How to remove shell fragments from a raw egg: a little trick

08.03.2024 21:12

Even the most careful cooks occasionally encounter such a nuisance as pieces of shell getting into a container with a raw egg.

Trouble often makes itself known at those moments when a person breaks a chicken egg with a knife.

It is very difficult to remove a fragment from the viscous protein: a piece of the shell constantly “runs away”.

Of course, you can take a large piece of shell and try to use it as a "shovel".

However, this approach is fraught with the appearance of several more fragments in the raw egg. Therefore, in order not to waste time and nerves, it is worth acting differently.

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How to Remove Shell Pieces from an Egg: The Easy Way

It is enough to dip your fingers in cold water for a couple of seconds.

If the skin on your hand is wet, then it is very easy to remove the shell from the protein.

The shard will not "run away". On the contrary, it will "strive" to get into the hand.

Oddly enough, this simple trick works. The trick has saved many housewives more than once.

Earlier we told you how to quickly and effortlessly clean your oven and microwave .

Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief