Cutting steak cleanly with a table knife
A table knife does its best work with a light hand. With this set:
- Hold the fork in your left hand, tines down, and press it into the meat near the corner you will cut from.
- Grip the two-tone handle so the end rests in your palm and your forefinger lies along the top, guiding rather than pushing.
- Draw the 11.5 cm blade towards you in long, gentle strokes; short sawing tears the fibres and squeezes out the juices.
- Cut one bite at a time, close to the fork, and keep the rest of the steak whole so it stays warm.
- Between courses, rest the knife on the plate rather than the tablecloth.
Good Pakistani cutlery does the rest: a keen edge cuts under its own weight.
