I purchased the Waterford "Mont Clare" stainless flatware set with some trepidation, because some reviewers claimed that it was "small" and "too light". Well, either those reviewers are giants from another planet, or they are paid stooges for a competing company! This silverware is so nice that I don't even bother to pull out the "real silver" for company. It has a beautiful design, doesn't tarnish, and has a nice "heft" in the hand. If I were to have any criticism, it's that the pieces are actually on the large side...I'd be just that bit happier if the pieces were 10% smaller. (The knife handles are too big to fit into the separator slots in our dishwasher... so we just wash them upside down.) All in all, I'm very happy with my purchase, and would gladly buy a set for a newlywed or other young person or couple starting outt.