Since the 17th century, when modern methods of table usage were first developed, little has gone on in the world of knife, fork, and spoon. An exception is the invention of the spork, a ...

Whereas, in American style: the knife goes near the top of your plate, (blade at 12 o’clock and handle at 3 o’clock) with fork tines facing upward. 8 / 8 What to do when you have finished eating ...

Superior to the spoon/fork combination found in school cafeterias, which is usually a poor substitute for either implement (just try eating spaghetti with a spork), this Swiss Army Knife of ...

The fork was mentioned in the Old Testament but is thought to have been used in Venice in the 11 century. The spoon (originally wooden or bone) has been used by man since the stone age. Tony Muir ...