Discuss how to handle utensils during a meal

      

Discuss how to handle utensils during a meal

  

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1. How do you hold a fork?
- The continental style prevails at all meals, formal and
informal, because it is a natural, non-disruptive way to eat.
– Hold your fork in your left hand, tines downward.
– Hold your knife in your right hand, an inch or two above the plate.
– Extend your index finger along the top of the blade.
– Use your fork to spear and lift food to your mouth.
• At informal meals the dinner fork may be held tines upward i.e. American table manners style .

2.Resting Utensils
• When you pause to take a sip of your beverage or to speak with someone, rest your utensils in one of the two following styles:
- Continental Style: Place your knife and fork on your plate near the center, slightly angled in an inverted V and with the tips of the knife and fork pointing toward each other.
- American Style: Rest your knife on the top right of your plate (diagonally) with the fork nearby (tines up).
• When each course is finished:
- Place the knife and fork parallel with the handles in
the four o'clock position on the right rim of the plate.

Titany answered the question on May 9, 2022 at 09:56


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