Customer Reviews

Dansk Kongo Stainless-Steel 5-Piece Place Setting, Service for 1

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We purchased an original set of Dansk Kongo two years ago, and purchased eight new place settings last year, of the new variety produced in China. The original set has satin finished vinyl handles, the new has gloss plastic.

Six months after our purchase, the handles started breaking off at the ends. Half a dozen of the 40 pieces had brokoen handles, many of the rest had loose handles. The steel in the pieces is not continuous through the handle-- there is a metal insert in the end of the handle which makes it look continuous, and perhaps the lack of continuous steel contributes to the problem.

We returned the set to Dansk, who provided us with a return label, and we received a replacement set a few weeks later. Six months later, the handles are breaking and loosening. I contacted Dansk today, and they stated that they have not heard of any similar complaints. Even though we are using it as instructed, washing in the dishwasher with No Heat Dry, the product is breaking.

They will accept a return of the place settings again, but we will have to choose a different pattern, as they will not replace this for us again.

Like the subject of my review says, it is a lovely retro design, but it is cheaply made and doesn't hold up well. A far cry from the original.

The set arrived with one fork's handle off. As other reviews said,that connection is faulty. However the weight, design, etc is very nice and well made.

This order was returned for credit, not because of any problem with the Dansk design or manufacture, but solely because the size of the utensils were a bit too large for comfortable use, especially the large spoon. Hated to return them because they are well made and beautiful to look at. If you are not a large person, you may have some trouble handling them.