When cracking eggs....

[lamontagne]

Do you use a one-handed method, or do you use two hands?



Back story...The wife and I visited my folks during the holidays and the whole family was over for breakfast one day. I started to make the eggs using the one-handed method and my nieces, nephews and even my sisters were enthralled because they had never seen it done before with one hand.

I thought that was kinda wierd myself, after all, this is the only way I have ever cracked eggs.

Anyhow, a discussion ensued and it was determined that I was chef extraordinaire :coffeedrink: for mastering said technique and we all had a good laugh.

Well this morning eggs came up again in discussion at work and it was mentioned, do you use one hand or two to crack eggs?

(PS, yea I know its a stupid topic, but try to have fun with it!)

 

[voyageur]

You really crack me up!

While serving in the USN Submarine Corp, I did a typical tour as mess cook. First thing I had to learn, was how to crack two eggs at once. One in each hand...

:victory:​

I still do it just to keep in practice. Makes short work of large groups "Eggs to order".

Hen fruit squeezer...

 

[adrenaline503]

One handed. I dont think I have ever used both hands.

 

[Root Moose]

One handed. I dont think I have ever used both hands.

I'm trying to visualize using two hands... seems very awkward.

 

[Christian]

-unless you have one deformed and very sharp hand...

 

[barlowrs]

I always use one handed now, though I used to use two. A lot of people dont seem to know how to use one though, guess its something that takes practice.

 

[SunTzuNephew]

One handed, and I always crack them into another vessel - to make sure the egg is good.

I was OCONUS, got a dozen eggs from the commissary and one of them was very bad....and ruined the rest of the ingredients I had (all I had for this particular dish, too).

 

[BIGdaddy]

two hands.

my egg making is as relaxed and groovy as the rest of my life...

 

[KEENO]

BIG Daddy....
Kind of like "Envision Whirled Peas" Zen like sort of way?

KEENO

 

[DaveM]

one handed crack, two handed to open and dump.

I have a related question... crack on counter or edge of bowl?

 

[Black Dog]

I've tried one handed before, but two handed feels more natural because you are taking the two halves of the shell apart to get the insides out.

Off topic but related: My grandma (age roughly 65-70) can split an apple in two with her bare hands, absolutely no knives in sight. Evidently arthritis is not an issue for her. She gets it in both hands and puts her fingers by the stem and just breaks it in half, its the coolest thing I've ever seen.

 

[ThomD]

one handed crack, two handed to open and dump.

I have a related question... crack on counter or edge of bowl?

I knew this question would come around. Crack on counter, like all right thinking people. :sombrero:

 

[Root Moose]

Bah! Edge of the bowl ******!

 

[lamontagne]

I will crack on whatever is handy, the edge of the pan, the counter, the side of my head!

 

[Connie]

Edge of bowl, two hands, but then most of the time I'm making waffles with them so they have to be separated.

I'm not sure I could manage the one handed egg drop because I'm a klutz.