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Because you use your knife to cut, and your fork to keep your steak from sliding of your plate. It's simply harder to cut your food with your left hand. so you take the fork in the left hand, the knife in the right.
That's the reason, why the fork goes left and the knife goes right from the plate.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe fork may be on the left, but before forks were 'invented' knives were one of the only tools available to cut food, knives were also used as offensive and defensive weapons and were carried at all times by the user. As most people were right handed, the knife was carried to be used in the right hand. With the coming of forks, the left hand was available and that is where it went
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∙ 14y agoMost people hold the fork in their right hand, while holding the knife in their left.
In the European style, people cut their food with the fork in the left hand and knife in the right, then generally have to transfer the fork back to the right hand, as there are many more right-handed people. This custom is contrary to how we use our eating utensils today. Formal tables are still set this way today, but feel free to do as you please at home.
*actually, in Europe they do not transfer the fork and knife like we do in the states- after living in Germany for awhile, I realized how funny it is to cut food, set a knife down , then eat with the fork... Germans just keep the fork in the left hand and knife in right while they are eating, and also use the knife to help scoop food onto the fork...
makes sense, eh?...
This knife and fork thing is outmoded and counterintuitive, Using your knife as a shovel is barbaric.
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∙ 8y agoIf there is a salad being served there should be a short fork and a longer fork. The short fork is for the salad and the longer fork is for eating your main meal.
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When you don't have a knife does the fork go on the right?
Yes when there is no knife it is on the right. It was established on April 9, 2009. But if there is a knife its on the left
Which side of the plate does the knife fork and spoon go on?
Left. While this is correct, it's counter -intuitive , as most people are right-handed. This persists as an affectation of superior social graces, and feel this out-moded custom is overdue for retirement.
Where does the fork and knife go next to the plate?
Fork on left and knife on right. If you have lots of courses you work from the inside to the outside. You would have a smaller fork for starter then work outside for the rest.
Why do Germans eat with a fork in there left hand and a knife in the right?
well, thisis very factual, it all began in Germany, they all ate with the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right, and the Germans started this, they were from Germany.
How a knife and fork are set on a dinner format?
The knives are always on the right of the plate, blade in, the forks on the left.
When using only a fork and knife how is it set at the place setting?
The fork and knife go on the right side of the plate and if you have a spoon it goes on the left side of the plate.
What side of the plate does the table spoon go on?
On the right side. Forks on the left, and knife than spoon on the right.
Where are spoons placed in American style settings?
The knife and spoon are placed on the right side of the setting (the knife to the right of the plate, and the spoon to the right of the knife), and the fork to the left of the plate. For a left-handed person, reverse the placement.
Why do some right-handed people hold a fork with the left hand and a knife in the right hand?
i dont no, maybe you should put them on the left side and you might be happy
Goes to the left of dinner fork?
In some social gatherings or in high end restaurants the butter knife goes to the right and then the regular knife. On the left outer side the small salad fork and then the regular fork for eating your dinner. Remember: Work from the outside in towards your plate.
Is it the law to cut with your left hand and eat with your right when eating with a knife and fork?
No, there is no law dictating which hand to use for cutting and which hand to use for eating when using a knife and fork. It is generally considered polite and proper dining etiquette in Western cultures to use the knife in the right hand to cut food and the fork in the left hand to eat.
Which hand do the french hold a fork while eating?
they eat wiht the fork in riht and knife in left
