When you are cutting a piece of meat or somethig else with a fork and knife, do you cut behind the fork (with the prongs pointing away from the knife), or do you cut in front of it (with the prongs towards the knife)?
2006-06-10 17:31:25 · 14 answers · asked by slap_shot69 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I cut so that my fork is in the smallest part that will become my next bite o food
2006-06-10 17:34:28 · answer #1 · answered by Gabrielle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how many others may do this,but I am right handed and when I cut a piece of meat I will switch the fork to my left hand, put the knife in my right hand and the blade of the knife goes behind the fork (tongs) and the front of the tongs are facing me. I usually cut up a few pieces at a time. I that weird? or no? It is just the way I have always done it.....
2006-06-10 17:38:21 · answer #2 · answered by teashy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am right handed, and when using a knife and fork, I have been told I use the continental (European) manner. My fork stays in my left hand, and is turned downward, so the outward curve of the fork is away from me. I cut with the knife behind the fork, then put whatever I cut into my mouth with the fork tines still facing in a downward position.
2006-06-10 23:38:39 · answer #3 · answered by Bronwen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By your description, you cut in front of the fork (that is, on the other side of the fork from you). Yes, this means that you have to remove your fork from the larger piece of meat and put it into the piece that you just cut. However, the fork is there to keep the larger piece of meat from flopping and sliding around!
2006-06-12 13:15:13 · answer #4 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i cut with the prongs stabbed in the meat/food then i cut the piece with the knife sawing behind the fork. works evry time!!!! =)
2006-06-10 17:35:13 · answer #5 · answered by BM 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
always behind the prongs so my knife is resting on the back of the fork.
2006-06-10 21:10:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how you hold your fork. The fork is to hold the Meat while you cut the piece that you going to put in your mouth.
2006-06-10 17:44:27 · answer #7 · answered by namasta@rogers.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would make sense to cut behind it so you don't have to take your fork out of the large piece of meat to jab the small piece of meat that's going in your mouth.
2006-06-10 17:35:50 · answer #8 · answered by whatwhatwhat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I USE 2 FORKS BUT I CUT TO THE LEFT
2006-06-10 17:36:26 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
prongs toward the knife, never cross your hands.
2006-06-10 17:34:54 · answer #10 · answered by xtowgrunt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋