@awk It’s a serving spoon with holes in it, for dishing out things like veg that you don’t want to deliver with whatever they were cooked in. Think southern-style green beans boiled in salt water with pieces of salt pork until both are a depressing shade of grey, a staple of school lunches back in the '60s.
I got two sets of these: one for myself and one for a wedding gift when they were for sale here before. Very nice sets, IMO. Attractive appearance, nice weight, comfortable in my hands.
Only downside there were no matching soup spoons, but I ordered some that were close from A’zon.
Thinking of getting another set for replacements of lost utensils.
Forty four piece set here (service for 8 plus serving pieces) cheaper than 20 piece (service for 4) of same on A’zon.
@lonocat Nope. Regular knife works fine. (I neither run nor eat at fancy restaurants. Blame my parents for my lack of couthness.) And less washing needed.
@phendrick Let me rephrase my first post above:
I wasn’t expecting soup spoons in the set. But I went online to Amazon hoping to find soup spoons available in a matching set for the Chef’s Studio pattern. But no luck there. I didn’t even see signs of any “serving pieces” in the pattern available there. Not even the extra pieces included here. (I didn’t search elsewhere. I just bought some ones from A that were close.)
@troy I don’t know if I’d trust a manufacturer that makes silverware if they can’t get the materials they’re made from right. They have the same error on their amazon, target, and other places that sell it as well.
Bought two sets of these last time and we love them. However, I did figure out one issue that I literally learned tonight. The length of the spoons are too short to have that harshly-angled of an end. I noticed it tonight when I opened a pint of ice cream. Since they’re so short, the cornered end digs into the base of your palm when you need leverage to scoop. Wide, rounded-edge spoons aren’t as painful and longer spoons clear the palm of your hand. And since I definitely need to go on a diet instead of eating so much ice cream, I guess I should look that as kind of a nice little side effect.
@amerifolklegend someone asked about the sharpness of the corners the last time they had them, and I wasn’t sure what to say because I hadn’t noticed an issue…but I just had the same thing happen to me with ice cream.
I do agree with your reasoning of it being a nice little deterrent to scooping ice cream though, lol! I definitely would still recommend the set for everything that doesn’t require your palm to be pressed into the end of the spoon, lol!
@amerifolklegend If only there was something else we could use to scoop ice cream. Humm…maybe I’ll invent a handy kitchen gadget specifically for this task! I’ll make it with a large handle that won’t hurt your hand, maybe a little lever that moves a bar across the scoop to dislodge the ice cream when it gets stuck. I know! I’ll call it an Ice Cream Scoop!!!
Seriously, though, if your only complaint is it digging into your hand when you’re trying to get leverage, that still says a lot about how good this set is.
Now act like an adult that can afford a $3.50 Ice Cream Scoop and use the right tool for the job, man! Or just buy the cheap ice cream with lots of air in it.
@aciarlotta@amerifolklegend You’re overlooking the fact that some people dig right into the pint* carton rather than serving it in a bowl. (*or if it’s Haagen Dazs, 14 oz.)
@aciarlotta Wait, who uses an ice cream scoop for a pint of ice cream?!? You ever try to get a scoop down in there to get the ice cream when it’s getting empty? A pint is too narrow a container to get the scoop angled to get the edges. Just doesn’t work. We have two vastly different kinds of ice cream scoops for the bigger containers, but they both have the same problem with getting ice cream out of the bottom. A spoon is always easier for a pint.
@amerifolklegend@Kyeh True. Wife does it all the time…bent the old cheap set’s spoons constantly.
Unless you have spoons made for giants, any spoon from any set is going to dig into your hand when trying to scoop quality ice cream like that. They weren’t designed for hard labor. Even the ice cream scoop has a hard time digging in.
I bought 2 sets as well…one for home and one for our shore house. They seem like nice quality flatware for the price. The weight is good and they’re balanced well. We really like them so far.
The longer forks don’t fit well in my kitchen drawer organizer, but that is likely because the organizer is cheap, and because I have other styles of forks mixed in…but they do fit if I shuffle them around.
I’m tempted to get a 3rd set so my home set will all match… but I can’t trust my kids not to walk off with them. If I keep lots of cheap forks and spoons mixed in, the odds are in my favor that they’ll lose those instead. I hope.
@k4evryng
I don’t get it, WHY do some people walk off with silverware! My guy used to do that constantly! It pissed me off to no end! That might have been because I grew up using real silver silverware and when I finally got that set I grew up with I became very protective of it. But regardless, I always kept cheap silverware (less expensive is better said because even the cheapest flimsy silverware is expensive ) for taking out of the house when that occasion comes up. Till this day my guy has issues with me wanting to use my good silverware every day. I guess he thinks I’m spoiled. Personally, I just think every day is a special occasion and I’m actually worth it. Him, he just thinks I’m a silverware snob! Oh well…
(Kids is in italics because the youngest is 18 and they should know better…)
And I love that you use your good silverware everyday! You absolutely should!
I have wedding China that hasn’t been used in 20 years. Again…as soon as the kids go, I plan on using it because I still like the pattern. I don’t want to use it now because it has a metallic rim, and one of them will forget and put it in the microwave.
@haydesigner@Kyeh they were sporks, seemingly harmless, only slightly more pointy than spoons, until they had had enough of the jokes, and in their anger they took all of that extra metal and stretched out their tines to a deadly length, going on a murderous rampage to take revenge on all who ever dared to joke about their existence
I got these last go around. They’re a nice set and worth the price. Only two complaints I have are that the smaller spoons and forks are a bit too short. Shorter than any other sets I’ve owned. Then that the corners of the ends of the handles are a bit too pointy. Would feel nicer into your palm if they were rounded over a bit.
Bought a set last time and it’s great! Was on the fence between one and two. I’m just one guy but it’d be nice to get rid of the cheap IKEA knives for when I run out of these ones.
Yep, sure is. An excruciatingly boring set like this would be good for that 18-year-old Just Married couple, living in a dingy studio apartment that neither of them can afford. Try BiGlots- much cheaper… Or reusable plastic ware.
Bought a set of these last time as well. Tempted to get another for a gift. They are really nice quality and feel great in your hands. Better than I was expecting. They come out perfect from the dishwasher with “Finish” pods and some Lemishine.
Specs
Product: Chef’s Studio 44-Piece 18/10 Flatware Set
Model: 92667
Condition: New
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
$139.99 at Amazon
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Apr 8 - Wednesday, Apr 10
Like a nose ring, or what?
@awk It’s a serving spoon with holes in it, for dishing out things like veg that you don’t want to deliver with whatever they were cooked in. Think southern-style green beans boiled in salt water with pieces of salt pork until both are a depressing shade of grey, a staple of school lunches back in the '60s.
I got two sets of these: one for myself and one for a wedding gift when they were for sale here before. Very nice sets, IMO. Attractive appearance, nice weight, comfortable in my hands.
Only downside there were no matching soup spoons, but I ordered some that were close from A’zon.
Thinking of getting another set for replacements of lost utensils.
Forty four piece set here (service for 8 plus serving pieces) cheaper than 20 piece (service for 4) of same on A’zon.
@phendrick did you also get matching butter knives?
@phendrick Doesn’t come with dessert spoons, either…
@lonocat @phendrick why can’t a butter knife ever get a date? Because he’s a bit dull.
@lonocat Nope. Regular knife works fine. (I neither run nor eat at fancy restaurants. Blame my parents for my lack of couthness.) And less washing needed.
@brennyn True. But at my events, we usually just drink our dessert.
@phendrick These sets also do not include sporks, if anyone is wondering.
@phendrick Let me rephrase my first post above:
I wasn’t expecting soup spoons in the set. But I went online to Amazon hoping to find soup spoons available in a matching set for the Chef’s Studio pattern. But no luck there. I didn’t even see signs of any “serving pieces” in the pattern available there. Not even the extra pieces included here. (I didn’t search elsewhere. I just bought some ones from A that were close.)
I was. I truly was.
I agree with @phendrick, these are quite nice! I also got a set last time, and the fam was impressed.
They’re actually not meh! What is the world coming to?
looks to be a nice set. Great reviews. Wish I needed it. I’ll check with the boss maybe I will be allowed to order then
Wait how is this 18/10 if it’s also nickel free? the 10 in 18/10 is supposed to be the nickel content.
@murixbob Yeah… i would love to grab this if it was nickel free for some allergy people in my family. but not as helpful if its 18/10…
@murixbob @bizarregood We believe the manufacturer listed the specs incorrectly. You can expect these to have 10% nickel content.
@troy I don’t know if I’d trust a manufacturer that makes silverware if they can’t get the materials they’re made from right. They have the same error on their amazon, target, and other places that sell it as well.
What did the fork say to the fussy eater? Stop wasting my tine.
Bought two sets of these last time and we love them. However, I did figure out one issue that I literally learned tonight. The length of the spoons are too short to have that harshly-angled of an end. I noticed it tonight when I opened a pint of ice cream. Since they’re so short, the cornered end digs into the base of your palm when you need leverage to scoop. Wide, rounded-edge spoons aren’t as painful and longer spoons clear the palm of your hand. And since I definitely need to go on a diet instead of eating so much ice cream, I guess I should look that as kind of a nice little side effect.
@amerifolklegend someone asked about the sharpness of the corners the last time they had them, and I wasn’t sure what to say because I hadn’t noticed an issue…but I just had the same thing happen to me with ice cream.
I do agree with your reasoning of it being a nice little deterrent to scooping ice cream though, lol! I definitely would still recommend the set for everything that doesn’t require your palm to be pressed into the end of the spoon, lol!
@amerifolklegend If only there was something else we could use to scoop ice cream. Humm…maybe I’ll invent a handy kitchen gadget specifically for this task! I’ll make it with a large handle that won’t hurt your hand, maybe a little lever that moves a bar across the scoop to dislodge the ice cream when it gets stuck. I know! I’ll call it an Ice Cream Scoop!!!
Seriously, though, if your only complaint is it digging into your hand when you’re trying to get leverage, that still says a lot about how good this set is.
Now act like an adult that can afford a $3.50 Ice Cream Scoop and use the right tool for the job, man! Or just buy the cheap ice cream with lots of air in it.
@aciarlotta @amerifolklegend You’re overlooking the fact that some people dig right into the pint* carton rather than serving it in a bowl. (*or if it’s Haagen Dazs, 14 oz.)
@aciarlotta Wait, who uses an ice cream scoop for a pint of ice cream?!? You ever try to get a scoop down in there to get the ice cream when it’s getting empty? A pint is too narrow a container to get the scoop angled to get the edges. Just doesn’t work. We have two vastly different kinds of ice cream scoops for the bigger containers, but they both have the same problem with getting ice cream out of the bottom. A spoon is always easier for a pint.
@amerifolklegend @Kyeh True. Wife does it all the time…bent the old cheap set’s spoons constantly.
Unless you have spoons made for giants, any spoon from any set is going to dig into your hand when trying to scoop quality ice cream like that. They weren’t designed for hard labor. Even the ice cream scoop has a hard time digging in.
Also, good luck bending these. Solid handles.
I bought 2 sets as well…one for home and one for our shore house. They seem like nice quality flatware for the price. The weight is good and they’re balanced well. We really like them so far.
The longer forks don’t fit well in my kitchen drawer organizer, but that is likely because the organizer is cheap, and because I have other styles of forks mixed in…but they do fit if I shuffle them around.
I’m tempted to get a 3rd set so my home set will all match… but I can’t trust my kids not to walk off with them. If I keep lots of cheap forks and spoons mixed in, the odds are in my favor that they’ll lose those instead. I hope.
@k4evryng
I don’t get it, WHY do some people walk off with silverware! My guy used to do that constantly! It pissed me off to no end! That might have been because I grew up using real silver silverware and when I finally got that set I grew up with I became very protective of it. But regardless, I always kept cheap silverware (less expensive is better said because even the cheapest flimsy silverware is expensive ) for taking out of the house when that occasion comes up. Till this day my guy has issues with me wanting to use my good silverware every day. I guess he thinks I’m spoiled. Personally, I just think every day is a special occasion and I’m actually worth it. Him, he just thinks I’m a silverware snob! Oh well…
@k4evryng Get a spare set and stash it away for after your kids leave the nest.
@Kyeh I should, lol! Maybe I’ll grab a set the next time they come up…
@Lynnerizer my kids are experts at it.
(Kids is in italics because the youngest is 18 and they should know better…)
And I love that you use your good silverware everyday! You absolutely should!
I have wedding China that hasn’t been used in 20 years. Again…as soon as the kids go, I plan on using it because I still like the pattern. I don’t want to use it now because it has a metallic rim, and one of them will forget and put it in the microwave.
@k4evryng Maybe you’ll get a set in your next Irk!
/giphy agonizing-curved-loon
/showme the movie poster for the Stanley Kubrick film “When Sporks Attack.”
@haydesigner That’s kind of impressive - it does look menacing! Even if they’re not sporks.
“Mecreeping shadow.”
@haydesigner @Kyeh they were sporks, seemingly harmless, only slightly more pointy than spoons, until they had had enough of the jokes, and in their anger they took all of that extra metal and stretched out their tines to a deadly length, going on a murderous rampage to take revenge on all who ever dared to joke about their existence
I got these last go around. They’re a nice set and worth the price. Only two complaints I have are that the smaller spoons and forks are a bit too short. Shorter than any other sets I’ve owned. Then that the corners of the ends of the handles are a bit too pointy. Would feel nicer into your palm if they were rounded over a bit.
I bought 2 sets of these last time to replace our daily use silverware. I’ve been very happy with them- they’re well weighed, sturdy, and look nice.
Bought a set last time and it’s great! Was on the fence between one and two. I’m just one guy but it’d be nice to get rid of the cheap IKEA knives for when I run out of these ones.
/buy
@sleuth It worked! Your order number is: blocky-divergent-wire
/image blocky divergent wire
Yep, sure is. An excruciatingly boring set like this would be good for that 18-year-old Just Married couple, living in a dingy studio apartment that neither of them can afford. Try BiGlots- much cheaper… Or reusable plastic ware.
@MrNews Also good for people who value function over form, and want solidly built tableware with no frills.
remember, if you want one set of these, you actually want two sets of these so you have replacements.
I bought a set last go round. Good stuff.
What is the country of origin?
@TheStas The packaging says Made in Vietnam
@dave outstanding, thank you!
Bought a set of these last time as well. Tempted to get another for a gift. They are really nice quality and feel great in your hands. Better than I was expecting. They come out perfect from the dishwasher with “Finish” pods and some Lemishine.
Go to Costco and save some money.
Mikasa Bravo Satin 45-piece Flatware Set 54.97