Comments on: Unitasker Wednesday: The egg cracker

By: JC

JC — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:35:04 +0000

Drew – if you are removing eggshell bit from your eggs wih an egg shell from the same egg it is likely already contaminated…no need to contaminate the wooden spoon.

” “Anyway, the best way to get a piece of eggshell out of the bowl or the pan is to use another piece of eggshell to “attract” the wayward piece.”

Sorry, this is no longer the recommended way to go about removing an egg shell from raw eggs because of the potential to cross-contaminate with the LOADS of bacteria found on egg shells.

Instead, use the handle end of a wooden spoon — works just as well, and you can toss the spoon in the dishwasher when you’re done”"

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[...] so don’t be offended if you have some of these products. Some of my favorites so far are The Egg Cracker, The Condiment Gun, Cat Wigs, and the Small Apple [...]

By: NEECIE

NEECIE — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:20:04 +0000

seems like a good idea for people with only one working hand like myself

By: tazistanjen

tazistanjen — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:19:51 +0000

If this thing really, really didn’t get any bits of shell in the bowl, I would be tempted. But for now I will try cracking on the counter instead of the edge of the bowl.

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:12:28 +0000

@drew — If you’re thoroughly cooking the eggs after you’ve fished out the pieces of eggshell, why does it matter if you’re risking cross-contamination? I’m afraid I don’t understand how this risk compares to, say, chopping raw salad vegetables on the same, unwashed cutting board that you just used for dressing a raw chicken.

By: Erin Doland

Erin Doland — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:51:29 +0000

Anyone else notice the irony of the company name selling the egg cracker?! Too funny …

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:04:23 +0000

I love the melon slicer lined at the bottom.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obi.....tterer-20/

That thing is huge!!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:47:52 +0000

hahah heh hahahh heeheh ….

this thing is so ridiculous …. heh hehe

BHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHA

I’ll have to come back and comment once I stop LAUGHING

By: drew

drew — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:53:00 +0000

“Anyway, the best way to get a piece of eggshell out of the bowl or the pan is to use another piece of eggshell to “attract” the wayward piece.”

Sorry, this is no longer the recommended way to go about removing an egg shell from raw eggs because of the potential to cross-contaminate with the LOADS of bacteria found on egg shells.

Instead, use the handle end of a wooden spoon — works just as well, and you can toss the spoon in the dishwasher when you’re done.

By: Erin Doland

Erin Doland — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:51:11 +0000

@DJ — That is so. very. wrong.

Ewwwwwwwwwwwww!

By: DJ

DJ — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:26:31 +0000

And the perfect accessory for the Egg Cracker?

The Runny Nose Egg Seperator

http://funideas.com/eggseperator.html

By: Cyrano

Cyrano — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:54:16 +0000

As another tip, crack eggs on a flat surface, like a counter, rather than on a sharp edge, like the edge of the bowl. Cracking it on an edge drives broken shell fragments deeper into the egg, while cracking it on a flat surface lowers the risk of that happening.

What I like to do is put a paper towel on the counter, crack all my eggs on it, then use that paper towel to wipe any egg white off my hands.

By: greer

greer — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:39:29 +0000

another egg-related unitasker from the same people: http://www.amazon.com/STACK-SN.....utterer-20

By: Celeste

Celeste — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:54:26 +0000

I’d switch to a carton of EggBeaters and pour my eggs before I would spring for one of these.

By: Recovering Food Waster

Recovering Food Waster — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:40:36 +0000

Good grief. It looks like that process is much more complicated than my method of clunking the egg on the side of the bowl!

Michele, I will have to try that trick. The organic eggs I get seem to have shells that are more prone to dropping into the bowl, and fishing them out is sort of annoying.

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:25:20 +0000

You still have to tap the whole thing on the counter, according to the description. It might be a slightly better gadget if it also separated the yolk from the white, but still, no.

By: Michele

Michele — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:43:36 +0000

I don’t think I even understand how this gadget works.

Anyway, the best way to get a piece of eggshell out of the bowl or the pan is to use another piece of eggshell to “attract” the wayward piece. I believe I saw Jacques Pepin demonstrate that trick one time. Reach in with the larger piece of eggshell, touch it to the little bits that dropped in the the bowl, and it’s like magic to get them out.

By: Ginger

Ginger — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:26:53 +0000

I have moderate arthritis, including hand strength problems, and I’m not sure I see the point of this object. A person with severe arthritis would almost certainly have to use it with both hands, and would have trouble anyway if it required much strength.

(No offense taken at the comment about arthritic folks, btw–just pointing out that I’m not sure it wouldn’t be clutter for most of us too!)

By: saga

saga — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:06:32 +0000

Add to that the Ronco Inside-The-Shell Electric Egg Scrambler (http://tinyurl.com/rq2c8) and absolutely no work has to be done to make scrambled eggs!

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:59:17 +0000

To be honest I do generally get a piece or two of shell in. I’m not a good egg cracker, but there’s no way I’d consider buying that – just fish it out with a fork!!