- Stainless steel is a wonderful material, and one that is a fairly new development in terms of history of metallurgy. Going back to the 1920's, many countries were investigating this amazing material, including Germany, the U.K., and the United States. Perhaps the most interesting story is one that involves an English metallurgist by the name of Harry Brearly.

- Mr. Brearly was searching desperately in the years between 1910-1920 for an alloy that would protect canon bores in the motherland…War is a dirty game. He discovered that when Chromium was added to low Carbon steel, it made the steel stain resistant.

- Taking his experiment one step further, Brearly suggested that this new alloy might be a good material for making cutlery. Who knows, maybe it was Mrs Brearly's idea. In any case, he found that this cutlery did not rust, and this wa s agood thing, as they say.

- This newly discovered material formed a tight, self-healing protective film on its surface which prevented any rust, or stains, from forming…much like the skin on your body.

- By the early 1920's commercial production of stainless steel began in the United States, to the point that today, there are over 50 grades of stainless steel made by a multitude of companies worldwide.