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8. Match the fork to the food

Reply to Shambala (Original post)

Sun May 18, 2025, 01:38 PM

May 18

Salad forks have shorter tines. You might be sticking an entree fork into a thick filet, but unless the salad contains thick chunks of tomatoes, too thick for the salad tines to pierce fully, use the salad fork. If necessary use or switch to the longer tines for thick morsels.

Simple and practical, and how etiquette evolved.

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Fork etiquette question [View all] Shambala May 18 OP

Try Emily Historic NY May 18 #1

Excellent tip Bernardo de La Paz May 18 #4

TIL there is a Salad Knife JoseBalow May 18 #13

Still a salad... 2naSalit May 18 #2

Yet it was also an entree Shambala May 18 #5

Salad fork is designed for salad Bobstandard May 18 #9

Salad entrees are large enough to benefit from the main course fork if they are the main course Bernardo de La Paz May 18 #3

Sounds like the answer is Shambala May 18 #6

Ideally, the appetizer forks are removed after that course, leaving only the entree fork, so, no confusion unblock May 18 #7

Match the fork to the food splat May 18 #8

That acutally crossed my mind Shambala May 18 #11

I would say feed it to the rabbit..... lastlib May 18 #10

I like your thinking Shambala May 18 #12

Technically, the wait staff should have removed the extra fork. yardwork May 18 #14

That's a good point. Shambala May 18 #15

my late mom told me eat in , out . AllaN01Bear May 18 #16