Well designed and finished
This is a nice flatware set. It feels and looks very polished. The beaded design stands out more in person than it does in the product pictures. All of the edges are well rounded so they feel silky smooth in the hand.The first thing that you notice when picking up the utensils is the different balance points. The spoons feel and look larger than the forks even though they are the same length. I think this is because the spoons have a larger basin than normal and are balanced right behind the head of the spoon making them a tad more front heavy, naturally dipping when you hold onto them. The forks on the other hand are balanced perfectly in the middle making them feel much more nimble in comparison. The knife is balanced an inch back from the blade so if you grab it as you normally would, it sits back in your hand naturally pointing a bit up, basically the opposite of the spoon. I actually went and compared this to other forks and knives to make sure I wasn't just being neurotic but it does seem to be a consistent and deliberate design pattern across my sets. The dynamic in this set is just a little more pronounced than the other sets that I have, making it more apparent.I like to look at the tines of the fork as the finishing here is somewhere that is commonly skipped in cheaper utensils. All of the tines are well smoothed and come to a good point. The knife is actually quite sharp, usually "dinner knives" are synonymous with butter knives, to me, and I find they often lack any meaningful ability to cut. The knife in this set isn't quite a steak knife but it does have more pronounced serrations and can actually cut. The spoons, as mentioned earlier, have a nice volume to them. I don't really consume much soup but I think I'm going to make some just to see how meaningfully volume differences effect the experience.One thing I do notice though is that there is no stamping or labeling on the utensils themselves, either for the brand or the steel type. I may just have an early set though? All of my other utensils have at the least the steel type stamped into them. This set should be 18/8 and considerably more corrosion resistant than cheaper 18/0 sets. I don't mind the exclusion of the brand print though, as I do prefer the cleaner look.