This was a Christmas present to myself. I was surprised at the length of the formal fork which is longer than usual. The salad fork is average as expected. The forks seem to be a little dull when cutting certain foods.  The spoons are normal sized. The knives just a bit shorter than the longer formal fork. I have not had any problem using my dishwasher and the silverware comes out beautifully clean and shiny. All in all I am very pleased. Because there was 12 each of the utensils I had to get a new holder. You mght want to think about that when you purchase this set.