Not only do forks and knives get caught in the mesh from the natural motion of the drawer opening and closing.. but is will RUST. The metal is not stainless and it's not coated with rubber or plastic. That means that any incidental water that is still on washed flatware will cause the bottom of the tray to rust... Stay away from this thing. I gave it two stars instead of one because the tray itself is fairly sturdy and does in fact hold flatware as advertised.