Picking out eggshell made easy: with these top tricks, it always works

You crack an egg over a bowl and… yep: some eggshell falls in too. It can happen to anyone, but it’s incredibly annoying. Especially because you know that fishing out the piece of shell will turn into a hellish game of cat and mouse.

There you are, fumbling over your egg, trying to fish that piece of shell out of the bowl with your fingers. With a bit of luck you’ll manage it, but nine times out of ten that piece of eggshell slips through your fingers. Argh!

Forget this misery. There are actually two ways to fish that eggshell out of your egg in no time.

Wet fingers trick

If you briefly wet your fingers with water, the piece won’t slip away anymore. Your fingers become a kind of magnet, allowing you to grab the culprit in no time.

Jamie Oliver’s trick

Jamie Oliver’s trick for easily picking out eggshell is also very handy. For this, use a piece of eggshell as a little scoop to pick up the other piece. It always works!

And just like that, nothing is standing in the way of the perfect omelet anymore!

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