I read through a lot of the posts (but I don't have time to read them all right now) and found them interesting.

Depending on the food, I only use a fork. I don't use a knife unless my food needs to be cut. I just stab the food with the fork.
I eat with my left hand (I am left handed in general). If something does need to be cut I switch my fork to my right hand and use the knife to cut with my left. I then set the knife down on my plate and switch my fork back to my left hand to eat the piece I cut. I generally don't cut everything at once.