Peeling a raw egg
Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:14:57 pm

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I was never allowed to cook when I lived with my parents. When I moved into my own apartment, I was excited by the chance to finally perform the numerous culinary experiments that were in my mind. I learned to crack open eggs late in life. My first attempt resulted in an unsatisfactory quantity of shell getting into the final product. I had to think of a different way to do it.

I tried a methodical approach by first lightly tapping the egg until small cracks formed. In doing this, I discovered that the shell actually has two layers. There is a hard outer layer and a soft inner membrane. When cracked carefully enough, the inner membrane does not break. Using a knife, I peeled the hard layer off of the inner membrane. After I completely removed the hard layer from half of the egg, I punctured a hole in the inner membrane and poured out the contents of the egg. It's time consuming, but very clean.