At any meal casual to formal a knife is placed to the right of the dinner plate sharp side facing the plate.
Table setting knife placement.
Cutlery has a specific place at a dinner table whether you re using only one or two pieces or the complete ensemble.
Salad fork butter knife and.
The table setting is mostly designed for right hand dominant diners and thus the handle of the butter knife is placed so that it points to the right.
Knives with serrated blades such as steak knives cut meat.
Knives with pointed tips such as a steak knives fruit knives and fish knives carve.
The placement starts on the outside of the place setting and moves inward toward the plate.
Because the majority of people are right handed the knife and spoon are laid on the right side of the place setting and the fork s on the left.
Knives with dull blades such as dinner knives luncheon knives and dessert knives cut soft or cooked food.
Place all forks to the left of the dinner plate.
The dessert fork is the closest to the dinner plate.