enough" under most circumstances. And of course, being so narrow means it's not good for lifting pieces of food without stabbing it. And the knife...while the design is striking, it really isn't very useful. It looks like it was inspired by a surgical scalpel, an instrument that is used to make precise but shallow incisions. The very narrow blade face means it is terrible for spreading butter/pb/jam/etc., necessitating the additional purchase of his (also discontinued) butter spreader. Then factor in the somewhat short edge length and narrow handle, and it isn't very good for cutting either. Unless you want to hold it like a scalpel, or maybe hold it like a pen a la Tom Colicchio, it isn't comfortable to hold. In the early 2000s, GJ used to make a set of flatware designed by Jean Nouvel, that had the coolest looking table knife I've ever seen, and it was much more practical than the AJ knife. Sadly, GJ discontinued the set years ago, or I'd raplace my AJ knives with it. (The rest of the JN set was pretty normal/boring looking.)
Hello! I have a 140 piece Geislingen silver set, with its wooden case. I would love your insight on what it's value could be as I consider selling it. It belonged to my grandparents.
How can we review this set and not at least acknowledge that it was featured in Kubrick’s, 2001: A Space Odyssey? Epic movie and cool piece of its history.