{"id":15596,"date":"2013-05-07T20:20:18","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T20:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eggs.ca\/eggs101\/how-to-crack-an-egg\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T19:13:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:13:34","slug":"how-to-crack-an-egg","status":"publish","type":"eggs101","link":"https:\/\/eggs.ca\/eggs101\/how-to-crack-an-egg\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Crack an Egg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The most common way of cracking an egg is on the rim of a bowl or pan. While this gets the job done it can drive the shell into the egg causing bits of egg shell to fall into the raw egg. To prevent this, the best way is to crack it on a flat surface. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='section__wrap steps__wrap steps__wrap--simple   section--sectionColor-white section--cardColor-white section--monochrome'   ><div class='section'>\n<div class='section__header'><h2 class='section__title'>Instructions<\/h2><\/div>\n<div class='section__content'><div class='steps__simple steps__section'><ul class='steps__stepList'><li class='steps__step'><div class='step__label'>Step 1<\/div><div class='step__content eggsContent'><p>Using a clean, flat surface, such as your kitchen counter, grasp the egg in your hand and in one swift decisive motion tap the egg once against it.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class='step__image'><div class='mediaBlock mediaBlock--photo' ><div class='mediaBlock__imgWrap'><img src='https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg-128x96.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg-128x96.jpg 128w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg-256x192.jpg 256w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg-384x288.jpg 384w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg-450x323.jpg 450w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg.jpg 512w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg.jpg 620w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg.jpg 750w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg.jpg 1440w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg.jpg 2048w' alt='' sizes='min(640px, 96vw)'  class='mediaBlock__img'  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class='steps__step'><div class='step__label'>Step 2<\/div><div class='step__content eggsContent'><p>Use your thumbs to separate the egg shell where it\u2019s cracked and tip the egg into a bowl or ramekin.<\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s always best to crack your eggs into a separate bowl or ramekin before adding it to your main ingredients or pan to make sure the egg is still fresh and ensure no bits of shell remain. Lost a bit of shell in your egg? <a href='\/eggs101\/how-to-get-egg-shell-out-of-a-cracked-egg'>Here\u2019s how to get it out<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class='step__image'><div class='mediaBlock mediaBlock--photo' ><div class='mediaBlock__imgWrap'><img src='https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg-2-128x96.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg-2-128x96.jpg 128w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg-2-256x192.jpg 256w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg-2-384x288.jpg 384w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg-2-450x337.jpg 450w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg-2-500x384.jpg 512w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg-2.jpg 620w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg-2.jpg 750w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg-2.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg-2.jpg 1440w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/crack-egg-2.jpg 2048w' alt='' sizes='min(640px, 96vw)'  class='mediaBlock__img'  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class='steps__step'><div class='step__label'>Step 3<\/div><div class='step__content eggsContent'><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you know how to do the two-handed egg crack you can graduate to the one-handed crack! Watch the video below and see how it\u2019s done!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class='step__subBlock'><div class='step__videoWrap'>\n      <h3 class='step__subBlockTitle'>How to Master the One Handed Crack<\/h3>\n      <div class='mediaBlock mediaBlock--widescreen mediaBlock--hasVideo mediaBlock--squareCorners'  data-youtube-id='KMM-F2Zonhk'><div class='mediaBlock__imgWrap'><img src='https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/one-handed-crack-1664.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/one-handed-crack-1664.jpg 128w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/one-handed-crack-1664.jpg 256w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/one-handed-crack-1664.jpg 384w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/one-handed-crack-1664.jpg 450w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/one-handed-crack-1664.jpg 512w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/one-handed-crack-1664.jpg 620w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/one-handed-crack-1664.jpg 750w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/one-handed-crack-1664.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/one-handed-crack-1664.jpg 1440w,https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/one-handed-crack-1664.jpg 2048w' alt='' sizes='min(640px, 96vw)'  class='mediaBlock__img'  \/><div class='mediaBlock__playWrap'><button type='button' class='mediaBlock__play mediaBlock__play--big' aria-label='Play'><svg width=\"136\" height=\"136\" viewBox=\"0 0 136 136\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"68\" cy=\"68\" r=\"67\" fill=\"#000\"\/><path d=\"M90.52 61.44a7.56 7.56 0 010 13.12l-30.1 17.2A7.56 7.56 0 0149.1 85.2V50.8c0-5.8 6.27-9.44 11.3-6.56l30.1 17.2z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":7354,"template":"","class_list":["post-15596","eggs101","type-eggs101","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eggs101\/15596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eggs101"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/eggs101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eggs.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}