Flatware was larger size than expected. The dinner fork and spoon are huge. They are comfortable to hold and I've gotten used to the large size. We are a family of 5 and have been using these for a few months, and putting them in the dishwasher. I do not like how even unloading them from dishwasher with clean dry hands leaves visible fingerprints on the shiny finish. Also, I saw some "rust" like spots a few times here and there on pieces out of dishwasher, and then just the other day a butter knife came out completely rusted on one side of handle. After rubbing it off, seems the finish is ruined. It's no longer shiny.