Why a short fork for salad, long for the rest?
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12-27-2017, 05:49 PM
#2
12-27-2017, 10:50 PM
Well, Google failed me on that one. They just said that it was supposed to be a bit wider and stronger(at the tine end) for cutting lettuce, etc. without a knife. Also, one edge might be sharp for the same reason.
Probably is shorter to make it easier to do the cutting. None of this matters if the waitress calls you hon and hands you back your fork for the main course
hj
Probably is shorter to make it easier to do the cutting. None of this matters if the waitress calls you hon and hands you back your fork for the main course
hj
#3
12-28-2017, 06:58 AM
#4
12-28-2017, 09:26 PM
Well, Google failed me on that one. They just said that it was supposed to be a bit wider and stronger(at the tine end) for cutting lettuce, etc. without a knife. Also, one edge might be sharp for the same reason.
Probably is shorter to make it easier to do the cutting. None of this matters if the waitress calls you hon and hands you back your fork for the main course
hj
Probably is shorter to make it easier to do the cutting. None of this matters if the waitress calls you hon and hands you back your fork for the main course
hj
Google worked for me...
The shapes of the fork tines accommodate particular foods.
Forks wrought with long tapered tines, such as a dinner fork, are made to spear pieces of food, such as steak.
Forks with a wide left tine and an optional notch, such as a salad fork, fish fork, dessert fork, and pastry fork, provide extra leverage when cutting food that normally does not require a knife.
Forks with curved tines, such as the oyster fork, are made to follow the shape of the shell.
Forks wrought with long tapered tines, such as a dinner fork, are made to spear pieces of food, such as steak.
Forks with a wide left tine and an optional notch, such as a salad fork, fish fork, dessert fork, and pastry fork, provide extra leverage when cutting food that normally does not require a knife.
Forks with curved tines, such as the oyster fork, are made to follow the shape of the shell.
SALAD FORK
The tines of salad forks are flatter and slightly broader than those of a dinner fork, and the utensil is approximately 6 inches long. To provide leverage when cutting thick veins of lettuce or broad vegetables, the salad fork is made with an extra wide left tine that is sometimes grooved. For additional strength, the second and third tines of the salad fork are occasionally connected by a rod. The salad fork is used in formal and informal dining. It is also used for appetizer courses other than seafood, such as pate.
The tines of salad forks are flatter and slightly broader than those of a dinner fork, and the utensil is approximately 6 inches long. To provide leverage when cutting thick veins of lettuce or broad vegetables, the salad fork is made with an extra wide left tine that is sometimes grooved. For additional strength, the second and third tines of the salad fork are occasionally connected by a rod. The salad fork is used in formal and informal dining. It is also used for appetizer courses other than seafood, such as pate.
If you want to learn more about forks here is a link..
https://www.etiquettescholar.com/din...are/forks.html
I never knew there was an Ice Cream fork.. Guess I have been eating it wrong all these years using a spoon...
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12-31-2017, 08:14 AM
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01-03-2018, 10:04 AM
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