Important celebrations are coming and you will receive many guests to dinner or spend some days at your place. Don’t you want to impress them and fondle them with a lustrous and elegant sterling flatware? Most people have at home the linens, adornments, flower arrangements, crystal glasses and china plates, but what about the flatware? Why leaving it behind?
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We possibly don’t pay enough attention when buying cutlery, simply because it is such an everyday item of use. But we expect them to last forever, mostly getting disappointed when they neither do nor suit our lifestyles or the rest of the tableware. It is a good idea to invest not just money but enough time while choosing cutlery; focus on the designs, material and prices.
Take a look at this cutlery buying guide, which lists tips that will be of great help when you buy cutlery.
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Cutlery is a term used to incorporate both kitchen knives used in food preparation and tools used for eating, most commonly known as silverware or flatware. In both cases, good quality is essential for durability and duration. You should choose your everyday kitchen and cooking knives for preparation with function in mind, and buy better quality knives, even if it means you may have fewer of them. When choosing tableware you should consider both style and quality.
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Cutlery is the most essential part of tableware. Known as flatware (of which silverware is just a form) in the USA, it refers to any hand utensil used to serve and eat food in. It traditionally includes spoons, forks, and knives. In the US, it also includes plates, besides spoons, forks, and knives.
A flatware set commonly comprises a salad fork, a dinner fork, a dinner spoon, a soup spoon, and a teaspoon. It is available in the market both in single units as well as a set of five, twenty, or forty five pieces. Oneida, Lunt, Tuttle, Gorham, and Dansk are some of the most recognized brand names.
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A wee bit about Lunt Sterling Silver Set on the edge of the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts in the small town of Greenfield, Lunt Silversmiths was founded in 1882 by George C. Lunt and Anthony Towle with the goal of manufacturing the finest sterling tableware and giftware. In 1902 Mr. Lunt assumed full control of the company and it has remained in family hands since that time. Over the years Lunt has produced award-winning designs and built a reputation for unmatched workmanship and quality. Currently, Lunt manufactures over a thousand different items in our Greenfield facility, including the flatware pattern Embassy Scroll, chosen by the U.S. government as its official tableware in all U.S. embassies and consulates around the world.
Lunt has a century-old reputation of producing exquisite sterling holloware and giftware from desk accessories to complete sterling silver tea sets. Lunt’s emphasis on traditional design and functionality makes its sterling holloware items not only beautiful additions to today’s homes, but also treasured heirlooms. Family commitment and pride in quality work continue to drive the company now led by the fourth and fifth generations of the Lunt family. Along with our Greenfield plant, Lunt owns and operates another U.S. factory in western New York State making specialty scissors, and is the sole U.S. distributor of fine stainless steel tableware manufactured in France under the Couzon brand.
Many homes have two sets of flatware, one for everyday use and a more expensive set for special occasions. An example of an expensive flatware set is sterling silver and china, while everyday flatware might be stainless steel tinsels with ceramic, stoneware or Corelle dinnerware.
Lunt sterling silver flatware has graced tables around the world. Lunt is recognized as a symbol of quality, and our designs and workmanship are unmatched. The U.S. government has recognized this commitment to quality by choosing Lunt to provide the sterling flatware for all our embassies throughout the world.
Are you looking for a high quality set which you will use when entertaining or are you looking for everyday cutlery which will need to be robust and dishwasher safe? Viners Cutlery is the right option for you. Cutlery refers to any hand implement used in preparing, serving and especially eating food. It is more usually known as silverware or flatware in US, where cutlery can have the more specific meaning of knives and other cutting instruments. Major items of cutlery are the knife, fork, and spoon.
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Everyone knows that giving flatware or silverware as a wedding present is one of the best things you can do. There’s something about this gift which really warms people’s hearts, mainly because it’s a gift that has so much to do with the home, and cooking, one of the essentials. But it is also something which can be used forever. A really good set of flatware from a reputable manufacturer really can last a lifetime if it is cared for properly, and will continue to keep its good looks.
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Silverware, often hundreds of years old, are often not as expensive as you think. A gift of solid sterling silver will always be cherished, more so if it is antique, the hallmark showing the exact date the piece was made. If you own a piece of antique silverware, you have in your hands a unique and valuable antique you can even use for daily activities. It’s simple, practical, durable, and of course, beautiful.
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George C. Lunt and Anthony Towle founded Lunt Silversmiths in 1882 to manufacture sterling silverware and giftware. Since 1902, it has been privately owned by Lunt. Over the years, Lunt Silverware has become the leading producers of America’s sterling silverware.
The Lunt group of companies includes several top designs and manufacturing units. With its headquarters at Greenfield, Massachusetts, it has many subsidiaries to manufacture international quality silverware. Couzon, USA, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lunt. Couzon specializes in 18/10 stainless steel flatware of traditional French design and size.
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