No matter what you use, you need just one stroke, firm enough to crack the shell but not too harsh to smash it.
-----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On Behalf Of Kevin Minor via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2020 11:16 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Kevin Minor <kmino...@outlook.com> Subject: Re: [CnD] Breaking an egg Hi. Thanks for the wonderful instructions. I was squeezing the egg when I pulled it apart, so that explains what happened. I do have a question. Just how hard do I hit the egg against something? I'm afraid I'll be too hard, and causing a mess. I think I'm a little timid, though. Kevin -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2020 10:58 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: [CnD] Breaking an egg Using a mug is a good idea. That way, you have an edge that is sharp enough to break the shell which is right next to the place you want the egg to go. Hold the egg in your palm with the top of your hand facing up and your thumb on the bottom of the egg facing but not touching your index and/or pointer finger. Leave some space between your thumb tip and fingertips, and this is where the egg will hit the side of the mug. In other words, you will strike the bottom of the egg on the cup with your hand above the egg and your thumb and fingers supporting it from the bottom. You will not be squeezing the egg, just holding it in place and giving it a good whack. Your nondominant hand will guide you, locating the mug, making sure that the egg strikes the rim, helping you get the egg into the mug, etc. Now let's do it. To break the shell, strike the bottom of the egg that is between your thumb tip and fingertips on the rim of the mug. Then, make sure that the broken part of the egg is above the inside of the mug. Now pull the two broken halves of the egg shell apart from the bottom. You can do this with one hand or both,. You should be able to put the two pieces of the shell one inside the other with the bowl-shaped part facing down so that no egg gets all over the place on the way to the garbage. Keep your hand underneath it just in case. Also, at first, after you have broken the egg, you might very gently look in the bowl and make sure that there are no pieces of egg shell in the egg. Nobody wants to eat them, but no matter how many eggs you have cracked in a lifetime, you will sometimes get a little piece of shell in the egg. I know you can do this. Maybe practice with boiled eggs. You might be able to figure out where the problem is if you do that, even though they definitely feel different when you crack them. But I would be afraid that using a knife would make a mess. It is important to remember that you will not be squeezing the egg. It sounds like that could have ben the problem. I hope this helps. I spent some time trying to figure out exactly how I break an egg before writing this. -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On Behalf Of Richard Kuzma via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2020 9:19 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Richard Kuzma <rmku...@aol.com> Subject: Re: [CnD] How do you crack an egg and get it out of the shell without squashing it? What I usually do is crack it on the side of a coffee mug lightly and then pull the two halves apart. Usually works out well for me. -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Minor via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2020 10:06 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Kevin Minor <kmino...@outlook.com> Subject: [CnD] How do you crack an egg and get it out of the shell without squashing it? Hi. I have many recipes that require eggs in them. I'd love to try them, but there's a problem. I can't get the egg out of the shell without making a mess. My girlfriend showed me how to crack the shell with a knife, and I think I have that working. However, the problem occurs when I try to pull the shell apart where I cracked it. Any ideas that would help me out? I'd love to surprise my GF with a prepared meal when she comes over. Have a blessed day and don't work too hard. 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