Have a lot going on in your kitchen? Master the art of the one-handed egg crack to save time, avoid messes, and increase your culinary cred.
Most of us have the two-handed egg crack down pat. Tap the egg gently on the egg of the bowl, use the tips of the thumbs as slight leverage to widen the gap and dump the contents of the egg into the bowl.
The one-handed egg crack, however, is not usually seen outside the realm of professional kitchens and cooking shows. Check out the video below to learn how to practice the one handed crack without wasting a bunch of eggs in the process:
For some extra pointers, check out the full post at FoodWishes. Have a kitchen time saver? Master of the food hacks? Let’s hear about your favourite tricks in the comments.
Cracking Eggs…with one hand tied behind our backs! [FoodWishes]
Michael Xion
August 20, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Pretty good. I reckon I could do it after watching this….although the example with golf balls (for practicing) uses a different grip from the actual cracking egg sequence.
Report PermalinkAJ Lazaro
August 21, 2009 at 1:25 PM
bahaha, I learned to do this at maccas, I now show off to my niece
Report Permalink4Real
August 21, 2009 at 11:25 PM
this guy is a pro teacher, i liked it :-)
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