The way I see it, it is hard to mess up chopsticks. I bought this set because my mother was coming to visit me from out of town and I wanted her to feel at home. She is old school and still prefers the wooden chopsticks for cooking, etc. She nevertheless agrees the chopsticks are good quality and uses them from time to time for meals. They grip as good as any chopsticks can I would imagine but because they are rounded, they tend to roll; I've never owned stainless steel chopsticks before to compare these with anything else. They seem to do the job, and I am happy with them. They are run through the dishwasher without any problems and are sleek enough not to look tacky next to my silverware.

I have worked in Korea and this is what you find in all the restaurants there. Yes they are a bit harder to use than Chinese squarish chopsticks, but easier than the narrow Japanese ones. Yes they are dishwasher safe and light - because they are hollow - not plastic.

I bought these to go with a Zojirushi lunch container. I thought that the stainless steel chopsticks would be cool to use with it. While they do indeed work, I prefer more traditional wooden chopsticks to these. Being metal and slick, they are a little more difficult to use. Plus, I don't like the *clink* *clink* noise they make while you are eating.

The good thing about them, however, is they come clean very easily. No worries about something soaking in and making you sick.

I bought these for my niece and everyone loved them. Some people told me I should get bamboo but I like durability and cleanliness of stainless. Turns out all the young adults thought they were very cool and asked where I got them.

These are well made but I find I don't use them a lot. Instead, I use the wooden or bamboo ones. I think it's the psychological fear of biting on something hard or perhaps it's just resistance to change.