dinner forks

Meal-time stabbing tools

Dinner forks are the standard-sized forks used for the main course of a meal, distinguished from smaller salad forks or larger serving forks.

In formal place settings, the dinner fork sits closest to the plate on the left side: The dinner forks go to the left of the knives.

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knife · spoon · place setting · place mat · setting the table · stainless steel · cutlery · napkin · tablecloth · china · stabbing · twirling · pasta · meat · etiquette · polished · sterling · dishwasher

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utensil type

dinner forkssoup spoons

Utensils for liquid dishes

spoons · knives · chopsticks · spatulas · ladles

fork size/formality

dinner forkssalad forks

Utensils for leafy dishes

dessert forks · cocktail forks · pickle forks · plastic forks · finger food

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G