Let’s talk about eggs. Many baked goods require at least a few eggs here and there. Have you ever cracked an egg and then had to fish out tiny pieces of shell? Super annoying, right?
Did you know that there is a “right” way to crack an egg?
Yep, you read that correctly!
Here’s the deal. You should crack the egg on a flat surface, and not crack it against the side of a bowl.
That’s it. That’s the whole tip.
The theory is that if you are hitting the eggs against a flat surface, you aren’t driving bits of shell up into the egg itself when it cracks. So when you pull the shell apart to let the egg out, there won’t be any shell pieces inside.
To recap, don’t do this:
Do this instead:
I’m personally of the opinion that any method you use to get an egg out of the shell is the right method. But I do have to admit that this method does work to reduce the amount of shell that might get into your eggs. Since I switched to doing this, I very rarely have shell pieces that fall into my mix.
Do you crack your eggs the “right” way?