Timidity when cracking an egg is more useful than you claim it to be, Adam. Unless you’re making scrambled eggs, the yolk can be easily ruined if you’re crack it too fiercely.
A tip from Alton Brown on preserving egg yolks is to break the egg on the counter instead of the bowl rim, since the egg will still get a crack around the rim but you aren’t propelling the eggshell up into the yolk.
Timidity when cracking an egg is more useful than you claim it to be, Adam. Unless you’re making scrambled eggs, the yolk can be easily ruined if you’re crack it too fiercely.
A tip from Alton Brown on preserving egg yolks is to break the egg on the counter instead of the bowl rim, since the egg will still get a crack around the rim but you aren’t propelling the eggshell up into the yolk.
Yes, but crack it too timidly and you’ll crumble the shell instead of getting a nice clean line.
What, you egg? [He stabs him]