Cutlery manners ? - Page 2

katex · 18-10-2008, 15:22

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Originally Posted by garinda

It's worth a try Margaret. You're supposed to rock them to cut, which I can't do with my left hand.

Let us know how you get on with it.

But you eat with your fork with the right hand in this new culture ...unless you are left-handed of course.

Are there left handed/right handed ones ? The picture looks like made for right handed people.

garinda · 18-10-2008, 15:28

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Originally Posted by katex

But you eat with your fork with the right hand in this new culture ...unless you are left-handed of course.

Are there left handed/right handed ones ? The picture looks like made for right handed people.

Lol, I've just had to go and root in the cutlery drawer to check.

It has two sharp edges, so I suspect it's for either hand.

I'm naturally right handed, but have to use my left hand now.

Brute force, and an ordinary fork, works for me, without all that rockin' 'n' rollin' you need to do with a Knork.

katex · 18-10-2008, 16:08

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Originally Posted by West Ender

not carrying on a conversation with a mouth stuffed with food

Isn't it awful though when you try and time conversation, you make a remark, put food in your mouth, then your other diner says "Pardon ?".

Sparkologist · 18-10-2008, 16:50

My question is: In which hand should I hold a trench spade when eating, as I find this the quickest & most efficient way of clearing my plate.

P.S. Should one cock one's pinky finger whilst eating with this piece of hardware.

emamum · 18-10-2008, 16:53

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Originally Posted by Sparkologist

P.S. Should one cock one's pinky finger whilst eating with this piece of hardware.

not at the dinnertable please!

mrskitty · 18-10-2008, 17:19

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Originally Posted by emzy

I got confused when eating out when there was more than one knife and fork lol

I was taught 'from the outside in', that is to use the cutlery from the outside first and then use the next ones for main etc...

My parents are from two very different social backgrounds so one side are extremely strict when it comes to table manners and the other side don't give two hoots.....my nan (on the 'bad side' as i used to say) used to read magazines whilst she was eating her dinner once everyone else had left the table!

West Ender · 18-10-2008, 18:46

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Originally Posted by katex

Isn't it awful though when you try and time conversation, you make a remark, put food in your mouth, then your other diner says "Pardon ?".

I make 'em wait until I've swallowed it. If they've any sense they'll see my jaws moving and prefer not to risk being sprayed.

david1 · 18-10-2008, 20:05

Like using your soup spoon away from you to scoop up the contents; doesn't make sense, has further to travel to yer gob, and tipping the plate towards the centre of the table to grab those last remaining drops. Of course, would do this when out dining, but never at home now ... probably tip the plate directly into my mouth anyway .

This has come from when you are onboard a ship, If the ship rocks from side to side as they do , the person who will get hit with the soup is the person facing you and not yourself . Thats why you tip it away from you .

flashy · 18-10-2008, 20:18

this thread takes me back to when i first met Reece's gran (his dads mum)
she had never ever been into McDonalds before, i ordered her meal, took it over to her and she asked me 'where are the knives and forks?'

i couldnt stop giggling for ages

steeljack · 18-10-2008, 20:27

It seems Accrington is the home of Splades and Sporks

Splades-Sporks

flashy · 18-10-2008, 20:38

£3.95 each? kin ell

lol

steeljack · 18-10-2008, 20:49

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Originally Posted by flashytart

£3.95 each? kin ell

lol

didn't check the price

, I was imagining about £2 for 100 , (cheap injection molded plastic ) who apart from baby stuff uses plastic cutlery more than once

ANNE · 18-10-2008, 21:27

We dont sit at the table to eat, these day's and I love stew butties. yummm

WillowTheWhisp · 18-10-2008, 21:38

Those plastic sporks are supposed to be for camping. They are an ideal all in one piece of cutlery to put in your backpack with the little camping stove and mess tins. (we've got orange) We have some of those triangular stainless steal splayds too. Had them for years. They make great cake forks and are very good for scooping up peas. I can never see the logic of trying to balance peas on the back of a fork. I used to hate eating peas as a child when my mother insisted they should be transported to my mouth on the back of the fork.

As for spooning soup from the back of the bowl I was always told that was so that any drip underneath the spoon had the opportunity to fall into the bowl as the spoon passed over it and not end up down your front.

emamum · 18-10-2008, 21:41

i eat my peas with honey
i've done it all my life
it makes the peas taste funny
but it keeps them on my knife