I love this flatware set. The pieces are really pretty with simple, modern lines, and having a 12-piece setting means we now never run out of spoons before plates. The stems are quite thin, but they have a nice heft to them and my hands are small, so it works well for me. They clean up great in the dishwasher, though we do have to put them head-down because the thin stems will slip through our dishwasher's silverware basket.