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Placing cutlery correctly

Reading Time: 2 minutes | Article from 10.6.2024

Whether you have a long-awaited date, want to impress your parents or are at a business dinner - the right cutlery arrangement always plays a role. Incidentally, Knigge was never solely concerned with the arrangement of cutlery at the table. He was fundamentally concerned with a fixed order on the table. According to Knigge, the fork should be on the left and the knife on the right next to the plate. The spoon is placed next to the knife. Above the plate, there is space for a cake fork lying crosswise and a small spoon lying above it.

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Placing cutlery correctly

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Arrange cutlery: left or right?

Cutlery is placed on the side you hold it on when eating. Cutlery that you hold with your left hand should be placed to the left of the plate. All cutlery that you hold with your right hand is on the right-hand side.