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- 45-piece flatware set includes service for 8 and 5-piece serving set
- 8 each: salad/dessert fork, place fork, place knife, place spoon, and teaspoon
- Highly polished 18/0 stainless steel combines durability and luster
- Sleek, unembellished design with slender, gently pointed tips
- Dishwasher-safe; 25-year warranty
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Product Description:
Oneida's Mooncrest is unadorned, sleek and simple. Mooncrest is the ideal flatware choice for the purist at heart. This popular design boasts a bright, highly reflective finish. A pattern well suited for virtually any table décor. Amazon.com:
Frame an everyday dinnerware pattern or complement a dressy special-occasion table with the clean, gently rounded lines of Oneida's Mooncrest flatware. Made of quality 18/0 stainless steel with a lustrous mirror polish, this durable yet elegant design features slightly elongated working ends balanced by slender flared handles with softly pointed tips. The curved edges make for a comfortable fit in the hand, and the relatively flat profiles create a low-key, sophisticated look. Affordable as well as enduringly stylish, Mooncrest offers an easy way to smarten up dining experiences for years to come. This 45-piece set offers service for eight, and each place setting includes a salad/dessert fork, place fork, place knife, place spoon, and teaspoon. The set also includes a serving spoon, pierced serving spoon, meat fork, butter knife, and sugar spoon for a well-coordinated table. Mooncrest is dishwasher-safe and comes with Oneida's 25-year warranty. --Kara Karll | | | | |
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Rating :  - stainless steel rusting dilemma
Sorry, I'm about to write a review on a product I do NOT own (but was thinking of buying). I did remember seeing these in a store a couple years back, and they did feel really good in the hand, though.
But the main point of my posting is to help people understand all the issues about stainless steel rusting or not rusting. This is a great FAQ from Specialty Steel Industry of North America. ([...]):
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1. What makes stainless steel stainless?
Answer: Stainless steel must contain at least 10.5 % chromium. It is this element that reacts with the oxygen in the air to form a complex chrome-oxide surface layer that is invisible but strong enough to prevent further oxygen from "staining" (rusting) the surface. Higher levels of chromium and the addition of other alloying elements such as nickel and molybdenum enhance this surface layer and improve the corrosion resistance of the stainless material. See the "Stainless Steel Primer" for more information.
2. What is the difference between 18/8 and 18/10 stainless steel?
Answer: The first number is the amount of chromium that is contained in the stainless, i.e., 18 is 18% chromium. The second number is the amount of nickel, i.e., 8 stands for 8% nickel. So 18/8 means that this stainless steel contains 18% chromium and 8% nickel. 18/10 is 18% chromium and 10% nickel. The higher the numbers the more corrosion resistant the material. 18/0 is a misleading designation. Both 18/8 and 18/10 contain nickel and are part of the grade family "300 series" stainless. 18/0 means that there is 18% chromium but zero nickel. When there is no nickel the stainless grade family is the "400 series". 400 series are not as corrosion resistant as the 300 series and are magnetic, where the 300 series are non-magnetic.
3. Can stainless steel rust? Why? (I thought stainless did not rust!)
Answer: Stainless does not "rust" as you think of regular steel rusting with a red oxide on the surface that flakes off. If you see red rust it is probably due to some iron particles that have contaminated the surface of the stainless steel and it is these iron particles that are rusting. Look at the source of the rusting and see if you can remove it from the surface. If the iron is embedded in the surface, you can try a solution of 10% nitric and 2% hydrofluoric acid at room temperature or slightly heated. Wash area well with lots and lots of water after use. Commercially available "pickling paste" can also be used. See "The Care and Cleaning of Stainless Steel" for more information.
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