A chef has shared the proper way to crack eggs - and it turns out we've all been doing it wrong.
Mike Hayes shared three tips that he said could help every chef - no matter their skill level, as the Daily Star reports.
He took to TikTok, where he uploads under the account @stoveandgarden, and said you don't need to make a mess of your kitchen every time you break out the eggs, and to get it right all you need is a flat surface.
Mike said that by cracking your egg on a flat surface, like a kitchen worktop, it's much more likely to break in such a way that no shell comes out.
What do you make of Mike's trick? Let us know in the comments...
He explains on TikTok: "I'm sure you have seen people drop the egg and then no eggshell comes out.
"There's a reason for that, crack your egg on a flat surface, you'll much less likely to have eggshells in it."
The expert also gives tips on seasoning meat – suggesting you should pour the spices in a bowl and use them to coat ingredients for extra flavour.
"It happens with steak all the time, people will season their food and then rub it in, flip it, and then season again," he says.
"It just makes your seasoning container all nasty."
The third tip is to help keep the workstation clean – and by that Mike means it's best to keep all the food scraps in one place.
His fans found the hack useful and some were shocked to learn these care-free tips.
"The tips I didn't know I needed," one said.
And a second wrote: "Honestly, I don't get the flat egg cracking. I can't do it – crushes the shell into the egg and gets pieces in it every time."
A third added: "No way with the eggs! So cracking them on the edge of the bowl might have shell in my batter? I learned something today."
Others, however, were more dubious about the tip, with one commenting: "I have heard of the egg cracking tips, but for me it's the opposite.
"I get much more shell when I crack on a flat surface."
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