• Set of five shiny metal bowls
• Ranges from 1 tablespoon to 3 cups
• Ideal containers for ingredients
• Doubles as serving dishes for dips
• Just right for small jobs

If you're a Food Network aficionado, this set of five mini mixing bowls is just what you need to keep up with the pros. Set aside a tablespoon of nutmeg in the smallest bowl or 3 cups of flour in the largest. The middle three bowls hold 1/4, 3/4, and 1-1/2 cups, respectively. Array your ingredients in front of you for easy access, then pour and blend a la Julia Child. This is also a perfect starter set for a child--the small sizes easily fit their eager little hands. --Dana Van Nest

I guess I missed the word "mini" in the description. These bowls are very very small. Nice--but small. I have no idea what one does with bowls this small.

If I could award 4++ stars I would. These bowls are nice to look at with their shiny gleam. They feel sturdy and heavy in your hand. They help to organize your ingredients and make you feel like a "real" cook. I wouldn't mind having another set actually. I just could not award 5 stars because the construction on my large bowl is such that the lip collects a small amount of water and before I learned how to avoid that, I had to wipe a little rust along the lip edge. I've since learned that if I stick the bowls in the dishwasher in such a way that they sit vertical in the rack (so that all water drains down) it drains any residual water left inside the lip. So no water in the lip = no rust whatsoever. Also, same as another reviewer experienced, I was surprised (and a little disappointed) at how small the bowls are. They don't look that "Mini" in the picture (did they just recently add the "Mini" part to the description-). I've since let go of that and find that in my small apartment kitchen, it actually works to my advantage because they are easily stowed. I've had my bowls since June 2003. They still come out of the dishwasher shiny albeit a little scratched inside (darn wire whisk!). In my opinion these bowls are not 100% perfect but they come pretty close for what they are!

Highly recommended. These bowls are well made and much heavier than other comparable small stainless bowls. Made in India.

These bowls are not large enough for most of my mixing, but they go a long way toward helping me to be neat and organized in my cooking.

I usually use these bowls for holding chopped meats and vegetables while cooking: the onions and peppers in the big one, chicken in the next smaller, etc... The smaller two bowls do not come in handy as often, but I often use one to crush garlic into or to measure my dried spices into so they will be ready to drop into a recipe when I need them. The smallest bowl holds about a tablespoon and is my least frequently used bowl.

They can be dish-washed or hand-washed quite easily, so I don't resent the extra dishes this dirties.

They are also quite useful on the table. They don't make a fancy presentation, but they have stayed shiny and free of dings and dents. The selection of sizes means I can usually find one that fits my quantity of dip or sauce. I've used the largest one to serve rice. I usually use at least a few of them when serving a variety of toppings for tacos.

I really found these to be a must have with baking. They are small, but you can measure out all of your ingredients in advance. This saves alot of time!