Liberty Tabletop is the best

Ikea has a good set of inexpensive cutlery. I've never found they look dirty.

Link?

I just got them instore a few years ago. You'd have to check their website. But they were cheap and you bought them by 4s or 8s of the single utensil you wanted if that helps narrow it down

Look for 18/8 stainless steel. It’s a good balance between price and durability/corrosion resistance.

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Oneida

This is the one. Bought a set. Always looks great, even 10 years later.

That's what I went with. USA made if I remember.

Yep, their silverware is great. Keep thinking I’ll replace it with something higher end but it just keeps on going

I have a nice, heavy set for 12, that I bought from e-bay. It came from a one-time country club in Indiana. If you take your time and look, you may find a similar deal.

Look for stainless steel, not silver. And there are grades of stainless steel eating utensils. Explained here:

https://www.webstaurantstore.com/guide/585/different-types-of-flatware.html#:~:text=There%20are%20four%20different%20grades,in%20the%20stainless%20steel%20alloy.

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Yep, love it. 20 years old and showing no signs of use or wear. Always looks clean. Nice weight in the hand.

Looking at their website I think I might have Dragon.

Are you hand washing and then letting them air dry? If so, spots will happen no matter what.

I bought some old Gorham silverware from the 70s over several purchases on eBay. They have some cool patterns and are really solid feeling.

I have restaurant supply store basic silverware that I love. Stainless steel and no frills. Holidays and family dinners we pull out the actual silverware that's older than me. It tarnishes, but we don't mind

Yes but my old skinny ones from the 80s didnt do this. I do think it’s just a bad finis

BIFL?

Anything that is 18/10 stainless. Don’t overthink it, find a restaurant supply store - usually much cheaper than consumer-grade models.

Check out Liberty Flatware by Sherill manufacturing. It is the company that used to be the original Oneida. They also sell 3 samples for $10. We needed extra forks last year and decided we potentially needed a new pattern but ended up buying three sets of sample forks now use those when we need them. Also bought some soup spoons from them.

Same color and same smooth surface type or were the old ones textured/designed or colored or something?

Old ones were more brushed than chrome. Skinny handle

I ended up getting the Cambridge Silversmiths Beacon Mirror set, it's 18/0 steel, but I haven't had any issues with durability and they have a 25 year warranty. Macy's sells the 20 piece set for $40.

Another thing I recommend is to just search 18/10 on a restaurant supply or department store website and look for good deals. Cambridge Silversmiths Rachel Mirror set is 18/10 steel and is also $40 for a 20 piece set

One of the few brands made in the US with US steel. No having to worry about rust in the dishwasher or lead in the steel. The flatware is BIFL. Even their econo-line is fantastic. Not cheap but if you wait for a sale a full set for six people can be found for around fifty bucks.

They have went way down hill since 2005.

The only left actually