Which hands should you hold your knife / fork in when eating out?

Answer 1

that depends where you are. in most european countries, you hold your fork in your left hand and your knife in your right hand, never letting go of either. in america, usually you cut your food by holding your fork in left and knife in right, and then put the knife down and switch your fork to your right hand to eat.

Answer 2

Definitely hold your fork in your left and your knife in your right. Your fork should 'prong' the meat, in other words be the opposite way up to how it is left sitting on the table when you are using it. Cut with the cutlery in those same hands. Only ever eat with your fork in your right hand if you are eating peas and then you are allowed to have your fork the incorrect way up, like a shovel. Only cut one piece of food at a time and put down both pieces of cutlery when talking or having a drink. Others have answered the question correctly for America, but things are different in different countries, and this is definitely the correct way... Good luck.

Answer 3

Fork And Knife

Answer 4

When cutting meat, you should hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand. I, being American, have always switched the fork to the left hand to eat the food, however.

Bottom line: the knife should be in whichever hand is your dominant hand. This is to ensure stability of the knife(it is the sharper object of the 2 utensils.

Answer 5

Knife in the left, fork in the right. I cut holding the knife in my right hand then I switch back. I think Americans are the only ones who do this.

Answer 6

Fork Left

Answer 7

Ok, this is going to sound strange, I am right handed, for that reason, I cut my food with a knife using my right hand and switch places with the fork and eat my food with a fork using my right hand as well. Have a great day!

Answer 8

i think both, feels the same, plus depends on the person, i seem to use fork in the left hand and knife in the right.

Answer 9

Knife should be in ur right hand and fork in ur left, that's if u are right handed. It's the opposite if u are left handed. The knife has to be in ur dominant hand to be in control.

Answer 10

In general you should use whatever hand is closest to the spoon/fork at your table setting, working from the outside in. If all else fails watch what other people are doing first.