How do you crack an egg?

[Cindy]

My apologies if this is a 'fluff' post but...... I was cooking lunch and my friend said... that's a weird way to crack an egg. I got a bit upset to be honest.

I always hit the side of the egg with a knife blade and part the shell with my fingers. I do so to avoid splitting the yolk and getting eggshell into the mix.

So, how do you crack and egg and why.

[LizK]

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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[Kirsteneklund7]

When I cook eggs for my young sons, I crack on the side of the pan and pry apart with fingers.
Often use the knife method as well.

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[Vethrvolnir]

Hit it on edge of bowl or cup then pull apart with fingers. Never tried the knife method.

[Dena]

On a flat surface. It keeps you from driving egg fragments into the egg and helps to avoid crunchy surprises. If you get a fragment it will be large and easy to find where as sharp edges make small fragments. This is something I picked up from a cooking show.

[Jessica]

On a flat surface. It keeps you from driving egg fragments into the egg and helps to avoid crunchy surprises. If you get a fragment it will be large and easy to find where as sharp edges make small fragments. This is something I picked up from a cooking show.

This is the way I do it, maybe after watching that same cooking show.  I previously used the edge of the bowl, but as Dena points out, it can drive a shell inward. 

[Perry]

I'm in the same camp as @Dena and @Jessica. Crack it on a flat surface then pry it apart and you reduce the risk of contaminating the egg with the shell and any bacteria it may possess. I learned this method from my favorite TV chef/teacher, Jacques Pepin.

[Haley Conner]

I do it one handed, I guess because it makes it look as though I know what I'm doing. 

[Colleen_definitely]

With a large caliber handgun like a good American.






But seriously I'm in the "crack it on a flat surface" group.

[Devlyn]

Another Flat Surface groupie here. 

I also picked up a good tip from a cooking show, crack it into a small glass bowl and check for shell fragments, then put in a bigger bowl with the other eggs.

[Haley Conner]

I have also been doing that lately.  I don't think any method completely eliminates shell fragments.

[Bea1968]

I seem to be a little different, I crack it on the corner of the counter next to my stove.  Pans, bowls and such are unstable.  I prefer something pretty solid.  I rarely break a yolk and in the unlikely event of a shell fragment landing in the pan, I use a piece of the shell to scoop the fragment out.  Works every time. 

[Lisa89125]

I use a knife to crack and then pull apart the egg with my fingers.

Lisa

[Gertrude]

Chickens have such a poor diet, at least where Frys gets their eggs that they crack way too easy. It's better to use a flat surface though.

[davina61]

Cindy I use a knife as well or the edge of bowl if using one.

[Lexxi]

I guess I'm different than everyone here. I always crack my egg against another egg. I suppose that could be considered another flat surface though. But hey it works for me. I rarely ever get shell chips in the good part. Once I'm down to the last egg I crack it on the side of the skillet.

I picked up that method from a friend of mine who watches cooking shows all the time. I have no idea if he got it from one of them or that's just the way his mom taught him. Give it a try some time and see how it works for you.

[Jessica_K]

Knife like Cindy and Lisa

Jessica

[Devlyn]

I guess I'm different than everyone here. I always crack my egg against another egg. I suppose that could be considered another flat surface though. But hey it works for me. I rarely ever get shell chips in the good part. Once I'm down to the last egg I crack it on the side of the skillet.

I picked up that method from a friend of mine who watches cooking shows all the time. I have no idea if he got it from one of them or that's just the way his mom taught him. Give it a try some time and see how it works for you.

That's what the Flat-earthers want us to believe. 

[LizK]

That's what the Flat-earthers want us to believe. 

It's pretty entertaining to watch....[emoji23]


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[Colleen_definitely]

Chickens have such a poor diet, at least where Frys gets their eggs that they crack way too easy. It's better to use a flat surface though.

I've noticed that with supermarket eggs.  It really makes cracking them cleanly a bit of a challenge at times.  I need to find another source of home grown eggs.