How to Set Formal Silverware

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get to know what you need.

   Listed below are the materials you need to set up your dinner table, as well as a brief description of the utensils that will be used.
   
   Table:
   Should be large enough to sit all guests or multiple tables may be used.
   
   Table mat (optional) Cloth napkin Dinner Plate:  About 10 to 12 inches (25.4 to
   30.5 cm) in diameter, this is the largest of the plates that you will use for your setup.
   
   Salad Plate:
   This is the second largest plate you will use, about 7 to 9 inches (17.8 to
   22.9 cm) in diameter.
   
   Dessert Plate:
   This plate has a unique design and a diameter between 7 and 9 inches.
   
   Bread plate:
   This is the smallest of the plates that you will use, with a diameter between 6 and 7 inches.
   
   Soup Bowl:
   You will use this bowl for soup.
   
   Soup Spoon:
   This spoon has a circular shaped bowl.
   
   Dessert Spoon:
   This is the smallest spoon.
   
   Dinner Fork:
   The prong on the fork, are all equal in size.
   
   Salad fork:
   This fork is smaller in size and the prongs are wider than the dinner fork.
   
   Dessert fork:
   This is the smallest fork that will be used.
   
   Table knife:
   This is the largest knife.
   
   Salad Knife:
   This knife is smaller than a table knife.
   
   Butter/Bread Knife:
   This knife has a wide, rounded tip.
   
   Water goblet:
   This is the largest of the goblets with a shorter stem.
   
   Red Wine Glass:
   Has a large, rounded bowl.
   
   White Wine Glass:
   Has a slimmer bowl than a red wine glass.;

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