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The best flatware ever made (IMO): WMF Nortica The have a really nice balance, perfect weight and are practical while modern. Unfortunately they are not longe

by psadri 4y ago

The best flatware ever made (IMO): WMF Nortica The have a really nice balance, perfect weight and are practical while modern. Unfortunately they are not longer manufactured and and now cost $240/set! https://www.replacements.com/silver-wmf-flatware-nortica-stainless-5-piece-place-setting/p/70240971 https://www.replacements.com/silver-wmf-flatware-nortica-sta...

gnicholas 4y ago
The fork looks a bit sporky, at least to my eye.
- exmadscientist 4y ago
  If it is, I've never noticed it. They just work and stay out of your way. The knives aren't as corrosion-resistant as I'd like, though. (Why are butter knives always made out of 400 stainless? They're butter knives. It's not like they need to hold an edge.) Anyone know of a good replacement for Nortica? It's getting tiresome to track down replacements when your son, say, skips a groove and throws a spoon in the trash. They didn't used to be so expensive and thin on the ground. Not a set to buy in to these days!
endominus 4y ago
Counterpoint: https://www.serax.com/en/collection/floravulgaris https://www.serax.com/en/collection/floravulgaris
- function_seven 4y ago
  Wow. These look like the Yoko Ono of cutlery. Or Tim Burton.
DeRock 4y ago
I have this exact set. It was a wedding gift to my parents, I grew up using and abusing it, and now it has been passed down to me. I wish it was easier to find replacements, as I find it too the best cutlery I’ve used.
- psadri 4y ago
  Maybe we can band together and petition WMF to re-issue them?
derbOac 4y ago
I've been surprised in general at prices for used flatware. We have a set that we really like; it originally wasn't expensive relatively speaking, but we love the size and style. It's very simple and functional, and has lasted really well. Over time, we started worrying about losing pieces, so decided to augment what we had by buying whatever we could when we found it. In the process I learned that most of what we were looking at was not actually cheaper than a brand new set, per item. Many of the complete sets were still not that inexpensive. It seems like there's some combination of people doing what we were doing, filling out place settings and whatnot. Also, good flatware doesn't really degrade, and over time it becomes a sort of collector's item.

by psadri 4y ago

gnicholas 4y ago

The fork looks a bit sporky, at least to my eye.

exmadscientist 4y ago
If it is, I've never noticed it. They just work and stay out of your way. The knives aren't as corrosion-resistant as I'd like, though. (Why are butter knives always made out of 400 stainless? They're butter knives. It's not like they need to hold an edge.) Anyone know of a good replacement for Nortica? It's getting tiresome to track down replacements when your son, say, skips a groove and throws a spoon in the trash. They didn't used to be so expensive and thin on the ground. Not a set to buy in to these days!

endominus 4y ago

Counterpoint: https://www.serax.com/en/collection/floravulgaris https://www.serax.com/en/collection/floravulgaris

function_seven 4y ago
Wow. These look like the Yoko Ono of cutlery. Or Tim Burton.

DeRock 4y ago

I have this exact set. It was a wedding gift to my parents, I grew up using and abusing it, and now it has been passed down to me. I wish it was easier to find replacements, as I find it too the best cutlery I’ve used.

psadri 4y ago
Maybe we can band together and petition WMF to re-issue them?

derbOac 4y ago

I've been surprised in general at prices for used flatware. We have a set that we really like; it originally wasn't expensive relatively speaking, but we love the size and style. It's very simple and functional, and has lasted really well. Over time, we started worrying about losing pieces, so decided to augment what we had by buying whatever we could when we found it. In the process I learned that most of what we were looking at was not actually cheaper than a brand new set, per item. Many of the complete sets were still not that inexpensive. It seems like there's some combination of people doing what we were doing, filling out place settings and whatnot. Also, good flatware doesn't really degrade, and over time it becomes a sort of collector's item.