When I washed this flatware in my dishwasher some of the knives and forks seemed like they were rusting or the silver on the flatware was coming off. I called Oneida and they are willing to replace the pieces that are a problem but the same thing keeps happening. Oneida said that if you have hard water where you live then this can happen. I had an oneida set prior to this one that I had for 8 years and this never happened. I would not recommend this flatware to anyone. The more they get washed in the dishwasher the more it starts to rust. Very disappointed and surprised in the poor quality of this flatware.