This is the second time I'm buying this set. I use them for everyday dishes and for car-camping and picnics. I also have the blue set, which I like just as well. I just wanted to say that I discovered that even though the dishes are enamel over metal, they all are microwave-safe (not the utensils of course) as well as oven, campfire and dishwasher-safe. Even if they get chipped they don't spark in the microwave. Who'd've thunk?