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[–] CosmicApe@kbin.social 52 points 1 year ago (4 children)

There are people who don't just use the edge of whatever vessel the egg is going into?

[–] Chadus_Maximus@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use a hacksaw to get the cleanest cut!

[–] nezbyte@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I prefer using the coping saw for eggs that are medium-sized or smaller. A delicate cut for a delicate egg!

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Table saw egg cracker over here

[–] FakeGreekGirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a great way to get some extra calcium in whatever you are making.

You know, from the eggshell fragments.

[–] TommySalami@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You know, from the eggshell fragments.

How much force are you people using to crack an egg?

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago

I give my eggs the People's Elbow from the second floor

It doesn't take much when you are cracking eggs against an edge like that.

[–] BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Corner of the counter. I have perfected cracking eggs on that edge I always mess it up on the cooking vessel

[–] accideath@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

If it’s a plastic bowl I use the counter, otherwise whatever I put it into

[–] criitz@reddthat.com 50 points 1 year ago

I use flat surfaces after learning it tends to leave less shell bits than doing it on an edge

[–] Eagle0600@yiffit.net 19 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I just do mine on the countertop.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Edge of teacup, then into teacup to check for blood or shells.

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm nearly 40 and I don't think I've ever had blood in my eggs.

Which plane do your source your chickens?

[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You've never cracked an egg and seen a lil dark spot? That's blood.

[–] puchaczyk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is blood bad? I always ignore it...

Some folks don't eat blood for various reasons.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I do a lot of baking, but even then it only happens once a year, if that. I still don't want to have to throw out an entire batch of food because I cracked a bad egg into it instead of into a tea cup first.

[–] LKPU26@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Which plane do you source your chickens?

^That cracked me up 🀣

[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Smack em on the counter on the top and bottom, then roll em on the counter, pressing firmly with the palm to make a ton of little cracks. They'll peel easily under water now no issue.

If you wanna be flashy, break a small hole in one end, put your mouth on it and blow hard, POP! NUDE EGG

[–] Mesophar@lemm.ee 49 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Everyone else talking about raw eggs, I just had a mental image of someone completely splattering an egg on their counter

Lmao fuck I was confused by the responses too as I had been assuming hard boiled eggs.

Tho I do Crack raw eggs on the counter then into a bowl with one hand, checking for blood spots. With a little practice, it's quick and easy.

[–] nickhammes@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it exploded all over my counter, how am I supposed to peel it??

[–] Threeme2189@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You have to freeze it first! Duhhhh

[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

I get a bowl and crack it on the outside of the bowl (not the rim) then put it into the bowl to check for shells before it goes into wherever it needs to be.

[–] odium@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

Bowl, counter, spoon/fork/knife, rim of pan.

Just whatever is handy st the time.

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I crack my eggs on the cutting board, and if I'm feeling fancy I might even attempt to open them one handed!

[–] Pretzilla@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Two per hand = 4xtra fancy

[–] eupraxia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I crunch it in my mouth and spit it into the pan

Just swallow the egg shell and spit out the yolk and white. Why do people make it so complicated?

Smash it on my forehead. The egg goop runs down my face into my mouth. I eat the egg raw, shell and all. Then I do a primal yell and bust out another set of 20 reps. #legday

[–] bownage@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

Flatter surface = better crack

[–] Thrella@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I drop it on the pan to crack it.

[–] Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This... Might not be as dumb as it sounds.

Goddammit you son of a bitch I'm gonna try it

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[–] hallettj@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

If I'm doing more than one cracking two together is best. For the last one, countertop.

I get the flat, inside-the-sink idea. But I'd want to clean either way, and I clean the counters more often than I clean the sides of the sink.

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 6 points 1 year ago
[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

I'm a corner of the sink man myself. Sometimes the counter top if I get lazy.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A complicated hand gesture in which I hold the egg between my forefinger, ring finger and thumb and flick it with my middle finger.

I typically use the edge of a knife to crack the eggs, not a very sharp one but sharper than a butter knife. It makes the shell open much more easily and without shards than it would when taping on a bowl or the counter.

[–] visnae@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What? Not everyone dissolves the eggshell in citric acid? /s

[–] Bismuth@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 year ago

I slam it into vinegar and turn it into a risky bouncy ball