I was very happy to find knives made in the US, bought six of the silver steak knives. Handwashing was recommended but not strictly required, so I put them in the dishwasher as I do with all my steak knives. Instead of a silver finish on the handle, it came out sooty and the soot came off on my hands. Talked to the company and was told to clean them with an abrasive powder. They had been having this problem ever since they took phosphates out of soap.This did not fix the problem. Really really wanted to like these knives but they’re not usable and so will probably just throw them in the garbage. Willing to pay more if the handle was stainless steel rather than aluminum, because that would be much more usable. I didn’t even know they made handles out of aluminum anymore.