• theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Never understood the trouble with peeling an egg. Push it down on a cutting board or counter top, roll it to crack all the way along the center, the shell comes off in 2 pieces.

    • LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe
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      7 days ago

      Depends, sometimes the shell fuses to the white, causing you to have to rip each piece off. Why? Maybe fresh eggs or improper technique, not sure, but you will hate life when it happens.

      • Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        7 days ago

        When that happens, I have a perfectly shaped coffee spoon that I slide in between the shell and the egg and with one swift twirling motion (I guess?) it breaks the rest of the egg free. The movement is like scooping up icecream.

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        7 days ago

        Is that not just trying to peel the shell away from the skin-like membrane? I just make sure that I split the membrane and the whole shell comes away with it

        • deadcream@sopuli.xyz
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          Often the membrane itself fuses with the egg’s white, causing it to rip out part of the egg when peeled.