There are more than a dozen types of modern knives. Even an ordinary table knife can be a dessert knife intended for fish or steak, or used only for slicing certain foods. In each case, you need to use the knife correctly.
Instructions
Step 1
Near the plate at the dining table, the knife is laid out (together with the spoon) on its right side, the fork on the left. Hold the knife in your right hand, the fork in your left. The index finger should rest on the knife handle. When you cut a portion from a piece of meat, lightly press your index finger on the knife. The rest of the fingers of the hand remain bent towards the palm.
Step 2
Hold the knife and fork horizontally over your plate of food. Do not rush to cut the entire dish on the plate with a knife, and then use only a fork. Cut in bite, eat the cut, and then cut in a new portion.
Step 3
With a table knife, portions are cut off from steaks, ham, boneless fish, poultry, Kiev cutlets, sausages, sausages, apples, bananas, cheese. But bread, fried or baked fish, crabs, crayfish are not cut with a knife according to etiquette. Do not place cut pieces on the fork with a knife, just touch up them. After you have used your knife and fork at lunch and finished your meal, place the cutlery on an empty plate, not next to it or on the tablecloth.
Step 4
The blade of a kitchen knife must always be well sharpened. Use a kitchen knife to cut various foods only on cutting boards such as wood, silicone or plastic.
Step 5
Keep a separate cutting board and separate knife for each type of food, even if you rinse it thoroughly after each use. A separate knife should be for butter and cheese. Define the second knife only for cutting vegetables, the third for fruits, the fourth for bread, the fifth for fish and the sixth for meat.
Step 6
To prevent the blade of a kitchen knife from deteriorating quickly, do not open cans, bottles with it. For this, knives of a special type are intended - canning knives. After use, rinse the knives thoroughly in running non-hot water, as hot quickly dulls them. If the knife smells unpleasant after washing, wipe it with lemon juice or table vinegar.
