Viking Culinary Stainless Steel Skimmer with Stay Cool Handle - Silver - Professional Kitchen Tool for Deep Frying, Soup, and Pasta - Perfect for Home Chefs and Restaurants

In a world of junk cooking utensils these are nice. Pretty heavy gauge metal. Will they bend? Yes, but not easily. I'm replacing my mother's old Ecko "Flint" utensils that she purchased in either the late 50's or very early 60's. Yes, they are slightly beefier, show no signs of wear, but look a bit dated.These are as sturdy as any I could find, have a clean look and are comfortable in the hand.One gentleman wrote he was disappointed the handles were hollow. Yes they are and they are for several reasons; 1st if they were solid they would get too hot to hold, 2nd they would be too heavy and third they would cost 3 times as much. It is very rare to find even silverware for your table (that you think is solid) that really is. 99.9999% of the butter knives in silver/stainless ware has a putty in the handle and the tang of the blade is inserted. The joint is then soldered to make it look seamless.These are every bit as nice as the All-Clad. My pans are All-Clad, but I preferred these utensils to theirs