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Cracking Raw Eggs with Young Kids

2/9/2017

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In case you haven't heard, many chefs recommend cracking eggs on a FLAT surface. When you hit a raw egg on a sharper edge, you're more likely to get a small piece of shell in the egg (because the sharp edge pushes small shell pieces inside). Many people like how an edge helps to break eggs cleanly into two large sections, but that's a trade-off for producing more small fragments. 

Something we've discovered is that a flat surface also works better for small, less-coordinated hands! Not only does the raw egg come out more slowly, but (most importantly) the egg is already OVER the surface where you want it to fall. Young kids have a hard time coordinating multiple connected movements (they often need to practice one at a time), so cracking an egg on an edge and then swiftly moving it to the interior of a bowl can be very challenging (and frustrating). Instead, we use a large plate so we can use the wide surface to both crack the egg and open it.


Steps for Cracking a Raw Egg

  1. keep the egg OVER the plate
  2. tap it until it cracks
  3. pull it open with your thumbs (kids can also practice this step with a plastic egg)
  4. hold onto the shell while the egg falls out
  5. put the shell aside
  6. pick out any extra shell pieces
I usually dump each egg into a bowl (or plastic bag) after our Tiny Chef cracks them so he doesn't end up trying to crack a new egg on top of the old one (and so it's less likely new fragments will get into the already clean egg). 
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Bonus Idea!

Put the cracked eggs into a plastic bag (that seals well), so your Tiny Chef can scramble it by hand! 
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9 Comments
Robyn Proctor link
2/9/2017 03:41:33 pm

This is really cute. I'll have to keep the bag thing in mind to use with my son.

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David link
2/9/2017 04:21:13 pm

I love this little how to. I'm trying to teach my daughter cooking skills and this is perfect.

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Krysten link
2/10/2017 10:23:56 am

My little man isn't at this stage yet, but I will have to keep these tips in mind when he get there! I love the scrambling idea too!

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Sadie link
2/10/2017 03:50:59 pm

Looks like they had fun! My kids love cracking eggs. I always make sure I look extra close for the shells lol

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Angela Kim link
2/10/2017 06:16:12 pm

My kids love doing this but can't get it right every time. These are great tips! Thanks for sharing!

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Kathy
2/11/2017 05:36:20 am

So many great ideas. Thanks for writing it step-by-step so that it's doable with young kids. I only just recently learned not to crack eggs on the edge of a bowl myself!

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Nicole link
2/13/2017 06:17:05 am

How fun! My daughter likes to help mix the eggs but I had never considered letting her help crack them before now.

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jenna@athomewithkids.com link
2/15/2017 04:14:47 pm

These are great tips! My little girl has been wanting to help me with this and I just haven't been brand enough! I have been inspired!

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Betty link
2/16/2017 03:18:48 am

Wow good tips! I cook eggs with my kid every day but never thought about flat surfaces!

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