I got the set for Thanksgiving, it is nice weight and looks pretty. After a few weeks of use in the dishwasher the knife blades started to rust. I moved the dishwasher holder thinking it was because it was up against the stainless steel door. But still rusted. Now we place the handles down and blades up, that helps. I did find one spoon with rust on the back of the design. We have a water softener and I only use good dishwasher soap, not the store brand. I have never had this problem in my 30 years of using a dishwasher.