Tableware
can include dishes, utensils, cutlery and glassware. Sets will usually
match in theme, material or color. From rosewood and teak wood to porcelain,
ceramic or glass, table sets can be classic or modern and match the
aesthetic of any dining room or kitchen. Dinner sets can also include
interesting extra features such as a tea sets, condiment sets and dessert
sets.
Tableware maintenance will also depend on the amount of
dining experiences one has and the material the set is made from. China
sets can often be kept in cabinets or storage areas, while more durable
hardwoods like teak can be left out as a permanent setting to the room.
Ceramic sets may also want to be kept out especially if made from larger,
heavier clay and designed for daily use.
Dinner etiquette maintains a particular setting for your
tableware. Forks are kept to the left of the plate in the following
order starting from the left: salad, fish, and meat. The rest of the
cutlery should be kept on the right-hand side of the plate with knives
closest to the plate. The meat, fish and salad knives should work their
way out from the plate (mirroring the forks) with the soup spoon on
the end. Directly above the dinner plate the dessert spoon and fork
should lay. The spoon will face up, with the bowl toward the left; the
dessert fork will also face up with the prongs facing right. To the
upper right of the dinner plate, the glassware should lay. To the upper
left will be the butter plate with butter knife laying across the top,
blade on the left.