Size guide
Fork Sizes Explained: Dinner Fork, Salad Fork, Dessert Fork
Understanding fork sizes: dinner forks (~20.5 cm) for main meals, smaller forks (~16.5 cm) for salad or dessert, and why 5-piece sets include two forks.
Quick answer
Dinner forks (~20.5 cm) are your main eating fork. Smaller forks (~16.5 cm) work for salad, dessert, appetizers. Yinshiji's Silver and Gold Carved 5-piece sets include one of each.
Why two forks in one set?
Yinshiji's Silver Carved and Gold Tone Carved 5-piece sets include a dinner fork (20.5 cm) and a small fork (16.5 cm). The larger fork is for the main course. The smaller one works for salad, dessert, or appetizers.
At home, use whichever feels right for the meal.
Yinshiji fork sizes
Dinner fork: 20.5 cm (8.1 in) — all collections.
Small fork: 16.5 cm (6.5 in) — Silver Carved and Gold Tone Carved sets only.
The Wenge Wood set does not include a small fork — it includes chopsticks instead.
There is no universal standard for fork lengths.
What to use when
Dinner fork (20.5 cm): main course, pasta, daily meals.
Small fork (16.5 cm): salad, dessert, appetizer, children's portions.
Questions this page answers
Why does a 5-piece set have two forks?
The larger fork (20.5 cm) is for the main course. The smaller fork (16.5 cm) is for salad, dessert, or appetizers.
Does the Wenge Wood set include a small fork?
No. It includes chopsticks instead.