Generally speaking, flatware has one job: Get food from your plate to your mouth. But it's also part of your whole dining room presentation, so it should also look good and hold up to everyday use. To find the best silverware sets that succeed in both form and function, I overloaded my silverware organizer with eleven popular flatware styles and used them all for a few weeks to see how they felt in my hand-and how well they held up in the not-so-delicate hands of my kids. And, yes, I put them all in the dishwasher. Repeatedly.
Before I ordered enough flatware to supply a small restaurant, I spent a lot of time researching different sets, with a goal of offering a variety of styles, finishes, and price points. I narrowed down my shortlist based on materials, versatility, variety, popularity, and cost. I also spent a lot of time reading customer reviews to ensure that, overall, the people who'd been using these sets at home were happy with their purchases; if a set had a lot of negative reviews, I didn't even bother testing it for inclusion on this list.
Whether you like your flatware shiny, matte, ornate, or completely unadorned, there's a set for you below. Keep reading to see how each of the nine best silverware sets lived up to the hype.
The best silverware set overall: Made In Made In's DTC cookware and tableware is manufactured responsibly in partner facilities around the world, and is used in restaurants from New York to Los Angeles and in between. The brand's restaurant-quality stainless-steel flatware is my top pick for silverware sets to use at home too, because it's both casual and elegant. The handles have a curvy, timeless shape and there are zero embellishments (save for the tiny "made in Italy" stamped on the forks and spoons) so it would work with just about any.
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