What is the difference between a salad fork and a dinner fork?

Question

i need to know all about this sort of unnessasery crud.

so if somone could show me a book that would explain this...

i.e. proper eating untesils for dummies!

thanks

Answer 1

I seriously do not worry about it when I'm at a fancy smancy restauant or party - but the rule is - work your way from the outside in

Answer 2

GOOGLE TABLE PLACE SETTINGS OR PROPER PLACEMENT OF EATING UTENSILS

Answer 3

one you use at salad time one you use at dinner time.

Answer 4

Salad/dessert forks are smaller, shorter than dinner forks.

Answer 5

I think Emily Post still has an etiquette book.  But the difference: the salad fork has smaller tines.  It is outside of the dinner fork, on the left (the rule of thumb is you move closer to the plate with utensils as the courses change)

Answer 6

The difference between a salad fork and a dinner fork is that the salad fork has one pointed tine (prong) for spearing the salad greens.

The salad fork is (usually) a bit shorter than a dinner fork.  The salad fork is to be used for the salad course only (NOT for appetizers!) and is to be left on the salad plate/salad bowl when finished.  The fork is removed (along with the finished salad plate) before the dinner course is served.

In fine dining, the cutlery placement corresponds exactly to the courses being served.  Sometimes it gets complicated, with as many as 20 or more (total) pieces of cutlery, china, glassware per setting!

But the general rule is ... when you sit down at your place, the forks on your left, the bread plate above or just to the left of the forks ... as well as the knives/spoons to your right, the glasses above the spoons (water, wine, champagne) ... any cutlery placed ABOVE where the plate will be (dessert fork, soup spoon, fish knife, steak knife) ... those items are YOURS.  There may also be a coffe cup and saucer to the right

The placement of some of those items might vary, but the forks are ALWAYS on the left, and you work your way in from the outside.  

If an appetizer is served, there should either be a fork already there for it, or a fork should be served with the app.

The next course might be soup.  The soup spoon will either already be at the place setting, or may be served alongside the soup.

Next course is salad ... there will be a fork already there for the salad.

And on it goes.  One utensil per course.  If you're unsure (and really, it's not difficult, just a bit confusing at times!), watch what the others at the table do, and do the same.

Answer 7

a salad fork is smaller because with dinner you always take bigger bites ( its human) and if you are having dinner and its not all fancy pantsy you always put the fork on the left (4 letters in fork and 4 letters in left) and the knife on the right (5 in knife 5 in right) hope this helps  -best wishes

Answer 8

A salad fork usually has different shaped tines, and may be slimmer than a meat and vegetable. A lot of places lay out two forks that are the same. Use one for the salad, and leave it with the bowl. The second then becomes the dinner fork.

Answer 9

......if you ask any more such questions, i'll show you an "eye fork"

Answer 10

A salad fork usually has less "pokers"

Answer 11

Arthur's good manners book.

Answer 12

you eat a salad with your salad fork...and you eat the rest of your dinner with the dinner fork...the salad fork is smaller.

Answer 13

one is smaller and one is bigger. why don't you watch Pretty Woman it should help you. lol

Answer 14

If you think it is unnecessary crud (and it really is), why bother your pretty little head about it? If you fake it, they will immediately sniff you out as a poser.