Cutlery Sets 12 Persons

How much cutlery is in use at the same time, at the table and in the dishwasher, mainly determines if twelve suits you. Just like in our store, we then check if you want small cutlery alongside large cutlery, for the bread and dessert. Start below with the question of whether twelve is not too much for you.

Is a set for twelve a waste if you are with four?

If the dishwasher only runs in the evening, then at dinner, the cutlery from breakfast and lunch is still in it. With four, you quickly need twelve knives in a day.

If you have guests or are fewer, calculate like this:

• Frequent guests: count the people at your largest dinner, including yourself, and then add your family again, so that there is cutlery for breakfast the next morning. If you are with eight at the table at Christmas and are home with four, you quickly come to twelve.

• If you are two and the dishwasher only runs when it is full: even then, twelve can work well, as the cutlery needs to last a few days.

• If you are two, run the dishwasher every day, and rarely have more than six at the table: then a cutlery set for 8 persons is often enough. After a dinner with six, there is still cutlery ready for your breakfast.

If you come to ten or eleven, then twelve is the next size we have.

48, 68 or 100 pieces: what does everyone get at the table?

The more pieces a set for twelve has, the more there is besides the regular table cutlery. It goes up from the smallest to the largest set:

• 48 pieces, such as the Villeroy & Boch Cutlery Set Piemont - 18/10 Stainless Steel - 48 pieces / 12 persons from the higher segment: four pieces per person, without small cutlery. If you serve at the table, you will need serving cutlery as well.

Villeroy & Boch Cutlery Set Piemont

• 68 pieces, such as the Villeroy & Boch Cutlery Set Arthur - Stainless Steel - 68 pieces / 12 persons from the higher segment: five pieces per person, with a cake fork included. For the whole table, there are serving spoons, a salad server, and a cake server, handy if you serve cake on birthdays, but a small knife is missing.

Villeroy & Boch Cutlery Set Arthur

• 100 pieces, such as the Sola Cutlery Set Fleurie - 18/10 Stainless Steel - 100 pieces / 12 persons and the other available Sola sets from the mid-range: eight pieces per person. In addition to the table cutlery, everyone gets a dessert knife, fork, and spoon, a small spoon, and a cake fork, and there are serving spoons for the whole table.

Sola Cutlery Set Fleurie

For children, we recommend a smaller knife than the table knife in our store. This is a reason to choose 100 pieces, as it includes a dessert knife.

Are you taking two sets for six, or a set for twelve straight away?

Two smaller sets from the same series can together be the same as a set for twelve. With Fleurie, this is exactly correct according to the product information. In the 100-piece set, there is twice the content of the Sola Cutlery Set Fleurie - 18/10 Stainless Steel - 50 pieces / 6 persons.

If twelve people are already often at the table, or if the cutlery is a gift for a wedding, then a set for twelve is obvious. Then nothing more needs to be added later. If you prefer to spread the expense, start with 50 pieces from our cutlery sets for 6 persons and take the same set again as long as that series is available.

If you already have a set of 24 pieces, then a second from the same series gives you large cutlery for twelve, but still no dessert knife. Which Sola series are available in which sizes can be seen in our Sola cutlery sets.

Frequently asked questions about cutlery sets for 12 persons

Is a cutlery set of 12 pieces a set for 12 persons?

Usually not: with cutlery sets, "pieces" refers to the number of items in the set, and with 12 pieces, you typically set the table for three persons. Our sets for twelve start at 48 pieces. How pieces and persons come out in the other sizes, you can read in our cutlery sets.

Can a cutlery set for 12 persons go in the dishwasher?

Yes, all sets for twelve that are currently available may go in the dishwasher according to the product information. Do empty the cutlery as soon as the dishwasher is ready and dry it off afterwards, especially with hard water. How spots occur and how to remove them is explained in our article about spots on your cutlery.

How do you store cutlery for twelve in the drawer?

Cutlery for twelve takes up double the space in the drawer as a set for six from the same series. So measure your drawer before you choose a cutlery tray. For our own Cookinglife Bamboo Cutlery Tray 35 x 26 x 5 cm, you need a drawer that is at least as wide and deep. If that tray does not fit, then look at our other cutlery trays.

Cookinglife Bamboo Cutlery Tray

If there will soon be cutlery for twelve in the drawer, then the first big dinner can come. How to lay out the cutlery, you can read in our article about setting a table.