To the left and closest to Paper Cutting Knife, position the dinner fork. For something less than a formal dinner just maintain the placement, but subtract those items you won't be needing. Don't push it away. Lay your knife and fork diagonally across the plate, side-by-side as if they are pointing to the numbers 10 and 4 on an imaginary clock.





E. Good table manners should be the finishing touch.





D. Just in front of the bread plate are individual salt and pepper shakers. Just in front of the plate you will place the dessert fork and spoon at a right angle to the other knives and forks. Closest to the right side of the plate is the dinner knife. If you are provided with a large napkin, put the fold toward your waist. Of course, this guide can be the basis for any type of dinner.





If you find you must leave the dinner table during the meal just place the napkin on your chair or to Shear Blades the left of your plate. Then apply butter to only one or two bites at a time.


After you have invested in beautiful dining room furniture the next step is to understand exactly how to correctly set the table with dishes, glasses and flatware. Everything on the right of the plate is for drinking. From the plate it is applied to the bread. Bread or rolls should be broken into small pieces.