Stainless Butter Knives w/ rust spots **pics**

[CorCentral]

Now I know that the Dinnerware I have is cheap.......Cambridge/Stainless/China.

I paid about $70.00 for a service of 4 (it's 2 yrs old now). I have city Water and it's very decent and not rusty at all. I have a dishwasher and use liquid Cascade and have no steel items that I wash along with the dinnerware.

So why do the Butter knives have rusty spots on them?
Is it the Metal? Not real Stainless and just plated???

I'm just really curious why the butter knives have rust on them but no other utensil does.....

Here are the pics. Sorry for the nonCrop.
Pic 1
Pic 2

 

[ultimatebob]

Yeah, those are probably cheap "stainless" knives.

The $5 set of steak knives that I got from Walmart ended up the same way after a few trips through the dishwasher.

 

[shiner]

Do you really have to ask? I mean they do say made in China right on them.

Hell you're lucky they aren't made out of lead.

 

[spidey07]

Butter/table knife = more surface area to expose poor quality. This is why they don't use forks in batteries, they use knives/plates.

-edit-
did you know the weight in your knife is concrete?

oh, and what kind of butter knife has teeth??? Just chalk it up to cheap crap and hand wash those and make sure they are dry.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Butter/table knife = more surface area to expose poor quality. This is why they don't use forks in batteries, they use knives/plates.

-edit-
did you know the weight in your knife is concrete?

oh, and what kind of butter knife has teeth??? Just chalk it up to cheap crap and hand wash those.

*head asplodes*

 

[bsobel]

I believe that is from contact (probably in the sink or washer) to another type of metal.

Bill

 

[BoomerD]

Allow me to introduce you to my friend:

http://www.google.com/search?s...nless+flatware+rust%3f

 

[Nitemare]

stainless China != stainless steel

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: Nitemare
stainless China != stainless steel

hahaha that's what I was thinking.

china = fail

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: spidey07
Butter/table knife = more surface area to expose poor quality. This is why they don't use forks in batteries, they use knives/plates.

-edit-
did you know the weight in your knife is concrete?

oh, and what kind of butter knife has teeth??? Just chalk it up to cheap crap and hand wash those.

*head asplodes*

What is so confusing? I assumed we're talking stainless steel flatware here, not fine silver.

And yeah - that weight you feel in the knife, that is concrete and not metal. I'm not posting from something I read on the intarweb but have seen/been through a few manufacturers of this stuff even on the higher end.

 

[her209]

SHIT SHIT SHIT!!!1

I just bought some this weekend.

 

[Pepsei]

also, they rust easy if you soak them in water for too long before washing them. due to higher level of iron in the 'stainless china'

 

[Eli]

Cheap stainless steel will still rust.

 

[Indolent]

Originally posted by: Eli
Cheap stainless steel will still rust.

most stainless steels will corrode if exposed to the right environment.

 

[imported_wonderwrench]

Just buy some decent stuff and they will last a lifetime. I have had a set of Oneida flatware for 18 years and they are as good as new. Washed in a dish washer every time. Only buy 18/8 or 18/10 stainless and expect to pay $100-$500 for service for 8.
http://www.oneida.com/flatware_view-all-patterns/
http://www.flatwareoutlet.com/...3JqI4ZECFSOsGgodxUl0ew

 

[WHAMPOM]

Originally posted by: CorCentral
Now I know that the Dinnerware I have is cheap.......Cambridge/Stainless/China.

I paid about $70.00 for a service of 4 (it's 2 yrs old now). I have city Water and it's very decent and not rusty at all. I have a dishwasher and use liquid Cascade and have no steel items that I wash along with the dinnerware.

So why do the Butter knives have rusty spots on them?
Is it the Metal? Not real Stainless and just plated???

I'm just really curious why the butter knives have rust on them but no other utensil does.....

Here are the pics. Sorry for the nonCrop.
Pic 1
Pic 2



Check with a magnet, if it sticks it is crap stainless.

 

[CorCentral]

Originally posted by: WHAMPOM

Originally posted by: CorCentral
Now I know that the Dinnerware I have is cheap.......Cambridge/Stainless/China.

I paid about $70.00 for a service of 4 (it's 2 yrs old now). I have city Water and it's very decent and not rusty at all. I have a dishwasher and use liquid Cascade and have no steel items that I wash along with the dinnerware.

So why do the Butter knives have rusty spots on them?
Is it the Metal? Not real Stainless and just plated???

I'm just really curious why the butter knives have rust on them but no other utensil does.....

Here are the pics. Sorry for the nonCrop.
Pic 1
Pic 2


Check with a magnet, if it sticks it is crap stainless.

I just checked.... and DAMN It sticks!!!!! For those of you out there that think that if it says STAINLESS STEEL?....... You'd better take a Magnet with you when buying the good shite!

OK, all of you guys with "newly" bought Stainless Utensils....... Break out your MAGNETS and post the brand names and if the magnet sticks or not!

$70. Cambridge (service/4) NO GOOD!

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Wait a sec, $70 for a four place Stainless Steel place setting? Tell you what, I have a great 8 place Stainless set I paid $40 for. Send me $65 and I'll ship it on my dime and send you an email once a week for the next 6 months telling you how wise, wonderful and, good looking you are.

 

[shopbruin]

i paid 5 bucks at ikea for my crappy silverware set for 4. it hasn't rusted at all. i've had these for four years now, and i've managed to lose a few forks, a knife, and a couple of spoons too...

 

[CorCentral]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
Wait a sec, $70 for a four place Stainless Steel place setting? Tell you what, I have a great 8 place Stainless set I paid $40 for. Send me $65 and I'll ship it on my dime and send you an email once a week for the next 6 months telling you how wise, wonderful and, good looking you are.

For one, I'm already Wonderful and Good Looking...... Clank Clank Clank!
I'd rather toss the crap I have or give it away and buy new, than to pay anyone here for their used crap!

Plain and simple...... I did'nt do my research! Who does on a god damn "STAINLESS STEEL" set of Utensils?

Knives I can understand, but .........!?!?!

 

[poncherelli2]

Originally posted by: CorCentral

Originally posted by: WHAMPOM

Originally posted by: CorCentral
Now I know that the Dinnerware I have is cheap.......Cambridge/Stainless/China.

I paid about $70.00 for a service of 4 (it's 2 yrs old now). I have city Water and it's very decent and not rusty at all. I have a dishwasher and use liquid Cascade and have no steel items that I wash along with the dinnerware.

So why do the Butter knives have rusty spots on them?
Is it the Metal? Not real Stainless and just plated???

I'm just really curious why the butter knives have rust on them but no other utensil does.....

Here are the pics. Sorry for the nonCrop.
Pic 1
Pic 2


Check with a magnet, if it sticks it is crap stainless.

I just checked.... and DAMN It sticks!!!!! For those of you out there that think that if it says STAINLESS STEEL?....... You'd better take a Magnet with you when buying the good shite!

OK, all of you guys with "newly" bought Stainless Utensils....... Break out your MAGNETS and post the brand names and if the magnet sticks or not!

$70. Cambridge (service/4) NO GOOD!

I have the same set except I got service 10 or 12, i don't remember ($70). I have a couple of those spots that I found were coming from leaving things in the sink- like within a few weeks of buying them. Once I stopped lettings silverware rest in the sink, I've had no problems since.

 

[CorCentral]

Originally posted by: poncherelli2

Originally posted by: CorCentral

Originally posted by: WHAMPOM

Originally posted by: CorCentral
Now I know that the Dinnerware I have is cheap.......Cambridge/Stainless/China.

I paid about $70.00 for a service of 4 (it's 2 yrs old now). I have city Water and it's very decent and not rusty at all. I have a dishwasher and use liquid Cascade and have no steel items that I wash along with the dinnerware.

So why do the Butter knives have rusty spots on them?
Is it the Metal? Not real Stainless and just plated???

I'm just really curious why the butter knives have rust on them but no other utensil does.....

Here are the pics. Sorry for the nonCrop.
Pic 1
Pic 2


Check with a magnet, if it sticks it is crap stainless.

I just checked.... and DAMN It sticks!!!!! For those of you out there that think that if it says STAINLESS STEEL?....... You'd better take a Magnet with you when buying the good shite!

OK, all of you guys with "newly" bought Stainless Utensils....... Break out your MAGNETS and post the brand names and if the magnet sticks or not!

$70. Cambridge (service/4) NO GOOD!

I have the same set except I got service 10 or 12, i don't remember ($70). I have a couple of those spots that I found were coming from leaving things in the sink- like within a few weeks of buying them. Once I stopped lettings silverware rest in the sink, I've had no problems since.

But it's stainless steel, you should not have any "rust" stains.
Not to this extreme....BUT.... think of gold at the bottom of the ocean for 300 years and finding a blemish on it after all the barnicales are cleaned off.

I'm just mad that they can place a "STAINLESS STEEL" stamp on this crap when it's not.
What's the Stainless content?....... 1%....... 10%?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Originally posted by: CorCentral
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But it's stainless steel, you should not have any "rust" stains.
Not to this extreme....BUT.... think of gold at the bottom of the ocean for 300 years and finding a blemish on it after all the barnicales are cleaned off.

I'm just mad that they can place a "STAINLESS STEEL" stamp on this crap when it's not.
What's the Stainless content?....... 1%....... 10%?

As others have already said; What part of "made in China" didn't you get?

 

[CorCentral]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer

Originally posted by: CorCentral
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But it's stainless steel, you should not have any "rust" stains.
Not to this extreme....BUT.... think of gold at the bottom of the ocean for 300 years and finding a blemish on it after all the barnicales are cleaned off.

I'm just mad that they can place a "STAINLESS STEEL" stamp on this crap when it's not.
What's the Stainless content?....... 1%....... 10%?

As others have already said; What part of "made in China" didn't you get?

So you've never bought any item that says MADE by/in China??
Ahhhh, you're the crowd that agrees with most in here to get your post count up just to post in a thread. I can understand that. But here my friend, you are wrong.

I'm sure you have many tools that were made in CHINA that you have not a "CLUE" about!

 

[Jeff7]

Did you let them rest against other metals for awhile? Sometimes I'd forget about a can left in the sink - I usually fill them with soapy water and let them soak after I've eaten the contents. Underneath, a ring of rust will be left on the stainless steel sink. It seems to have been formed on the can, but it just sticks to the sink. The only way I've found to really remove it entirely is with a mildly abrasive soap, like Bar Keeper's Friend or Bon-Ami.
(Incidentally, this sort of thing can be great for cleaning fiberglass or plastic showers.)

I've had some Martha Stewart brand flatware for at least two years now, and it's not showing any signs of corrosion. I don't know what variety of stainless steel it is, but it's quite magnetic. The flatware my parents have is also magnetic and marked as stainless. It's not corroded either, yet it's got to be at least 20 years old.


Oddly enough, some uber-cheap Kmart-brand stainless steel measuring cups I have aren't magnetic.



Chinese components - the Chinese can make perfectly good stuff. It's just that we generally turn to China when we want "cheap." They just don't seem to have as much of a problem with lopping off corners to meet pricing demands as the government-and-lawyer-regulated industries in the US do. As the saying goes, "You get what you pay for."