What's the right way to crack an egg to avoid getting shell in the bowl?

Answer 1

Tap it on a flat surface to keep from shoving shards of shell into the egg and then carefully pull apart, trying not to push shards of shell inward.

Answer 2

Tapping on a flat surface works best - room temp eggs crack a little easier - the membrane inside the shell can be tough sometimes - if you don't see a deep enough crack tap the other side gently to see if the crack will connect, pull apart at the natural crack - sometimes you cant avoid a little shell - use the empty shell half to scoop out the pieces - the bits don't reject the shell. Same for the other gooey bits you might not want.

Answer 3

Short rap on a hard suface, then carefully separate the egg by pulling apart where the break is. Crack it into a small bowl first then transfer to what application you need one at a time.

Tip: If you get shell in the smaller bowl, use a larger piece of the egg shell as a "scoop" to remove the smaller piece. For some reason (physics perhaps?), it's easier to do it using this method rather than fishing out the broken pieces with your fingers.

Answer 4

Crack them against a flat surface, like a counter top, rather than on the edge of a bowl. The sharp corner on the rim of the bowl will drive shards of shell INTO the egg, which will cause it to wind up in the bowl when you spill the eggs out. Hitting against a flat surface prevents that and keeps the bits of shell attached to the membrane that holds the egg together.

Answer 5

Pointy end away from you and on angle tap side against edge of bowl or someother edge gently not hard! Once is usually enough! This works for me.. I rarely get any egg shell in my food!
I worked in a Salvation Army Hostel as assistance cook.. where I learned that egg cracking method!

Answer 6

Don't crack in on the rim of the bowl, try cracking it on your countertop (flat surface). Also a good idea is to crack it in a cup or small bowl first just to be extra careful.

Answer 7

most expert cooks say to gently strike it on the counter a few times to crack it and then part the crack over the bowl. The harder you whack it, the more likely to crush instead of crack the shell and that is why you get pieces of shell.

Answer 8

Crack it into a separate dish first, that way you can inspect the egg as well as make sure no shell goes in. This was always done in the old days to make sure you didn't use a fertilised egg or one that was a tad iffy.

Answer 9

Crack it on a flat surface. Then open over the bowl.

Answer 10

crack the egg on the bowl then slowly tear apart