When you crack open an egg, it makes a mess as you will find shells everywhere, and the whites end up on the counter, and you wish there were an easy way to crack an egg. You love eggs, but you dread making your egg breakfast because of this reason. And yes, eggs can be messy. However, there is good news. Cracking eggs do not have to be messy as there is one hack that makes it easy to do, and that way, you can enjoy your scrambled eggs or sunnyside-up eggs. But here is the thing, before going into how you can crack an egg, let’s go over this reality check.
Most Egg Cracking Methods Are Not Helpful
Yes, you have tried different methods to crack eggs, and you are not going to be able to crack the code, so to speak, when it comes to cracking eggs with one hand. As you know, it is not even to peel a hardboiled egg, softboiled eggs are harder to peel, and hardboiled eggs are not going to make too much of a mess. Softboiled eggs can end up with yolks spilling if you crack them too hard.
Therefore, even your best egg cracks will require you to use two hands so you can effectively pull the shell away. Many people believe that cracking an egg on a flat surface, such as the kitchen counter, is the best way to do it, but the truth is, it only causes the eggshell to splinter, and you have to hit it hard again for it to crack. Then it ends up making a mess.
There are others who prefer to use a blunt edge, such as the bowl’s end, to crack the egg. Yes, it will work, but it is guaranteed to be messy when you do it. Yes, it is frustrating, and if you want to ace egg-cracking, you have to have excellent eye-hand coordination so you can apply the right amount of pressure on the egg. You know that if you crack it too hard, it makes a mess. If you don’t crack it enough, it will not be enough to crack it all of the way. So how do you ace egg-cracking if most methods will not work?
There Is One No-Fail Method
What you will want to do is to take out a frying pan or a bowl, depending on what you plan to do with the egg. If you want to make sunnyside-up eggs or scrambled eggs, you will want to take a frying pan. Put it on the stove. Grab an egg from the carton, and then head over to the frying pan and hold the egg over it. Raise it about one foot over the pan. Then drop it with heavy force, and then the egg will crack in the middle of the frying pan in one shot. You will not have lots of shells to clean up, maybe a few. However, the egg will split in half. The same applies if you are making a dessert or dish which requires eggs and you want to crack the eggs in a bowl too.
That is an easy hack, and it is no-fail as long as you are raising your hand high enough to hold the egg and dropping it with some heavy force. Then you will be able to clean the mess up easier because the mess will be minimal. And this will reduce a lot of frustration in the future when it comes to cracking eggs. You can share this hack with your friends if you want!
