Primera by Metro MPKT 1797 nylon tool set review: the caddy is the point

The Primera by Metro MPKT 1797 pairs four nylon tools with a weighted stainless steel caddy. The tools are fine. The caddy is what you are really buying.

Why does the caddy matter?

Most sets in this category either give you no holder at all or a light plastic cylinder. This one comes with a brushed stainless caddy that has real weight to it.

That sounds like a small thing until you use it. A light holder tips over when you pull a tool out one-handed with the other hand busy at the stove. A weighted one stays put. It also wipes clean and will not go yellow from cooking oil the way plastic does after a year.

It looks the part too. On a counter next to an air fryer or a rice cooker, brushed steel reads as deliberate rather than as clutter.

Are the tools any good?

They are nylon, which is the right pick if you cook on non-stick, and a meaningful difference from the stainless Primera set that will scratch a coated pan. They are unremarkable but perfectly usable: standard shapes, decent stiffness, safe on your kawali.

Nylon’s limit is heat. It softens sooner than silicone, so do not park a turner against the side of a hot wok while you do something else.

What is the catch?

Four tools. In a category where ₱255 buys twelve pieces and a holder, four tools plus a caddy is a thin count.

There is no whisk, no tongs, and no pasta server, so you will be adding pieces. And the feedback is light, 10 ratings at 4.7, which is not much to go on.

What you are paying for, honestly, is the caddy and the Metro Home name. If you value either, the maths works. If you just want tools, it does not.

Is it sulit?

Around ₱999 as of August 1, 2026. Check the latest price on Shopee. Judged on tools per peso, no. Judged as buying a good countertop caddy that happens to come with four usable nylon tools, it is more defensible. That is genuinely how we would frame this purchase.

Who should buy it

Buy this if you want a smart-looking, stable counter caddy and are happy that the tools are a bonus rather than the point. Skip it if you want a full kit, in which case almost anything else here gives you more.

See where it sits in our best kitchen tool sets in the Philippines roundup, or work out your piece count in the kitchen tool set buying guide.

Alternatives to consider

Want a holder and far more tools for a fraction of the price? The Kaisa Villa 12pcs silicone utensil set bundles twelve pieces with a cylinder caddy for around ₱255 as of August 1, 2026. Cooking on stainless or cast iron instead? The Primera by Metro MPKT 7616 stainless set is the same line in metal, which lasts longer but will mark a coated pan.