LIFESTYLE: Crack an Egg with Only ONE HAND (with pictures!)

Okay, so now you've mastered the art of cracking eggs with two hands. In fact, I'm pretty sure everyone knows. But speaking of making things appear more virtuosic, you'd probably have to be aware that sometimes you just need to impress your friends and family with your cooking skills. Since the culinary world partially revolves around impressions, how about we start from (almost) the basic virtuoso technique, cracking an egg with ONE HAND?

Now the pro tip: Don't be afraid to try! This technique is pretty much beginner friendly, believe it or not. Even I succeeded on my first attempt and I am now all about using this method every time!


STEP 1: GO FIND AN EGG OR TWO

STEP 2: LOOK OUT FOR THE POLES
Now I want you to assume the egg as the planet Earth. There's the South and North Pole where every magnet energy centers and so does the egg has poles at the very tip of each ends (marked with circles on pictures below). The poles are sturdy and stiff, making it difficult to squeeze at each ends.

The point here is to find where the weak spot of the egg is located. It is at the central perimeter of the egg (second picture, marked with dotted lines) and that is where we'll strike the egg prior to cracking.

STEP 3: HOW TO HOLD THE EGG AS YOU'RE CRACKING
Typically, this would be how you hold the egg as you crack.
(Now my hand looks like it comes straight from a horror movie)

Your middle and forefinger will be slightly curved to match the shape of the egg, your thumb should be horizontally straight and you will work with your thumb knuckle. Your ring finger and pinky should curve completely, with the eggshell resting towards the sides of these two fingers. 

STEP 4: CRACKING THE EGG OPEN

Now grab hold on your trusty bowl, bust the eggshell right in the middle point where the egg is at its weakest.

With your middle finger, have a feel on the 'dent' that you just made, and gently press inward on the 'dent' with your middle finger, and slowly move the first two of your fingers (the forefinger and the middle finger) away from the other two (the ring finger and pinky finger) separating two parts of eggshell.

While separating those two, make sure that your thumb knuckle presses the upper part of eggshell away from the lower one. Once you've made a nice slit, the white and the yolk will flow effortlessly into the bowl.

In this case, my egg was quite a smaller one so I hacked it by placing three fingers (middle, ring and pinky finger) on the lower eggshell, thus focusing the pressure more on the larger side of the egg rather than on the smaller one. 

This technique, if not instantly mastered, needs a lot of practice. Your result can of course come so bad at the very first time (eggshell shattering into the yolk or the precious yolk breaking or being ripped apart by the sharp shell fragment) but if you do a lot of practicing, you'll soon be over with the iffy part and ready to show off this magnificent technique. 

So that was it from me, I hope that this nifty trick helps you on cracking your daily eggs! :)