An vital a part of manhood has all the time been about having the competence to be efficient on the earth — having the breadth of abilities, the savoir-faire, to deal with any state of affairs you end up in. With that in thoughts, every Sunday we’ll be republishing one of many illustrated guides from our archives, so you may hone your manly know-how week by week.
Thirty-two. That’s the variety of eggs Ross McCurdy can crack in a single minute with one hand. Should you suppose that sounds spectacular, you’re proper. McCurdy holds the Guinness World File for his feat. The key to his success? Tons and plenty of apply. McCurdy is the proprietor of a diner in Washington state the place a median day has him cracking open just a few thousand eggs.
When you won’t have to crack a thousand eggs in a day, there are advantages to studying how you can crack an egg open with one hand. Within the kitchen, the place multitasking is important, with the ability to maintain your different hand accessible when you crack eggs is an enormous benefit. You need to use that different hand to whisk your eggs into a fragile hollandaise sauce, flip a scorching pile of hash browns, or carry a mug of steaming espresso. Plus, cracking an egg with one hand appears lots cooler and extra elegant than ham-fisting it aside with each of your mitts.
Illustrated by Ted Slampyak
