ReallyKinda@kbin.social to Mildly Interesting@kbin.social · 6 months agoEgg pricker to prevent boiled eggs from cracking during the boiling processmedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageEgg pricker to prevent boiled eggs from cracking during the boiling processmedia.kbin.socialReallyKinda@kbin.social to Mildly Interesting@kbin.social · 6 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareTheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoI’m not sure I understand… how does this work?
minus-squareReallyKinda@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoSometimes eggs crack when you boil them due to built up pressure, if you prick the shell first with a small pin prick it relieves the pressure (but the hole isn’t big enough for water to get into the egg).
minus-squareTheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoOoooh! I just figured I dropped em in the pan too hard! Thanks for the tip, I’m gonna try this with a sewing needle
I’m not sure I understand… how does this work?
Sometimes eggs crack when you boil them due to built up pressure, if you prick the shell first with a small pin prick it relieves the pressure (but the hole isn’t big enough for water to get into the egg).
Ooooh! I just figured I dropped em in the pan too hard! Thanks for the tip, I’m gonna try this with a sewing needle