Based on the provided context and general knowledge, what you do with silverware after eating depends on the setting, particularly whether you are dining in a formal restaurant or at home.
In a formal or restaurant setting, the placement of your cutlery on the plate serves as a non-verbal signal to your host or the server. The source from Sambonet, titled "How to place your cutlery after eating," directly addresses this dining etiquette. The established convention to indicate that you have finished your meal is to place your knife and fork parallel to each other on the plate. The specific position can vary, but a common practice is to place them with the handles pointing to the 4 o'clock position and the tines of the fork facing up. This signals that your plate is ready to be cleared.
In a more casual setting, such as at home, the focus is typically on cleaning. After eating, you should scrape any excess food off the silverware. The utensils can then be rinsed and placed in the dishwasher, with forks and spoons facing up and knives facing down for safety, or placed in a sink to be hand-washed with soap and hot water.
The other provided source, a post from "The Re-Makers" Facebook group, discusses having an "extra" or surplus supply of silverware. This context is not relevant to the immediate actions taken with utensils after a meal but rather addresses the issue of owning too many sets of cutlery.
