How to Use a Fork and Knife Properly?

Answer 1

It's easy to look like a primitive hunter as you hack away at your food with knife and fork. But at dinner parties, or with 'civilised people', you'll want to use these utensils in the classical manner. It's not hard, though it may feel awkward at first.
Steps

1. Hold your knife in your right hand. The index finger is mostly straight and rests near the base of the top, blunt side of the blade. The other four fingers wrap around the handle.
2. Hold your fork in your left hand. The tines (prongs) face away from you. The index finger is mostly straight, and rests on the near the back-side of the head of the fork. The other four fingers wrap around the handle.
3. Bend the wrists, so that your index fingers are pointing down towards your plate. This makes the tip of the knife and fork also point towards the plate.
4. Hold the food with the fork, by applying pressure through the index finger. Cut with the knife, in the same way.
5. Bring smallish bits of food to your mouth with the fork.


Tips

* Relax the shoulders. They can get hunched up at first.
* Take your time to cut bite-size pieces.
* Bring them gently to your mouth, so as not to spill them on your front.

Answer 2

It's easy to look like a primitive hunter as you hack away at your food with knife and fork. But at dinner parties, or with 'civilised people', you'll want to use these utensils in the classical manner. It's not hard, though it may feel awkward at first.
Steps

1. Hold your knife in your right hand. The index finger is mostly straight and rests near the base of the top, blunt side of the blade. The other four fingers wrap around the handle.
2. Hold your fork in your left hand. The tines (prongs) face away from you. The index finger is mostly straight, and rests on the near the back-side of the head of the fork. The other four fingers wrap around the handle.
3. Bend the wrists, so that your index fingers are pointing down towards your plate. This makes the tip of the knife and fork also point towards the plate.
4. Hold the food with the fork, by applying pressure through the index finger. Cut with the knife, in the same way.
5. Bring smallish bits of food to your mouth with the fork.


Tips

* Relax the shoulders. They can get hunched up at first.
* Take your time to cut bite-size pieces.
* Bring them gently to your mouth, so as not to spill them on your front.


Warnings

* Don't stick your elbows out! Learn to keep them in against the sides of the body. Otherwise you might knock your neighbour!

Answer 3

Whether you eat with a spoon & fork or a knife & fork, the fork is always held in the left hand. Pierce with the fork, gently cut a small piece with the knife (the fork should be in front and the knife behind), and put the cut piece in your mouth with the fork. If nothing is to be cut, keep the fork at the back and push the food onto the fork with the knife; balance the food on the fork and put it into your mouth. NEVER PUT THE KNIFE IN YOUR MOUTH.

Answer 4

Basically, the knife is for cutting the food and fork is to pierce it and transfer it to the mouth. Hold the knife in your left hand and fork in your right. Cut with the knife, take it on to the fork and transfer it to the mouth. Its easy!!!

Answer 5

My parents sent me to obedience school before I could go in restaurant and use a fork and a knife

Answer 6

if ur right handed put the fork in ur left hand nad the knife in ur right

Answer 7

By holding properly in your hand

Answer 8

If you draw blood, you've done it wrong.