If you’ve been on the hunt for the secret to perfectly boiled eggs but haven’t quite cracked the technique, we’ve got some egg-citing news for you. Starting your day with a healthy breakfast is a goal many of us strive for, and eggs often top the list as a protein-rich choice, whether it’s before heading to work or running a day’s worth of errands.
There are countless ways people swear by when it comes to cooking eggs, from fried to scrambled, poached, or the classic boiled egg. However, one chef has recently shared a boiled egg hack that left her astonished, confessing she had been in the dark about it “after 33 years of life”.
The culinary expert took to the web to share her surprise, piquing the interest of food enthusiasts all over. The revolutionary tip was unveiled on TikTok by Snejana, a Bulgarian-born, professionally trained chef who goes by @themodernnonna, attracting an impressive following of 1.4 million fans eager for her recipes and kitchen hacks.
In her trending video, she declared: “In the 33 years of my life, how has nobody told me that this is the best way to separate eggs?”
She then demonstrated the technique, which involves inserting “a chef’s knife in the middle of a hard-boiled egg and gently roll the egg for the perfect cut”. This method allows the yolk to be removed smoothly, looking as neat as the central seed of an avocado, reports the Mirror.
Snejana hailed this as the “best hack ever, 12/10” and gave a nod to fellow content creator, @andrealanev, for originally posting the trick which she decided to try out herself. One user expressed their astonishment by commenting, “My jaw dropped,” while another user’s reaction was, “My whole mind is blown.”
But Snejana doesn’t stop at just one ingenious egg-peeling hack. She has also shown her followers a fool proof way to achieve perfectly peel-able boiled eggs without any unnecessary mess.
In another video, she shared that merely cracking the egg gently before boiling it and then putting it into “ice cold water” in a Tupperware or a similar container, closing the lid, and giving it a vigorous shake, makes the eggs peel themselves. This neat trick simplifies adding eggs to any salad or sandwich effortlessly.