Poll: What Hands do you Use a Knife and Fork With?

[GeorgW]

I made a thread somewhat similar to this a long, long time ago.
The correct way is fork left, knife right. That has always been my belief, and apparently that's not as widely spread as I thought, at least given the feedback I got in the last thread.
However, I do eat using fork right, knife left. I've always done so and I think that, as I'm right handed, it's the logical way to do it. Screw etiquette, I don't want my useless left hand shoving sharp items into my mouth. I've always believed that there is no good reason for the way you're supposed to hold utensils, it's simply grown out of old customs, and I protest it.

There is a reason for knife in right hand, if you are right handed because if you need to use a sharp knife, you use your strong hand in order to have better control over it, making it safer for you and anyone around you in that situation. I believe that is some rather good logic.

However your logic for fork in the right hand actually makes sanse too, if sticking pointy things in your mouth, have better control over it, now both ways have some logic to them. Although I voted knife right anyway

Thing is, I'm using my fork to balance the knife on, and have full control over it. You still have to use the fork to hold the thing you're cutting in place, so why not use it for balance at the same time and be more efficient?

 

[GameMaNiAC]

Fork in right, knife in left. Sometimes I switch for more effective slicing, though. But it is mainly this.

 

[JochemDude]

Cutting with right and eating with left.
However I try to avoid both whenever I can and just eat with my hands.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Actually, it is correct manners to eat with the fork in the left hand and knife in the right hand.

It's called continental style etiquette.

Much more efficient than the ridiculous American method anyway, which is to cut the food (knife in right hand), then set the knife down, to then switch the fork to the right hand.

...

how is that ridiculous?

i am eating just as fast if not faster than you by using my proficient hand the most, you have to use both hands to cut the food anyways (usually, at least with meat) so i don't lose any time or anything by switching my fork to my right after i'm done cutting my food? i don't see how that makes me below you/improper manners for doing such..

I don't know about you, but I don't exactly need a dominant hand to get the food from the plate to my mouth, it's not the Krypton Factor.

You also use the knife while eating to push things like peas or beans onto your fork, as well as sauce manipulation.


So yes. It is more efficient.

 

[Varanfan9]

Both as I am ambidextrous and as such have no set hand for anything.

 

[Fiad]

Hold my knife in my right hand as it require a bit more control to use. Mostly just use the fork to hold whatever in place, cut piece off, stab with knife, eat off knife.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

Actually, it is correct manners to eat with the fork in the left hand and knife in the right hand.

It's called continental style etiquette.

Much more efficient than the ridiculous American method anyway, which is to cut the food (knife in right hand), then set the knife down, to then switch the fork to the right hand.

...

how is that ridiculous?

i am eating just as fast if not faster than you by using my proficient hand the most, you have to use both hands to cut the food anyways (usually, at least with meat) so i don't lose any time or anything by switching my fork to my right after i'm done cutting my food? i don't see how that makes me below you/improper manners for doing such..

I don't know about you, but I don't exactly need a dominant hand to get the food from the plate to my mouth, it's not the Krypton Factor.

You also use the knife while eating to push things like peas or beans onto your fork, as well as sauce manipulation.


So yes. It is more efficient.

neither do, i don't NEED to, it's just more convenient for myself, especially considering i usually eat in my room instead of the kitchen and am playing a game or such with my other hand or controlling netflix with it.

peas and beans? i don't eat those, so that isn't a problem for me, and i don't "push" them onto a fork, if i really needed to use a fork desperately for something like that or that size, i'll just stab it with the fork.

but like i said, i don't see how that makes my mannerism's below you, that was my main point, i don't get the point of looking down on how someone eats something.(within the means of them using their hands, if they use their feet to eat or something then that's a bit odd.)

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Actually, it is correct manners to eat with the fork in the left hand and knife in the right hand.

It's called continental style etiquette.

Much more efficient than the ridiculous American method anyway, which is to cut the food (knife in right hand), then set the knife down, to then switch the fork to the right hand.

...

how is that ridiculous?

i am eating just as fast if not faster than you by using my proficient hand the most, you have to use both hands to cut the food anyways (usually, at least with meat) so i don't lose any time or anything by switching my fork to my right after i'm done cutting my food? i don't see how that makes me below you/improper manners for doing such..

I don't know about you, but I don't exactly need a dominant hand to get the food from the plate to my mouth, it's not the Krypton Factor.

You also use the knife while eating to push things like peas or beans onto your fork, as well as sauce manipulation.


So yes. It is more efficient.

neither do, i don't NEED to, it's just more convenient for myself, especially considering i usually eat in my room instead of the kitchen and am playing a game or such with my other hand or controlling netflix with it.

peas and beans? i don't eat those, so that isn't a problem for me, and i don't "push" them onto a fork, if i really needed to use a fork desperately for something like that or that size, i'll just stab it with the fork.

but like i said, i don't see how that makes my mannerism's below you, that was my main point, i don't get the point of looking down on how someone eats something.(within the means of them using their hands, if they use their feet to eat or something then that's a bit odd.)

Read my original post again.

At what point did I state that it was 'below' continental etiquette?

Inefficient, yes, but not 'below'.

My persecution complex senses are tingling...

 

[Robert Ewing]

I use my left hand for my fork, and my right for my knife. It's considered strange, because i'm right handed.

 

[Restoshamankk]

I cut my food with my fork in the left and knife in the right, I eat my food with my fork in the right and knife in the left.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

Actually, it is correct manners to eat with the fork in the left hand and knife in the right hand.

It's called continental style etiquette.

Much more efficient than the ridiculous American method anyway, which is to cut the food (knife in right hand), then set the knife down, to then switch the fork to the right hand.

...

how is that ridiculous?

i am eating just as fast if not faster than you by using my proficient hand the most, you have to use both hands to cut the food anyways (usually, at least with meat) so i don't lose any time or anything by switching my fork to my right after i'm done cutting my food? i don't see how that makes me below you/improper manners for doing such..

I don't know about you, but I don't exactly need a dominant hand to get the food from the plate to my mouth, it's not the Krypton Factor.

You also use the knife while eating to push things like peas or beans onto your fork, as well as sauce manipulation.


So yes. It is more efficient.

neither do, i don't NEED to, it's just more convenient for myself, especially considering i usually eat in my room instead of the kitchen and am playing a game or such with my other hand or controlling netflix with it.

peas and beans? i don't eat those, so that isn't a problem for me, and i don't "push" them onto a fork, if i really needed to use a fork desperately for something like that or that size, i'll just stab it with the fork.

but like i said, i don't see how that makes my mannerism's below you, that was my main point, i don't get the point of looking down on how someone eats something.(within the means of them using their hands, if they use their feet to eat or something then that's a bit odd.)

Read my original post again.

At what point did I state that it was 'below' continental etiquette?

Inefficient, yes, but not 'below'.

My persecution complex senses are tingling...

i did, and you called it ridiculous as apparently you couldn't fathom why someone would do as such, and you said it was much more efficient, which isn't necessarily true, especially depending on what you are doing (like what i do when i eat), and then i refuted in my post and asked you why it was ridiculous.

you might not have said "below", but when you act condescending on the matter it's still the same, i can act like asshat all day long, but did i ever say i was an asshat? most certainly not, that doesn't change the fact that that is the way someone is intending.

still, sitting here seeing who can be a more proper smartass is stupid and pointless, i was just asking why it was ridiculous and i didn't get quite a clear answer but whatever, i guess i will go back to being american while i enjoy my netflix and GBA game while i'm eating my potatoes and corn.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Actually, it is correct manners to eat with the fork in the left hand and knife in the right hand.

It's called continental style etiquette.

Much more efficient than the ridiculous American method anyway, which is to cut the food (knife in right hand), then set the knife down, to then switch the fork to the right hand.

...

how is that ridiculous?

i am eating just as fast if not faster than you by using my proficient hand the most, you have to use both hands to cut the food anyways (usually, at least with meat) so i don't lose any time or anything by switching my fork to my right after i'm done cutting my food? i don't see how that makes me below you/improper manners for doing such..

I don't know about you, but I don't exactly need a dominant hand to get the food from the plate to my mouth, it's not the Krypton Factor.

You also use the knife while eating to push things like peas or beans onto your fork, as well as sauce manipulation.


So yes. It is more efficient.

neither do, i don't NEED to, it's just more convenient for myself, especially considering i usually eat in my room instead of the kitchen and am playing a game or such with my other hand or controlling netflix with it.

peas and beans? i don't eat those, so that isn't a problem for me, and i don't "push" them onto a fork, if i really needed to use a fork desperately for something like that or that size, i'll just stab it with the fork.

but like i said, i don't see how that makes my mannerism's below you, that was my main point, i don't get the point of looking down on how someone eats something.(within the means of them using their hands, if they use their feet to eat or something then that's a bit odd.)

Read my original post again.

At what point did I state that it was 'below' continental etiquette?

Inefficient, yes, but not 'below'.

My persecution complex senses are tingling...

i did, and you called it ridiculous as apparently you couldn't fathom why someone would do as such, and you said it was much more efficient, which isn't necessarily true, especially depending on what you are doing (like what i do when i eat), and then i refuted in my post and asked you why it was ridiculous.

you might not have said "below", but when you act condescending on the matter it's still the same, i can act like asshat all day long, but did i ever say i was an asshat? most certainly not, that doesn't change the fact that that is the way someone is intending.

still, sitting here seeing who can be a more proper smartass is stupid and pointless, i was just asking why it was ridiculous and i didn't get quite a clear answer but whatever, i guess i will go back to being american while i enjoy my netflix and GBA game while i'm eating my potatoes and corn.

I apologise if my original post came across as condescending. It was certainly not my intention.

When eating, I always use both tools at my disposal, whether it's turning something to make it easier to manipulate, or using it as a barrier where stabbing it simply isn't an option (rice). So I don't really get how putting the knife down doesn't do anything but make eating less efficient.

 

[elbrandino]

Always fork in left hand and knife in right. I was taught that that's the proper way by my grandmother. Though if I'm only using a fork then I use my right hand.

 

[SonicKaos]

My mom told me it was weird that I ate with my left hand rather than putting my knife down and switching to my right hand. I told her doing that would be stupid when the fork is already in my left hand...

She agreed that it makes sense the way I do it, but still thinks it's odd.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

Actually, it is correct manners to eat with the fork in the left hand and knife in the right hand.

It's called continental style etiquette.

Much more efficient than the ridiculous American method anyway, which is to cut the food (knife in right hand), then set the knife down, to then switch the fork to the right hand.

...

how is that ridiculous?

i am eating just as fast if not faster than you by using my proficient hand the most, you have to use both hands to cut the food anyways (usually, at least with meat) so i don't lose any time or anything by switching my fork to my right after i'm done cutting my food? i don't see how that makes me below you/improper manners for doing such..

I don't know about you, but I don't exactly need a dominant hand to get the food from the plate to my mouth, it's not the Krypton Factor.

You also use the knife while eating to push things like peas or beans onto your fork, as well as sauce manipulation.


So yes. It is more efficient.

neither do, i don't NEED to, it's just more convenient for myself, especially considering i usually eat in my room instead of the kitchen and am playing a game or such with my other hand or controlling netflix with it.

peas and beans? i don't eat those, so that isn't a problem for me, and i don't "push" them onto a fork, if i really needed to use a fork desperately for something like that or that size, i'll just stab it with the fork.

but like i said, i don't see how that makes my mannerism's below you, that was my main point, i don't get the point of looking down on how someone eats something.(within the means of them using their hands, if they use their feet to eat or something then that's a bit odd.)

Read my original post again.

At what point did I state that it was 'below' continental etiquette?

Inefficient, yes, but not 'below'.

My persecution complex senses are tingling...

i did, and you called it ridiculous as apparently you couldn't fathom why someone would do as such, and you said it was much more efficient, which isn't necessarily true, especially depending on what you are doing (like what i do when i eat), and then i refuted in my post and asked you why it was ridiculous.

you might not have said "below", but when you act condescending on the matter it's still the same, i can act like asshat all day long, but did i ever say i was an asshat? most certainly not, that doesn't change the fact that that is the way someone is intending.

still, sitting here seeing who can be a more proper smartass is stupid and pointless, i was just asking why it was ridiculous and i didn't get quite a clear answer but whatever, i guess i will go back to being american while i enjoy my netflix and GBA game while i'm eating my potatoes and corn.

I apologise if my original post came across as condescending. It was certainly not my intention.

When eating, I always use both tools at my disposal, whether it's turning something to make it easier to manipulate, or using it as a barrier where stabbing it simply isn't an option (rice). So I don't really get how putting the knife down doesn't do anything but make eating less efficient.

fair enough, i came home pissed from my surveying class a bit ago so i'm sure i probably jumped the gun.

hah coincidentally i don't eat rice either...

so i guess in my case i'm just lucky i don't ever really need to use two tools constantly.

(sadly i'll admit, in my own quarters, when no one is around, if i can i'll just use my hands and teeth like i was born with and skip tools all together.)

 

[Ace of Spades]

Fork in the left, knife in the right, just like my mother taught me.

 

[Jadak]

Right for both. I mean, I'll mix use the left here and there, but any heavy lifting is done by the right, regardless of utensil. I'll start out with the fork right, but when any serious cutting is required, I'll swap so the right can deal with it.

 

[NotSoLoneWanderer]

Knife for left fork for right being left handed as i am

 

[Vicarious Reality]

But you just put the tool doing all the work in the main hand

 

[DirgeNovak]

*checks poll* You people are weird.
Unless 70% of the Escapist population is left-handed, there's definitely someting iffy about eating with your offhand...