Dansk Torun Stainless-Steel 3-Piece Hostess Set

Like others, I found these pieces ever so slightly different from what we have had for almost thirty years. They are slimmer, lighter and a bit more delicate. There is a bit less mass in the handle. There is nothing wrong with them unless you are simply accustomed to the earlier style.Because I was concerned that they might be forgeries, I ordered a set directly from Dansk and I can confirm that this is what they have for Torun now. The Dansk set was identical to the ones purchased here. I weighed one of the new pieces and it weighed in at exactly 10% less than it's older cousin. My conclusion is that it was a cost-saving measure, probably when they went to manufacturing in China.Not everybody will be able to pick out the different ones from a bin of stainless and your dinner guests will not notice any differences in their table service, if that helps.

I initially purchased this one place setting of Dansk Torun in order to "test drive"--to see if I liked it enough to get a whole set. I was replacing previous flatware that I had grown tired of, and sold for a nice sum to Replacements. When I decided that I did like this flatware pattern, I went back to amazon to get more place settings. Earlier there had been an 43 piece set (8 settings + 3 serving pieces) which was available at a discount over the individual setting price, but that was no longer available. I had to go elsewhere in order to purchase the remaining place settings and serving pieces.Even though I purchased my full set elsewhere, I am reviewing the flatware here in case sets become available in future. I searched long and hard for the perfect set of flatware. Here is what I like about Dansk Torun:- I like the weight of it in my hand. Well balanced.- minimalist, modern design...no frou-frou embossing or other embellishment.- very shiny; after several months of use, I haven't noticed significant scratching.- very good quality stainless. No pitting or rust spots as with previous flatware.- I like that the knives will stand on edge. Makes for a nice place setting at table.- I love the bowls of the soup spoons--nice shape with crisp edges--less dribbling when trying to sip a thin soup or broth.- I love the slender little fork tines which make it easy to spear things (my previous forks had fat tines; difficult to spear things, and they frequently fell off half way to the mouth).

Beautiful dinnerware and well made but note that they DID change the shape of the flatware from what it was when we first bought it 25 years ago. That said, if you're building a set now you'll have no problem with that. Just make sure you like the feel of these very slender utensils---takes a while to get used to them, but I love them (I have medium size hands). Our original set has worn well for 25+ years---no damage from daily use. We purchased these new ones to outfit a new apartment.

You just can't go wrong with this pattern! I registered for it when I was married in 1996, and then in 2013 a friend of mine got married and she registered for it too! So, this 3-piece Hostess set was my gift to her. My set from 1996 looks just a beautiful as her new set looked in 2013. Modern, yet classic. So gorgeous... my favorite pieces are the knives - they stand upright on your table.

Thinner metal and not exactly the same from the set we purchased 25 yrs ago. But, is close and brought us back to having a full set again.

Awesome

Not exactly the original but good enough to match the original.

In the pictures, the 1998 set is on the left and the new ones are on the right. The knife is ever so slightly shorter, as is the fork. The soup spoon has a more elongated bowl and the edges of all pieces are more blunted and less rounded than my original set. The overall quality is fine and most guests would never notice the difference. I returned them because I notice the difference and have decided to purchased used ones that will match perfectly. If you're starting a set from scratch, I would still recommend these.

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great looking and excellent quality

Excellent