I bought these as a gift and decided to keep them, glad I did. I would have been horribly embarrassed by the poor quality of this set! They totally rusted after the 2nd time in dishwasher! I would not have expected this from this brand! I currently had a set of the same brand I had for 15 years that never rusted! I waited a few months to start using them because I liked the set I already had just fine. Now I cannot return them, ugg!