Game-Changing Egg Hacks You Can Easily Try at Home
Use A Raw Egg For Healthy Hair
At first, it might sound a little gross, but hear us out. Eggs are beneficial for hair. They are full of many nutrients that can help your hair stay healthy and strong, giving it a beautiful shine. Mix a raw egg with whole milk (any milk will do, but whole is best) and rub it on your skin.
Work it into your hair, but don’t wash it out for about 30 minutes. Instead, let it sit and do its thing. Warm water is fine, but don’t get it too hot.
When should you add seasoning to your scrambled eggs?
Each person has a favorite time to season their cooked eggs. Some season eggs before breaking, others after they’re in the pan. It turns out that the middle method works best. Generally, season scrambled eggs after beating but before pan-frying. There are several reasons why you do this.
If you season them before they’re beaten, the salt or other spices will break down, making them a little too watery. Putting salt on them too late can make the seasoning not even.
To crack eggs, use a flat surface.
A lot of people find it challenging to break this habit. In the end, it makes sense to break an egg on the edge of something, like a bowl or the table. It turns out that you should always crack your eggs on a flat surface, though. This will help keep the eggshells from breaking into your bowl and give you a uniform crack.
There’s another reason you don’t want the corner of a bowl or pan to crack. Because salmonella can live on eggshells, you don’t want any of that to get into your eggs.
When it comes to eggs, fish spatulas work best.
We’ve all been there. You’re frying an egg with the sunny side up. So far, it’s done just right. But now it’s time to turn it over. When you use your spatula to cut into the egg yolk, you poke a hole in it. The yolk then starts to fry in the pan. It looks like there’s a simple way to avoid that. Next time, just flip your eggs with a fish spatula.
The right amount of power, flexibility, and thinness makes them ideal for getting under the egg without poking the yolk. They allow you to do that better than other spatulas.
Slowly add the eggs to the batter.
This might be something you already know if you bake a lot, you might already know this. It’s best to slowly add the eggs to the batter, especially if there is butter in it. This is true for a few different reasons. To begin, it only gives the eggs a chance to mix equally with the butter, since they don’t mix well on their own. Second, putting all of your eggs in at the same time can cause them to clot.
This is due to a few additional factors specific to different types of batter. However, keep in mind that you should always add them one at a time, and your batter will be fine.
Use eggshells to make planters.
Eggshells are excellent for many things because they contain calcium. One of these is a flower. Make a hole in the bottom of the shell, fill it with dirt, and then put your seedlings inside. In one minute, you should see something starting to grow. The calcium and other nutrition in the eggshell will help the baby grow in a healthy way, and the eggs are the right size.
Once your sprout gets big enough, just dig a hole and put the eggshell planter inside. It will break down, adding nutrients to the soil and helping your plants grow.
Use eggshells to make chalk.
Want to do something enjoyable with your kids? This could be it. You can make different colored chalk from eggshells. To begin, wash the shells and then grind them up very finely. If you have one, you can use a food mixer. Next, mix flour with a teaspoon of hot water. Combine some food coloring and about a tablespoon of eggshell powder. Use this to color the chalk.
Make a stick out of everything and wrap it in a paper towel. It should be dry for three days before you take the new chalk out of the box and use it on the sidewalk.
Make waffles and place eggs in them.
It’s really cool. It’s true that a waffle maker can make eggs. Easy enough—just beat the eggs like fried eggs. The only change is that you don’t pour them into a pan, you pour them right into your waffle maker. If you set the waffle maker to low heat, you’ll end up with an egg that looks like a waffle.
The primary distinction lies in the waffles’ unique pattern, which renders them exceptionally fluffy upon completion. Also, the toppings are placed on top of the egg rather than inside it.
To help birds out, give them eggshells to eat.
This one might seem a little strange at first, but birds love eggshells and eat them all the time. They are a good source of calcium, which is very important when they are nesting. To give your birds extra calcium, just put some broken eggshells in their food bowl. Some birds eat the shells to make their stomachs feel better, but most just eat them for food.
Before feeding the birds, wash or sterilize the eggshells in the oven or microwave to remove salmonella and other germs.
How to Easily Peel Hard-Boiled Eggs
It’s wonderful to have hard-boiled eggs, but not so much to peel them. There’s an easy way to make sure the eggshells come off evenly and without any trouble. Adding vinegar to egg-boiling water is enough. Because it is acidic, it helps break down the eggshell while it’s cooking. After they come off, peeling them should be much easier.
The acidity also helps the egg whites get stiff. Just make sure to run cold water over the egg while you peel it. This will also help get the shells off.
Eggshells can help with acid reflux and aching joints
Who knows how long this cure has been around. However, its purpose of alleviating acid reflux and sore joints makes some sense. It takes about two days to make the mixture, so plan ahead. Just put a bunch of eggshells in a jar and fill it up with apple vinegar.
Let it sit for about two days. By then, all the eggshells should have broken down. After taking a spoonful, most people who have tried it say they feel better.
Water creates fluffy eggs
It looks like everyone has their own secret way to make eggs soft or creamy. When it comes to soft eggs, ours works great. You should cook the eggs slowly, but water is the real key. Just add a little water to the eggs that are already up. They will cook faster because the water will turn into steam, preventing them from getting too dry.
Avoid adding too much water, or the eggs may not cook through. Also, make sure you add water and not milk, since milk doesn’t turn into steam as quickly.
Eggshells can help keep your teeth healthy
To answer your question, yes, eggshells can help make your teeth stronger. Eggshells have a lot of calcium, which is beneficial for your teeth and keeps them strong. The European Journal of Dentistry says that eggshells are a less expensive way to make teeth stronger. Cleaning the eggshells before grinding them into powder is important. For the powder, you can use a food blender or hammer and pestle.
It’s simple to brush your teeth after making a fine powder out of eggshells. Simply sprinkle some on your toothbrush or mix it with your toothpaste, then brush as usual.
Eggshells are a beneficial way to get extra calcium in food
This list includes numerous eggshell hacks due to their significant health benefits. For this recipe, you can use eggshell powder in almost any dish you can think of. Also, make sure to clean the eggshells well before you turn them into a powder, since they can contain salmonella. Next, grind them into a fine powder and add it to food or drinks.
According to Healthline, eggshell powder is very beneficial for our bones and teeth because our bodies can absorb it well. That being said, if you need a little extra calcium, this could be the answer.
You can grate your hard-boiled eggs
A lot of people only grate cheese or veggies, but you can do a lot more with them. You can even use a grater to cut eggs into very thin slices. You can use a grater to cut up hard-boiled eggs for egg salad or even just toast. This dish looks delicious and is very quick and simple to make.
However, stay away from graters with tiny holes. These will cause the egg to clump together, leaving you with a big mess when you’re done.
Eggshells can be used to clean pans
If you’re struggling with a particularly challenging pan, we may have the solution for you. To get tough grime off of pans and plates, you can use eggshells. Just break up your shells and mix them with some water and soap. After that, put them on the pan or dish and begin to scrub. Because eggshells are rough, they should remove most stubborn food from dishes.
Best of all, you don’t have to use a powerful wire dish brush, which can scratch and damage your pots and pans. The eggshells are also safe, but we recommend that you clean them first.
To cook Sunny Side Up eggs, put them in the oven
When served with toast, sunny side up eggs are our favorite thing ever. However, it can be annoying to try to get the tops just right without cooking them too much. There is a suitable answer for that, and it involves your oven. Just heat the oven to about 350 degrees and put the eggs in for about four minutes, or until the bottom half is done.
The oven’s heat will cook the tops all the way through without overcooking the egg. Just don’t leave them in there for too long, or they’ll be a little too done.
You can use egg whites to make a wonderful face mask
Want to try a new beauty routine? Scientists have found that eggs are beneficial for your skin because they are full of nutrients. To make a mask for your face, split your eggs and beat them until they’re foamy and white. Add a spoonful of honey and lemon juice and mix. First, wash your face with water, preferably warm water. Then, use the egg white mixture to cover your face.
It’s beneficial for your face and made from natural things. Besides that, it’s a lot less expensive than most other skin care items. The mix can help clear up pimples and make your skin tighter.
You can quickly tell if your eggs are fresh
Most likely, you can’t use this hack while buying eggs, but you can at home. There’s an easy way to quickly find out how fresh your eggs are. Pour water into a bowl or glass and add the egg. When the egg floats, it’s not very fresh.
If the egg drops somewhere in the middle, it is kind of fresh. If the egg sinks all the way to the bottom, it is fresh. It’s very quick and easy.
Cloud Eggs Will Wow Your Guests
There are likely a hundred different ways to cook eggs, but this one looks like it might be the best. It’s named “cloud eggs,” and it looks just like the name says. The process takes a little longer than most eggs, but the end result is a soft egg that will thrill anyone. They have the recipe on their website; it takes 15–20 minutes.
Luckily, you don’t need any special pans or tools to make these cloud eggs. You should be able to use things you already have in your kitchen.
You Can Use Eggshells To Trap Other Eggshells
Anyone who has cracked an egg in a bowl or pan and had a few tiny eggshells go in with it knows how annoying it can be to get them out. They always seem to fall back into the bowl, no matter what you do. It’s like a game. However, you can try to get any little shell piece out of the bowl using eggshells.
For some reason, the shells stick to each other, making it much easier than using a fork or spoon, which takes a long time to fish out shells.
Banana And Eggs Make The Best Pancakes
Normal pancakes are pretty simple to make, but making other kinds of pancakes might seem hard. For instance, most people probably think that making banana pancakes is too hard and takes too much time. That’s not true, though. You just need to mash up a whole banana and add it to the eggs. Those are the only steps. There are many other recipes you can find.
There are recipes that don’t even call for flour, so if you’re short on flour one morning and really want pancakes, this could be a beneficial swap.
You can use the microwave to make poached eggs.
Most likely, you haven’t heard of this egg hack before. If you like boiled eggs but never seem to get them just right, this could help. Put a few eggs in a dish or cup that can be microwaved on high. After adding a few teaspoons of water, poke a few holes in each egg yolk before putting them in the microwave.
On high heat, microwave them for 45 seconds or longer if your microwave is powerful. Return them to the microwave for 45 seconds after flipping. Then, take them out and serve.
Raw batter is not beneficial for you
This isn’t really a hack; it’s more of a safety alert. A lot of people like to eat raw batter, but it can really make you sick. It’s like eating raw eggs, which might have germs on them. That’s why you should never consume batter before cooking. While it’s not likely to happen every time you eat raw batter, it is still possible.
To avoid spreading germs from raw eggs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that you wash your bowl and tabletop thoroughly after handling raw batter.
Cook eggs on low heat at all times
When you’re in a hurry, it might be tempting to turn up the heat a bit to cook your eggs. You’ve probably heard this before. Still, you should always try to cook eggs on low heat if you want them to taste their best. This is the most common method for cooking eggs. Low heat makes it possible for the eggs to cook more evenly without drying out.
To make the eggs taste better, remember to turn the heat down a bit before you put them in the pan. It can be heated from medium to low.
Eggs taste best when they are fat
This is something you may have heard before, but we’ll say it again: cooking eggs in fat makes them taste better. Different kinds of fat taste different, but in general, the worse it is for you, the better it will taste. Butter is excellent for making eggs, but it’s probably not very good for you. It works best with bacon grease, but it’s not beneficial for you.
To get a lovely brown on the bottom of your eggs, use olive oil. But eggs cooked in olive oil don’t taste nearly as good as yolks cooked in the other two.
You can make candles out of egg shells
This is yet another enjoyable thing to do with kids. Before you follow these steps, the only thing you need to do is boil or otherwise clean your eggshells. You just need to pour melted wax into the eggshell, insert the wick, and let it settle. You now have some cute candles that are great for the holidays. You can get candle wax on Amazon or at most hobby stores.
If this is for Easter, you might want to think about coloring the eggs. You can change the color or make it the same color as your wax.
You can freeze eggs
For some reason, if you have more eggs than you know what to do with, you can freeze them. This hack might not work for everyone. It doesn’t matter what kind of container you use; an ice tray works best. Just crack each egg open and put the yolks in different places. Salt can prolong food’s shelf life, but it’s optional.
After that, just put the lid on the jar and freeze it. Once frozen, the eggs can remain fresh for up to a year. They should stay fresh for up to four months.
Plastic bottles make it simple to separate the yolks
If you’re looking for a great hack that’s widely used, this is it. The plastic bottle method works really well and quickly to separate the egg yolk from the whites. Before putting the bottle’s mouth over the yolk, just squeeze it. After that, let go of the bottle. The pressure inside should pull the yolk straight up without damaging it.
You might think it’s not real, but trust us, it does work. A lot of films online show people separating their eggs this way.
You must fully cook the eggs
These words might not be what you want to hear if you like your eggs a little soft, like we do. On the other hand, since about 1 in 20,000 eggs has salmonella, you should always cook your eggs all the way through. If you don’t cook your eggs thoroughly, it could lead to illness. However, there is one small catch to this recipe.
As long as the eggs don’t have salmonella and are fully cooked, most people should be fine. However, you will feel a little sick. This is mostly for salmonella-prone people with weak immune systems.
For Instant Pots, there’s a “555” rule
Only Instant Pot owners can use this hack or rule. It always makes eggs perfectly cooked. You can set your Instant Pot for five minutes if you want to make hard-boiled eggs. After five minutes, give them an additional five minutes to rest before putting them in an ice bath for another five minutes.
If you’re interested, you can find the directions on Delish’s website. Not sure who found this first or if it was a feature.
Cook No Peel Boiled Eggs
This method produces “boiled” eggs without the need for peeling. First, put a lot of eggs into a cake pan and crack them. Before you start, you should wipe the pan down with some oil. After that, put that pan inside another pan with water in it. The eggs will cook faster with the help of the steam from the water will help the eggs cook faster. Last, put everything in the oven and wait about 30 minutes.
We prepare “boiled” eggs that don’t require peeling. These eggs are ideal for salads and sandwiches. They won’t work for deviled eggs, though.
Shakshuka should be your go-to breakfast egg
There are a lot of different recipes and ways to cook shakshuka online, so we won’t go into them here. Shakshuka, however, should be your new favorite breakfast food. It’s actually pretty simple to make, even though it looks so delicious. If you want eggs but are tired of making them the same way you always do, it’s a fun change of pace.
The dish is sourced from the Middle East and North Africa. The tomatoes go well with the slightly runny eggs. You can eat it with any bread, but most people use flatbread.
You can put eggshells in coffee
We bet you didn’t know this hack. Adding eggshells to coffee can make it less bitter. They also give you a little extra calcium. After cleaning the eggshells, all you need to do is add a few small shell pieces to your hot coffee. The alkaline will make the taste smoother, since coffee is naturally acidic.
If you’re camping or something and want to boil loose coffee grounds, adding eggshells will help the grounds stay at the bottom of the pot.
How to Make Poached Eggs Just Right
You can be sure that this one works because it comes from cooks like Gordon Ramsey. People say there’s a trick, or at least a quick tip, that makes poaching eggs perfect. In order to make scrambled eggs, you should heat the water until it just barely starts to bubble. It shouldn’t be blistering that the water is fizzing and about to boil over.
Even though you need a boil, the less of one you have, the more likely it is that your poached eggs will be perfect, or very close to it.
Eggs Can Be Grilled
We haven’t thought about this before, but it makes sense. It turns out that you can grill eggs. If you place them on the grill while they’re still in their shell, they’ll finish in about 10 minutes. On Bon Appetit, you can find the steps. You can also make an egg stick by putting different kinds of meat around boiled eggs.
You can use any type of meat, but bacon works well because it’s easy to wrap and goes well with eggs for breakfast.
How to get rid of green rings in boiled eggs
It’s fine to eat boiled eggs with green or gray rings, but it’s so much better when they’re perfect. There is a simple method to get rid of those rings. Some of the things that can cause them are water that has too much iron and cooking food for too long. You should use steaming water, but not boiling water, to make perfect hard-boiled eggs.
Once out of the water, put them in an ice bath to stop the inside from cooking.
Use An Oven To Make Soft-Boiled Eggs
What you thought was the best way to cook soft-boiled eggs isn’t really the best way to cook them. Instead, you can make soft-boiled eggs right in the oven. First, heat the oven to 350 degrees. Next, spray your pan with nonstick spray. A muffin tin works well here, but you can use any kind of pan you like. After that, season each egg with some salt and pepper.
Last, let them cook for about 15 minutes before serving. The time may vary depending on your oven and how you like your eggs cooked.
Use Brown Bread To Separate Eggs
Other than this one, the other hacks on this list are pretty useful for separating eggs. You can separate eggs from whites with brown bread. First, rub some brown bread between your fingers, and then take the egg yolk. It should stay together and be simple to pull away from the egg white. People first noticed the hack on TikTok.
The bread may dry out your fingers and improve their grip. We’re not sure what science is behind it.
Make This Fried Egg Cake For Special Occasions
Around the world, people cook eggs in a lot of different ways, but this recipe is one of the most unusual ones we’ve seen. A German dish name for these is fried egg cakes. The cake’s “egg yolk” isn’t really an egg yolk, but the recipe calls for eggs, so we’re including it anyway. Also, we’re not sure how we’d feel about putting an egg yolk on top of a sweet cake.
However, you can find the full recipe online in a few different places. This cake looks like it would be delicious after a dinner party or with coffee in the morning.
