Position your hand over the bowl. Press your thumb and index finger upward while pulling your middle and ring fingers downward.

Hold the egg in your palm. Your thumb and index finger should be near the top (the pointier end), and your middle and ring fingers should wrap around the bottom.

Practice the finger motion by holding two golf balls or large marbles in one hand and trying to push them apart using only your fingers.

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Tap the egg sharply against a flat surface (like a countertop) rather than a sharp edge. A flat surface creates a cleaner vertical fracture and pushes the membrane inward without shattering the shell into tiny shards.