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This is the biggest and most succesfull marketing trick from the last few generations. The truth is that any metal cutlery will outlive you, regardless of the
by LeonM 4y ago
This is the biggest and most succesfull marketing trick from the last few generations.
The truth is that any metal cutlery will outlive you, regardless of the price.
And metal cutlery is also very cheap to produce, a full set should cost less than $20, and will last a lifetime.
- trophycase 4y agoYes but cutlery that actually feels good in the hand, has proper sizing (fork length, spoon capacity) and also proper weight balancing is much harder to find. Personally I really like Oneida, I found a set with spoons that IMO have the perfect balance and capacity.
- listenallyall 4y agoNot that hard, IKEA sells terrific stuff. Pleasant to look at, solid weight, no unnecessary ornaments.
- 4ad 4y agoI disagree profusely, IKEA cutlery is horrible. The fork tips are dull, the spoons are too shallow and too big, the spoon soup is completely the wrong shape, the handles are extremely unergonomic, the weight is not solid at all, they look and feel cheap, and they are ugly.
- Cockbrand 4y agoI know which ones you’re talking about, and I agree about them. They’re called 365+. While these seem to be the most popular, there are others which are shaped for better ergonomics and utility.
- D13Fd 4y agoThey change over time. My absolute favorite fork is from ikea. Our other forks cost 3x as much but I like the ikea one better. Sadly I’ve never been able to find that set there again (bought it 20+ years ago)
- WastingMyTime89 4y agoIKEA sells a wide variety of cutlery. Some of them are flimsy, some are extremely good for the price. But overall, I’m with OP on this one: you can indeed find good looking and nice to use cutlery at IKEA for a bargain.
- Dalewyn 4y agoBy "good" I mean something I will like using every day, the price doesn't really matter. A tool that just feels bad to use is not a good tool, especially if it's something I'll use multiple times every day.
- stevekemp 4y agoI moved house a couple of years ago, and decided to finally get matching cutlery for six people. In the past I had enough for myself and two friends, after that it was all mismatched knives, forks and spoons which were randomly acquired over the years - Although I had a couple of butter-knives I'd had since I moved out of my parents home 30 years ago! Having matching cutlery, that felt good in the hands, makes a surprising difference to mealtimes. I didn't even spend more than €100, though I took a long time handling and testing different designs before I found one that I liked.
- matheweis 4y agoThis should be true but is definitely not. I’ve had cheap metal cutlery that was flimsy and bendable, multiple sets that literally rusted, and I don’t want to know what kind of metals were leaching from it. Now I buy stainless from liberty tabletop, literally the last remaining stainless steel tableware manufacturer in existence in the us. It’s not that expensive and much better quality.