Proper Table Setting for a Knife, Fork and Spoon
When hosting a dinner party or holiday celebration, a properly set dinner table will tie the meal together. You will often use several forks, knives, spoons and glasses for a meal with multiple courses, and it is sometimes confusing trying to determine the proper placement. Fortunately, there are simple tricks used to remember the proper placement of forks, knives, spoons and glasses. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Place the main dinner plate so that it is centered with each chair.
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Fold a napkin and place it to the left of the dinner plate.
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Place the forks to the left of the plate, on top of the napkin. Place the forks from left to right in the order that they will be used. Align the forks with the bottom of the napkin.
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Place the knife to the right of the plate, with the bladed side toward the plate. If using multiple knives, place the beside one another, with the first knife to be used on the outside.
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Place the soup spoon to the right of the knife or knives.
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Place the desert fork above the plate, perpendicular to the direction of the other utensils. The handle of the fork must be on the left side.
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Place the desert spoon between the plate and desert fork, with the handle on the right side.
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Place the glasses above the knives, in the order in which they will be used, from left to right.
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Tips & Warnings
To remember the proper sides to place the knife, fork and spoon, refer to the number of letters in each word. Knife and spoon both have five letters, as does the word "right." Fork has four letters, just like the word "left."
