athenian200
Circumspect
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- Jan 31, 2010
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Which style do you use?
I generally find myself using something more like the American style, but I don't switch hands several times like people say is often done... I generally just cut everything up when I start eating, and then put my knife down for the rest of the meal and switch the fork to my right hand. I never really understood why people would keep switching to cut a single bite.
Although, in all honesty, I rarely use either method because with informal meals, I just use a fork by itself without a knife. Most foods can be cut by the pressure of a sideways fork, so I just use the fork in both roles.
American Style: When cutting meat, the knife is in the right hand and the fork is in the left hand. After cutting, the knife is placed at the top of the plate and the fork is switched to the right hand (tines up).
Continental Style: When cutting meat, the knife is in the right hand and the fork is in the left hand. After cutting, the fork (tines down) and the knife remain in the same hands.
Which style do you use?
I generally find myself using something more like the American style, but I don't switch hands several times like people say is often done... I generally just cut everything up when I start eating, and then put my knife down for the rest of the meal and switch the fork to my right hand. I never really understood why people would keep switching to cut a single bite.
Although, in all honesty, I rarely use either method because with informal meals, I just use a fork by itself without a knife. Most foods can be cut by the pressure of a sideways fork, so I just use the fork in both roles.