You’re Probably Cracking Your Eggs Wrong — Which Could Be Hazardous to Your Health
. . .Whoever coined the phrase “there’s more than one way to crack an egg” was technically correct. But there’s only one way to crack an egg safely, experts say, warning that one of the most popular methods could wind up being hazardous to your health.
Many of us — even Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, who famously showed off her one-handed technique in an old baking video that recently went viral — do our cracking on the rim of the mixing bowl or frying pan.
But there’s a better, less risky way, said a pro writing for The Kitchn, a popular cooking site.
There are two reasons to be wary of the edge-of-the-bowl technique, they said — for one, this method will push the shattered shell back into the actual egg; you’re also risking tiny fragments falling into your bowl or pan.
The second reason? Bacteria from those shell fragments could wind up contaminating your food — people who like their eggs over easy or soft scrambled, for example, could be risking illness if the shell exteriors are carrying crud, the Mirror reported. (Read more from “You’re Probably Cracking Your Eggs Wrong — Which Could Be Hazardous to Your Health” HERE)
