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Can you crack an egg with one hand?

#1

Hylian

Hylian

Yep it's that time again the "I am bored so I felt like making a poll"


So anyways I was surfing around and I saw the following video.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfHqdc4pbbs:36z6jvmq][/youtube:36z6jvmq]


Now I am wondering is this really something people have troubles doing? Cause I have always been able to do this since I was little and just assumed it was the proper way to crack eggs. So I though I would make a poll and see who here can crack an egg with one hand.


#2

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

/dodgeball "If I can crack a neck, I can crack an egg!"

Short answer: Yes.


#3



Lally

I can't even crack an egg right with two hands. It's sad how much of a spaz I am. I have to do it in a separate bowl so I can fish out pieces of the shell (which happens probably 30-50% of the time). I fail hardcore at egg cracking.


#4

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Lally said:
I can't even crack an egg right with two hands. It's sad how much of a spaz I am. I have to do it in a separate bowl so I can fish out pieces of the shell (which happens probably 30-50% of the time). I fail hardcore at egg cracking.
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:rimshot: ?


#5

Gusto

Gusto

Lally said:
I can't even crack an egg right with two hands. It's sad how much of a spaz I am. I have to do it in a separate bowl so I can fish out pieces of the shell (which happens probably 30-50% of the time). I fail hardcore at egg cracking.
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Well you can't make an omelette without et cetera.

I can crack an egg with one hand. I can also crack an egg under my foot, or with my forehead. Results may vary.


#6



Lally

Shegokigo said:
:rimshot: ?
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Nope, no joke there. I'm really that dumb. If there's a joke or pun in there (upon rereading, I can't find one) it was totally unintentional. :bush:


#7

fade

fade

Crack in on the countertop. A flat surface works better and makes less mess than the edge of the bowl or pan. And less chance of getting shell in the egg.


#8

Hylian

Hylian

Lally said:
Shegokigo said:
:rimshot: ?
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Nope, no joke there. I'm really that dumb. If there's a joke or pun in there (upon rereading, I can't find one) it was totally unintentional. :bush:
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#9

Allen who is Quiet

Allen, who is Quiet

Wait, Lally, there was no joke there? Man, your post about eggs was really cracking me up


#10

figmentPez

figmentPez

Lally said:
I can't even crack an egg right with two hands.
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This. I am horrible at cracking eggs. Probably because I don't do it very often.


#11

fade

fade

Allen said:
Wait, Lally, there was no joke there? Man, your post about eggs was really cracking me up
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Boy, when she figures it out, she's going to have egg on her face. She should take another crack at it.


#12

Fun Size

Fun Size

I can absolutely crack an egg with one hand. There's another trick I can do that involves not cracking the egg at all, but I'll save that one for later when we all know each other better.


#13

Hylian

Hylian

Lally said:
I can't even crack an egg right with two hands. It's sad how much of a spaz I am. I have to do it in a separate bowl so I can fish out pieces of the shell (which happens probably 30-50% of the time). I fail hardcore at egg cracking.
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maybe your just cracking under the pressure.


#14

Wahad

Wahad

I've never even tried. I crack it on the counter or side of the pan. Next time I'll back an egg, I'll try.


#15

Allen who is Quiet

Allen, who is Quiet

fade said:
Allen said:
Wait, Lally, there was no joke there? Man, your post about eggs was really cracking me up
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Boy, when she figures it out, she's going to have egg on her face. She should take another crack at it.
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I hope one day she starts to come out of her shell


#16



Occasional Poster

Sure I can crack an egg with one hand, but i can't say I consider it a skill or talent. The idea of practicing with golf balls and a coin (like in the youtube video) weirds me out a bit.


#17



Lally

:rofl:


#18



rabbitgod

Yes.

I worked breakfast at McDonalds when I was a teen. I used to be able to crack two eggs in each hand. Going faster gave me more time to fuck around in the back.

I recently discovered how to crack an egg on a knife. Where the shell chills out on the knife and the egg slips out. It's not particularly impressive.


#19

bhamv3

bhamv3

I've been able to do it ever since the first time I cracked an egg. Back in seventh grade home economics class. We were making pancakes.

At first it was easy to get shell in the pan, but after three or four eggs I was experienced enough to avoid it.

I like eggs. :uhhuh:


#20

Bubble181

Bubble181

Yes. I can't do it with two hands, but I can do it just fine with one hand.

It's more fun to try and crack an egg without first breaking it, with one hand. Not that hard, just takes some practice.


#21

Tinwhistler

Tinwhistler

Lally said:
I can't even crack an egg right with two hands. It's sad how much of a spaz I am. I have to do it in a separate bowl so I can fish out pieces of the shell (which happens probably 30-50% of the time). I fail hardcore at egg cracking.
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You're hitting too hard, probably.
Also, crack the egg on a flat surface, not on the edge of the counter or bowl. Cracking on the edge drives pieces of shell into the egg. Cracking on a flat surface doesn't.

It's easier for me to crack an egg one handed than two handed.

If i want to separate out egg whites from the yolk, i crack the egg into my fingers, and let the white slip between my slightly-gapped fingers, leaving the yolk behind. Faster and easier than either a plastic yolk separator, or swishing the egg back and forth between the two eggshell halves.


#22

Charlie Don't Surf

The Lovely Boehner

egg pun


#23



Chibibar

I never thought it was that hard :) I have been doing it forever. (cracking egg with one hand)


#24



Olorin

I use a different technique than the one shown in the video, but I can do a one-handed egg crack, or two hands for two eggs at the same time.

It's a lot harder to shuffle a deck of cards with one hand, but that's not very useful.


#25

fade

fade

Tinwhistler said:
Lally said:
I can't even crack an egg right with two hands. It's sad how much of a spaz I am. I have to do it in a separate bowl so I can fish out pieces of the shell (which happens probably 30-50% of the time). I fail hardcore at egg cracking.
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You're hitting too hard, probably.
Also, crack the egg on a flat surface, not on the edge of the counter or bowl. Cracking on the edge drives pieces of shell into the egg. Cracking on a flat surface doesn't.

It's easier for me to crack an egg one handed than two handed.

If i want to separate out egg whites from the yolk, i crack the egg into my fingers, and let the white slip between my slightly-gapped fingers, leaving the yolk behind. Faster and easier than either a plastic yolk separator, or swishing the egg back and forth between the two eggshell halves.
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Hey, what the hell? I said the same thing almost verbatim up there. Razzle-fraggin'-rootin'-tootin'..mumble mumble


#26

Simfers

Simfers

figmentPez said:
Lally said:
I can't even crack an egg right with two hands.
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This. I am horrible at cracking eggs. Probably because I don't do it very often.
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I'll join you in the egg-non-crackers. I am less than useful with them...


#27

phil

phil

OH MAN! oh man oh man oh man. ok, ok, i got one. Here goes.

Seems like a lot of the people who can crack one with one had are acting like quite the egglitists!




I DID IT!


#28

Tinwhistler

Tinwhistler

fade said:
Tinwhistler said:
Lally said:
I can't even crack an egg right with two hands. It's sad how much of a spaz I am. I have to do it in a separate bowl so I can fish out pieces of the shell (which happens probably 30-50% of the time). I fail hardcore at egg cracking.
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You're hitting too hard, probably.
Also, crack the egg on a flat surface, not on the edge of the counter or bowl. Cracking on the edge drives pieces of shell into the egg. Cracking on a flat surface doesn't.

It's easier for me to crack an egg one handed than two handed.

If i want to separate out egg whites from the yolk, i crack the egg into my fingers, and let the white slip between my slightly-gapped fingers, leaving the yolk behind. Faster and easier than either a plastic yolk separator, or swishing the egg back and forth between the two eggshell halves.
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Hey, what the hell? I said the same thing almost verbatim up there. Razzle-fraggin'-rootin'-tootin'..mumble mumble
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Yes, yes you did. When I read it, I thought "I should post about that"...but then I got caught up at work. My bad ;)


#29

doomdragon6

doomdragon6

Now that I think about it, I have no idea how I crack an egg. And we don't even have any here for me to go see.

I'm pretty sure I do it one-handed--- like, when I picture cracking an egg in my mind, using two hands seems weird.

So I dunno. I sure as hell don't have any egg-cooking background, and it's entirely possible that I've cracked less than 50 eggs in my lifetime.

Hm. *imagines he has an egg and goes through the cracking process* Nope, two hands. My other hand comes in at the last second to finish the job.

:unibrow:


#30

drawn_inward

drawn_inward

Alton Brown said:
Crack in on the countertop. A flat surface works better and makes less mess than the edge of the bowl or pan. And less chance of getting shell in the egg.
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That's how I do it too. :toocool:


#31

Bubble181

Bubble181

Crack it against your thumb nail. It's cleaner, and doesn't cause any shell to get anywhere, too.


#32

Calleja

Calleja

I'm with Lally, although I've learned how to avoid most of the shell contaminating the bowl. Most of the time.

I'm still incredibly awkward cracking an egg with two hands, though.


#33

grub

grub

I had to learn how to crack 2 at once in order to use one of these wretched things.



#34



rabbitgod

Hah, that's how I learned how to crack two in each hand. Damn McDonalds. :explode:


#35

grub

grub

The method approved at my store was one in each hand. Took a bit of practice but that was what was needed for the $8/hour. Damn Mc Donalds.


#36



rabbitgod

You did the approved method? Be spontaneous and daring!

And wait a minute 8/hour? Was that the state minimum where you live? I got 5.25 when I started there. Worked my way up to 6.15 in two years. Cheap as franchise.

DAMN MCDONALDS!!!!! :aaahhh:


#37

Calleja

Calleja

What in the name of the inquisition is that!?


#38

grub

grub

That is a Mc Donald egg ring. It is what your egg in the Mc Muffin is cooked in. Yep the minimum wage here in B.C. is $8/hr by the end I was a Shift Supervisor and made $9.60/hr. If I went to manager it would have been $10.60.

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#39



rabbitgod

Dang good for you.

I was a manager at the end with the 6.15. Wages there are much better I guess. I did work there last decade, so I guess it's bound to do that.


#40

fade

fade

grub said:
That is a Mc Donald egg ring. It is what your egg in the Mc Muffin is cooked in. Yep the minimum wage here in B.C. is $8/hr by the end I was a Shift Supervisor and made $9.60/hr. If I went to manager it would have been $10.60.

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OOOOOOooooooh.

Canadian dollars.


#41

Tinwhistler

Tinwhistler

Lol, that joke had more punch when Canadian dollars were worth so much less than American.

But these days? Hell, if I were a McDonald's worker, I might just transfer to Alberta ;)


#42

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

I could crack one handed back in High School. But after not cooking eggs for 10 years of college and early career, I now use 2 hands. So I did not vote.


#43



Joe Johnson

I can usually crack an egg with one hand, but some...

Wait! WHAT? McDonald's uses real EGGS? That they crack and then cook????

My fast food assumptions have just gone right out the window.


#44

Seraphyn

Seraphyn

Joe Johnson said:
Wait! WHAT? McDonald's uses real EGGS? That they crack and then cook????

My fast food assumptions have just gone right out the window.
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Same o_o
I just assumed they'd have some powdered shizzle or something.

As for the topic, I used to crack eggs using a knife. Nowadays I hit it on the pan and crack it with the same hand. Only times I use 2 hands is when seperating the yolk.


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