Nickel-free (e.g. 18/0) flatware is just fine from an engineering perspective, and it’s cheap, and it sticks to magnets, which is fun. It’s even available as f

Nickel-free (e.g. 18/0) flatware is just fine from an engineering perspective, and it’s cheap, and it sticks to magnets, which is fun. It’s even available as fairly nice, decorative name-brand products. And I found some studies suggesting that 304 and 316 stainless steel leach very little nickel when in contact with food. It’s the cheaper nickel-containing stainless steel that’s a problem.