How do you crack an egg?

[ChrissyRyan]

Wow!  There sure is a lot of eggspert advice and techniques being shared here!


Chrissy

[Kirsteneklund7]

how do you safely crack an ostrich egg

In Australia we can only buy Emu eggs at the supermarket. One egg makes a rather large omlette and Im not eggsxagerating !
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[Julia1996]

In Australia we can only buy Emu eggs at the supermarket. One egg makes a rather large omlette and Im not eggsxagerating !
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Yes, Tristan has told me about Emu eggs and that they are very good. He also told me he's eaten ostrich burgers as well as kangaroo meat. When he first told me that I thought he was just messing with me. But he swears people eat both ostrich and kangaroo meat in Australia. I'm inclined to believe him considering Aussies love vegemite. Ewww.😖

[Cindy]

In Australia we can only buy Emu eggs at the supermarket. One egg makes a rather large omlette and Im not eggsxagerating !
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Yes, Tristan has told me about Emu eggs and that they are very good. He also told me he's eaten ostrich burgers as well as kangaroo meat. When he first told me that I thought he was just messing with me. But he swears people eat both ostrich and kangaroo meat in Australia. I'm inclined to believe him considering Aussies love vegemite. Ewww.😖

I eat a lot of kangaroo meat, particularly kangabangas (sausages made from 'roo eat) the problem is stopping them hopping out of the pan.

I apologise for the eggstraneous comment.

[Julia1996]

Yes, Tristan has told me about Emu eggs and that they are very good. He also told me he's eaten ostrich burgers as well as kangaroo meat. When he first told me that I thought he was just messing with me. But he swears people eat both ostrich and kangaroo meat in Australia. I'm inclined to believe him considering Aussies love vegemite. Ewww.😖


I eat a lot of kangaroo meat, particularly kangabangas (sausages made from 'roo eat) the problem is stopping them hopping out of the pan.

I apologise for the eggstraneous comment.

Lol.🤣😂

[Anastasia]

I put my eggs under a spot light and ask them rapid fire questions like where they were on the night of May 20th? "We know you have no alibi, come on crack."

I agree. After watching the cooks at IHOP, I would say grilling them is the best way to crack an egg.

Seriously, it depends on what I am cracking the egg into. If it is a heavy frying pan, ceramic bowl, or my Kitchen aide mixer, on the side of said bowl. If it is a light bowl or pan, I get a coffee mug and use it. For me, the difference is cracking it on something that doesn't move. I taught my daughter at 5-6 this and she uses it and has never had a shell in her egg. (My record isn't that good).

Cracked eggs into the frying pan for breakfast. According to my state legislature, I had chicken for breakfast.

[HappyMoni]

Who knew that "eggs" and "cracks" were a comedy gold mine? Well, maybe "cracks" was obvious.

The comment below was one of my favorites in a poignant kind of way. I'm guessin I know what state you live in.

Cracked eggs into the frying pan for breakfast. According to my state legislature, I had chicken for breakfast.

[jkredman]

Usually on the side of the pan or bowl...but then I usually end up having to fish the egg shell out of the egg...


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Same here


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[Kylo]

Bash it once accurately on the side of the bowl or whatever vessel it's supposed to go into. That's how my mother did and why I do it I suppose.

I got enough practice early on to be able to do it without getting bits of shell falling into the mix most of the time.

An emu egg would be great because I like omelettes.

I also ended up with an entire closet full of emu eggs that I was using in sculpting projects. Never had a full egg though

[ChrissyRyan]

Cracking a hard boiled egg is different than cracking a raw egg.

After cracking it, then you peel it off, instead of directly emptying the egg and disposing of the shell.  The shell of a hard boiled egg may end up in many, many pieces.  Long nails may pierce the egg as you peel off the shell, so be careful.  But, long nails can help you lift off the shell pieces.

Whatever you do, do it eggscellently.


Chrissy

[Cindy]

Cracking a hard boiled egg is different than cracking a raw egg.

After cracking it, then you peel it off, instead of directly emptying the egg and disposing of the shell.  The shell of a hard boiled egg may end up in many, many pieces.  Long nails may pierce the egg as you peel off the shell, so be careful.  But, long nails can help you lift off the shell pieces.

Whatever you do, do it eggscellently.


Chrissy

Cracking a hard boiled egg is best accomplished by rolling it, in my experience. Of course it is not an eggsact science.

[MaryT]

Cracking a hard boiled egg is different than cracking a raw egg.

After cracking it, then you peel it off, instead of directly emptying the egg and disposing of the shell.  The shell of a hard boiled egg may end up in many, many pieces.  Long nails may pierce the egg as you peel off the shell, so be careful.  But, long nails can help you lift off the shell pieces.

Whatever you do, do it eggscellently.


Chrissy

I'm usually too lazy to interfere when other people are doing the cooking but I had to when watching my mother peel a hard boiled egg.  She would knock the egg against a board or table until the shell was in innumerable fragments, still clinging to the skin.  She would then spend ages plucking off the tiny bits of eggshell.  It became unbearable to watch, so I showed her that it was easier to crack the shell in just a few places. 

[Senkusha]

The easiest way to crack an egg without getting shell bits in your cooking is to give it a hard knock on a FLAT surface, then just peel the egg apart with your two thumbs.

Fun fact:  If you get eggshell bits in your food, you can use a larger piece of eggshell and it will "magnetically" attract the small bits to it.

[Athena]

I used to use the side of the pan but I heard that you should use the counter or a flat surface so I started doing that and haven't really had any issues since though I don't use eggs much.

[Jessica_K]

I use a heavy knife, hit the egg in the middle not too hard and pull the shell apart. Very high success rate of non broken yokes and never any shell. I usually make omelettes or scrambled eggs with the occasional fried and hard boiled. I use a lot of eggs..

I had a mushroom omelette for breakfast. 3 eggs, finally sliced mushrooms fried in butter until very soft. Taken off heat and added a very large splash of tamari  till all coated. Add  mushrooms to the omelette when still soft and continue cooking until ready. Absolutely delish. 

Jessica
Xxx

[Jessica_Rose]

Your egg cracks by itself once you understand the source of your pain.

'You know something. What you know, you can't explain. But you feel it. You felt it your entire life: Something's wrong with the world. You don't know what, but it's there. Like a splinter in your mind......driving you mad.' -- Quote from the character Morpheus in 'The Matrix'

Love always -- Jess

[Jenn104]

Your egg cracks by itself once you understand the source of your pain.

I laughed pretty hard seeing that. Kind of says everything.

~Jenn

[SoupSarah]

here are some ways to get more egg-citement when your cracking

Pre-crack Dance: Put on your favorite music and do a little dance with the egg in your hand. Let the egg feel the rhythm before you crack it.

Egg-citing Exclamations: Hold the egg up to your ear and whisper sweet nothings to it like, "You're about to become an egg-cellent dish!"

Crack with Confidence: Give the egg a pep talk like, "You got this, egg! Show that shell who's boss!" Then crack it confidently on the edge of a bowl.

Dramatic Crack: Put on a dramatic voice and announce, "Behold, the cracking of the egg!" as you crack it open with exaggerated flair.

Celebratory Cheers: After successfully cracking the egg, raise your hands in victory and shout, "Egg-celent performance, egg-cellent!"

I believe you have to make an omelette before you can do any of this? right?

[Sarah B]

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[Sarah B]

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