Choosing a Cutlery Collection for Your Venue: The OVE Range Compared
by CWDH, 2 min reading time
Como or Torino? Amarone Gold or Fjord Black? Nickel-free Bologna or budget-friendly Veneto? A practical comparison of the OVE cutlery collections we stock.
Once you've decided on quality cutlery, the harder question is which collection. The OVE ranges we stock each have a distinct character and a distinct job. Here's the honest comparison we give customers who ask.
Como and Torino — the classic all-rounders
Both are 18/10 chrome-nickel steel with the full High Mirror Polish, and both cover every piece a dining room needs. Como is slim and classical; Torino is a touch heavier in the hand with a more sculpted profile. Either works from bistro to hotel restaurant — pick on look and hand-feel. These are the safest choices if you want cutlery that will still be available to reorder in five years.
Amarone and Fjord colours — when the table is the brand
The Amarone Gold, Bronze, Black and Vintage lines, and the Fjord Black and Fjord Gold ranges, use PVD colour finishes — an ultra-thin bonded layer applied in a vacuum, not a coating that chips — and stay dishwasher safe. Gold suits warm, celebratory rooms and wedding venues; matte black suits modern, moody interiors. Coloured cutlery photographs superbly, which matters more than ever.
Bologna — the nickel-free choice
Bologna is made from 18/0 steel with no added nickel, which makes it hypoallergenic — a real consideration for venues that want to be safe for every guest. It's also deliberately weighty, with a luxurious feel that belies its price, and carries the 100-year corrosion guarantee.
Veneto — the volume workhorse
Veneto is the value range: 18/10 steel, 3.5 mm thickness, clean silver look, priced for canteens, cafés, banquet halls and anywhere buying cutlery by the hundred. It's the range we recommend when consistency and replacement cost matter more than statement design.
How to decide
Fine dining or hotel restaurant: Como or Torino. Design-led venue or wedding business: Amarone or Fjord in gold or black. Allergy-conscious or family venue: Bologna. High-volume operation: Veneto. Everything is sold in packs of 12 with the pack rule shown at the quantity box, so orders always arrive service-ready. And whichever range you pick — keep it shining with the mini cutlery polishing machine, which polishes up to 2,500 pieces an hour.
Shop the range
- All cutlery
- Como table knife 216 mm — slim classic
- Torino table fork 211 mm — sculpted classic
- Amarone Gold knife and Amarone Bronze knife — PVD colours
- Fjord Black fork and Fjord Gold spoon — Scandinavian matte
- Bologna knife 215 mm — nickel-free
- Veneto table knife — volume value
- Mini cutlery polishing machine
