How To Crack an Egg

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No need to walk on eggshells if you're looking to make scrambled eggs or your favorite homemade cookies -- take a crack at this simple task.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Soap and water
An egg
A bowl
Clean surface

Step 1: Hold egg

Wash your hands and hold the egg in your favored hand between your middle finger and thumb, resting your first finger along the egg's side.

Step 2: Rap the egg

With one swift, decisive motion, rap the egg on a flat surface or the edge of the bowl or skillet to make a clean horizontal crack in the side of the egg.

Tip: Tapping softly several times causes the eggshell to break into smaller pieces, which means shell might end up in your meal.

Step 3: Separate egg

Use both of your thumbs to separate the shell on either side of the crack by pulling up and away at the crack.

Step 4: Drop egg into bowl

Let the contents of the egg fall into the bowl.

Step 5: Look for pieces of shell

Remove pieces of shell from the egg if necessary.

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• egg
• shell
• cracking
• splitting
• beating
• preparing
• cooking
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• baking
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[kubotaman85]

Next in howcast how to wipe your ass

[jakeneedsthings]

Step 1: Take Egg

Step 2: Throw it at wall

[FieryPandaProduction]

Step 1: Break the shell

Did you know that chickens lay eggs?

[catgirl1014]

my dad is a chef and can crack 4 eggs at the same time 2 in each hand

[Thehorsebabe99]

how did i get here?

[LlamaDemonia]

Hey Shut Up everyone, it's not THAT easy if you've never learned... :(

[0415pain]

Omg! howcast are running out of ideas !

[TheHejsan]

NO WAY?! How the fuck did u do that? ;O

[benjamnb]

eggs are actually high in cholesterol

[abareemo82]

@coolgu1729 :|

xD

[coolgu1729]

@abareemo82 you sure that was egg white

[Megansings01]

i can do this ONE HANDED AND WITH MY EYES CLOSED. no joke.