The rule of thumb for multiple pieces of silverware is... start on the outside and work your way in.
As far as cutting your food, personally, I hold my fork in my left and cut with my right, I then eat the item with my fork in the left. This is a more "euro" way of eating. I find the whole drop your silver and switch hands cumbersom and somewhat idiodic.
Re ur champagne question, I put the glass to my lips, hlding the stem of the flute (u don't want to warm the champagne) and SIP with out slurpping.
2007-02-04 07:41:01
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answered by Crazymom 6
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I believe that if you have two forks, you will have had a salad first. You leave the fork on the plate when you are finished. Then, when you are served your steak, you use the fork that is left. I think to that you work from the outside in, so whichever is closest to you. I always cut it with my right hand, it's much to difficult to cut with my left. I don't know about champagne, I've never had it.
2007-02-04 15:35:53
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answered by janeannpat 6
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When you have a load of cutlery at the side of your plate, and are having 3 courses (or more), work from the outside in.
Of course, if you have soup rather than a knife and fork starter, use the round spoon for the soup and the second set of cutlery for the main course.
If you're having steak the knife you've been provided with will likely be changed for a steak knife - always cut with the knife in your right hand.
Champagne...well...hold the stem of the glass and sip it, I guess.
2007-02-04 18:07:25
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answered by pompeii 4
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When faced with a set table one uses the cutlery in order from the outside in. If your choice of food does not require you to use an item of cutlery, this will be cleared with your plate at the end of your course.
When eating steak one must always hold your knife in yur dominant hand. (right if right handed, left if left handed). It is impolite to eat a main course with only a fork.
When drinking champagne, one hold the glass by the stem in order that the heat of your hands does not warm the champagne.
2007-02-04 21:21:50
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answered by mandy 2
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Hello Mui Mui, the simple rule to follow is to work from the outside and work inwards. If you at a restaurant you already know how many courses you Will dine on. If you are having soup to start the spoon to be used usually comes to your table with the soup. If not the smaller fork on the outside left should be used(along with the knife on the outside right) As for which hand to hold your steak knife in, that simply depends on whether you are right or left handed. If you right handed you will use your right hand. . . Champagne, how to drink it depends on what it is served in. If it is served in a flute(a tall slender glass) or a saucer(a shallow wide brimmed glass) in case of a flute hold with your index and forefinger and your thumb. a saucer should be held between by its stem between your index and for finger as if you were 'cupping' the glass, and always should be sipped. Enjoy!
2007-02-04 16:13:10
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answered by newworldbrave 1
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Always start from the outside and work your way in when it comes to flatware utensils. (Use the outer fork first.) In American, hold the steak with your fork in your left hand, and cut with a knife using your right. Put your utensils down, and pick the fork back up with your right hand to eat the piece of steak you have cut. (If right-handed.) In Europe, you typically hold both utensils, and eat the piece of meat using the fork in your left hand.
To drink Champagne, sip slowly from a fluted glass. Bon Appetite!
2007-02-04 15:40:25
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answered by Anonymous
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I believe one takes the silverware from the outside first.
Since I handle my fork with my right hand, I've trained my left hand to cut. To cut with the right, and switch to eat is ridiculous- it's like a stating "Yes I am inefficient."
Open the Champagne cork very slowly with a twisting action. The "pop" should be very muted. Drink Champagne from a Champagne flute- it was designed to give you maximum enjoyment.
2007-02-04 15:36:25
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answered by Bog-man 4
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The salad fork is on your outermost left, followed by your dinner fork. There are two ways to use a knife and fork to cut and eat your food. They are the American style and the European or Continental style. Either style is considered appropriate. In the American style, one cuts the food by holding the knife in the right hand and the fork in the left hand with the fork tines piercing the food to secure it on the plate. Cut a few bite-size pieces of food, then lay your knife across the top edge of your plate with the sharp edge of the blade facing in. Change your fork from your left to your right hand to eat, fork tines facing up. (If you are left-handed, keep your fork in your left hand, tines facing up.) The European or Continental style is the same as the American style in that you cut your meat by holding your knife in your right hand while securing your food with your fork in your left hand. The difference is your fork remains in your left hand, tines facing down, and the knife in your right hand. Simply eat the cut pieces of food by picking them up with your fork still in your left hand.
Never turn the glass upside down to decline wine. It is more polite to let the wine be poured and not draw attention to yourself. If you are asked about wine and will not be drinking, quietly decline. Bring the glass down to a normal level and, while holding the stem, swirl the glass rapidly. This will increase the surface area of the wine by allowing it to move up the sides of the glass. This also helps to release the volatile chemicals of the wine into the air. Stop swirling. Smell, then sip a small amount of wine and move it over your entire tongue so that all your taste buds come in contact with it. The trick to tasting wine is to allow the aromas of the wine to enter your nasal passageway at the back of your throat.
2007-02-04 15:41:14
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answered by Nette 5
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Knife: whichever is the most comfortable. General rule with cutlery is to work from the outside in... if you see what I mean!
2007-02-04 15:36:01
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answered by vixta1982 2
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it depends on whether you are a righty or lefy u should use the knife with your dominant hand. If you're ambidextrous it dosen't really matter.
2007-02-04 15:37:25
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answered by Christin T. 3
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