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Buying Guides for Flatware
Background on grades, finishes and packaging, written so a specification can be settled before the first quotation.
Guide
Stainless Steel Grades Used in Flatware
What 18-8, 18-0 and 410 mean, and where each grade is normally used in cutlery.
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Guide
Flatware Finishes and Coatings
Mirror polish, machine polish, gold polish and PVD coating compared.
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Guide
Packaging Formats for Cutlery Sets
OPP bag, colour box, cardboard box, wooden box, aluminium case and blister.
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These guides cover general industry background on stainless steel flatware. Values specific to a HouseLeader item are listed on that item's own page.
Catalogue Basics
What the Range Covers
- Material
- Stainless steel 410, 18-0 and 18-8, depending on the item
- Finishes
- Mirror polish, machine polish, gold polish, PVD coating
- Handles
- All steel, plastic, wooden and ceramic
- Set sizes
- Can be composed into sets of 16 pcs or 24 pcs
- Packing
- One piece one OPP bag, or the packing the buyer specifies
- Delivery
- Within 15 to 30 days after confirmation
Ready to Specify
Send the grade, gauge, finish, handle and packing and a quotation follows.