The American way of using the knife and fork is to use the left hand to hold the fork against the food, the right hand to hold the knife to cut the food, cut a piece of food, put down the knife, and the right hand to hold the fork to bring the food into the mouth.
The European way of using the knife and fork is to keep the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand.
1. Left-handed fork, right-handed knife. You should know that the European style dining method is also known as the "hidden handle method". Because in the dining process fork and knife handle has been hidden in the palm of the hand not exposed. The correct way to hold the knife and fork is: the right hand to hold the knife, the handle is completely hidden in the palm of the hand, the right hand index finger against the back of the knife; the left hand to hold the fork, fork tines down, the left hand index finger against the lower part of the fork handle.
2. Bend your wrist and aim it at the food. Bend your wrist downward and your index finger will naturally press against the fork. Because the western food in line with the etiquette of dining is the elbow should be naturally hanging on both sides of the body, the elbow can not be placed on the desktop, the wrist bent down can reduce the elbow in the process of dining pressure.
3, left and right fork against the food, the right hand knife cutting food. Cut the food into bite-sized portions that can be eaten in a single bite.
4. Use the fork to bring the food into your mouth. Again with the fork tines pointing down, hold the fork in your left hand (and don't drop the knife in your right hand) and bring the cut food into your mouth.