[mojo2]

Here's One Of My Surprising Minor/Major Talents...

I can flip eggs one handed in a frying pan without making a mess or breaking the yolks.

What it takes to learn?

Get a piece of toast and practice flipping it over. Use a pan with gently sloped sides.

Once you have the hang of flipping a slice of toast, get a dozen eggs. Mentally prepare yourself that they will be sacrificed to either breakfast OR for the cause.

Heat the pan and use generous amounts of oil. Trial and error is important here. Don't use too much that you will spatter hot oil all over yourself and the cat or kits, but enough so the egg will slip around.

Crack the egg (one handed is best, but that, too takes practice) into the pan before the oil is smoking hot (drop ONE drop of water into the pan to test. If it sizzles it is ready. If it sizzles angrilly, it's too hot).

Let it cook for a few seconds, just long enough for the white base to get firm. Once it is firm you have the foundfation you will need to do your egg gymnastics or egg-nastics.

Reminder: It is important that the pan remain hot. Not smoking hot, but hot enough for the egg to still move around easil. If it starts to cool, the egg will get stubborn.

So, you start to swirl the egg with a semi-firm base, around the pan. If you are doing it right it will feel like it is under YOUR control and not like it is just sloshing around. Remember the way the toast felt when you were successfully flipping it? The real egg will feel about the same.

When you are ready just move your hand like you are doing an imitation of a choo choo train going BACKWARDS.

The motion will be like that. The SIZE of the motion will be much smaller, more controlled and much quicker. Like the blink of an eye and it's done.

Practice twelve times in a row (Use the whole dozen if needed) and you will have it. (Assuming you tried the toast first!)

Once you can do one, try two and then once you can flip two eggs at the same time you will feel like a KING or QUEEN of the kitchen (if you didn't feel that way before).

Trust me, it is one LITTLE thing that will impress THE HELL out of ANYONE and EVERYONE who sees it. (Even real chefs!!!)

But if you can't crack the eggs with one hand without breaking the yolk or getting eggshells in the pan, then the whole flipping thing just makes you look like a poseur or a monkey who can do a neat trick...not cool at all!

So learn to crack the egg one handed.

No tips to offer. Just practice.

Let me know how it works fer ya!



Now, what's one of YOUR minor or major surprising talents?

[Cubeoid]

I don't really care about your egg flipping, but you sound like somebody who can speak english and/or french and is willing to explain things while writing them down. Do take a look at my post about my search for my assitant/second in command (the lucrative position of Junior Super Master). Your duties will involve thinking and exercising tasks, also planning new tasks and writing reports about tasks you planned or plan to plan, if you know what I mean. Do not hesitate to email and ask for more anwsers to questions like these or similar questions.

[mojo2]

Originally Posted by Cubeoid

I don't really care about your egg flipping, but you sound like somebody who can speak english and/or french and is willing to explain things while writing them down. Do take a look at my post about my search for my assitant/second in command (the lucrative position of Junior Super Master). Your duties will involve thinking and exercising tasks, also planning new tasks and writing reports about tasks you planned or plan to plan, if you know what I mean. Do not hesitate to email and ask for more anwsers to questions like these or similar questions.

Doesn't sound like there's much room for upward mobility but I can imagine the circular track might be unlimited in scope!

But I'm disappointed you don't care about my flippin' egg flipping. My greatest wish in life is to flip an OSTRICH egg! How big are your flippin' pans down 'undah?'

[air]

please post a how to on single handed egg cracking

[Cubeoid]

If you chose to work for my enterprise of super cool proportions of cyber magnitude (I'm stretching far to recruit you new 21st century dude speakers because I know you can lead the way with the help of computers and other such tools). You will get an un-guaranteed promise that you one day WILL flip an ostrich egg and attempt to gorge it down.

[mojo2]

Originally Posted by Cubeoid

If you chose to work for my enterprise of super cool proportions of cyber magnitude (I'm stretching far to recruit you new 21st century dude speakers because I know you can lead the way with the help of computers and other such tools). You will get an un-guaranteed promise that you one day WILL flip an ostrich egg and attempt to gorge it down.

OK. I accept your GENEROUS OFFER!

But here are MY stipulations:

All assignments are to be given and reported here on MacNN ONLY! (Like an interactive reality show.)

No monies will change hands.

No private information will be exchanged.

Everything I do will be done in the time I have available. If I can't handle the assignment or project from day to day I will notify you so you might make other temporary arrangements.

Other stipulations MAY be necessary upon disclosure of more information from you.

OK. Now. The ball is in your court.

[MacNStein]

I can tie a cherry stem in a knot, with my tongue, in about 5-10 seconds.

[Cubeoid]

I can reply to this thread again and again until it is locked or I get tired.

.On a side note to mojo2: the position has been filled (please regerde the other thread for details) however. In the coming weeks I will make an exciting, cool, bold and possibly sexy annoucement about further involvement in my venture (and other possible shenanigans). So please do not give up and go on thinking that your are unworthy, I see rays of sunshine like potential and the possivility for development in you.

[Zenbone]

I can see my house from up here.

[wdlove]

It's a good thing to be talented in the kitchen.

[Zenbone]

By the way, I believe correct one-handed egg-breaking technique consists of bonking the egg against a flat surface as opposed to the edge of the pan. Bonking on an edge is more likely to create undesirable eggshell fragments, and this, as mojo hinted, is a serious faux pas in the egg flipping way.

[mojo2]

Originally Posted by Zenbone

By the way, I believe correct one-handed egg-breaking technique consists of bonking the egg against a flat surface as opposed to the edge of the pan. Bonking on an edge is more likely to create undesirable eggshell fragments, and this, as mojo hinted, is a serious faux pas in the egg flipping way.

I'd never made the connection til now, but now that you mention it it is absolutely true! Hard surfaces rock(!!!) when it comes to one-handed egg cracking without getting egg shells in the egg...which you can most easily remove by using the large egg shell in your hand as a scoop to remove the small pieces. Your fingers are repulsive to small egg shells in a slimy egg mixture.

Zenbone, YOU DA MAN!

[mojo2]

Originally Posted by MacNStein

I can tie a cherry stem in a knot, with my tongue, in about 5-10 seconds.

WOW!!!

[mojo2]

DP!

[mojo2]

Originally Posted by Cubeoid

I can reply to this thread again and again until it is locked or I get tired.

.On a side note to mojo2: the position has been filled (please regerde the other thread for details) however. In the coming weeks I will make an exciting, cool, bold and possibly sexy annoucement about further involvement in my venture (and other possible shenanigans). So please do not give up and go on thinking that your are unworthy, I see rays of sunshine like potential and the possivility for development in you.

Awwww, shucks!

[ironknee]

so this is egg flipping for over easy huh...i like sunny side up eggs...can u flip it 360 degrees?

[mojo2]

Originally Posted by ironknee

so this is egg flipping for over easy huh...i like sunny side up eggs...can u flip it 360 degrees?

Yes, and for all you egg fans, that would be called, "fanned eggs."

[besson3c]

I can snap my fingers!

[Synotic]

Originally Posted by MacNStein

I can tie a cherry stem in a knot, with my tongue, in about 5-10 seconds.

Movie, please.

[besson3c]

Originally Posted by Synotic

Movie, please.

Would you also like a movie of me snapping my fingers?

[mojo2]

Originally Posted by besson3c

I can snap my fingers!

Wow! You ARE complex, aren't you?

Movies are ALWAYS welcome...mostly.

Can you accompany yourself on trumpet while simultaneously snapping in real time?

BOTH hands???

[Atomic Rooster]

Originally Posted by besson3c

Would you also like a movie of me snapping my fingers?

Is Tiger 'snappy'.

[MacNStein]

Originally Posted by mojo2

WOW!!!

Well, my record is 5 flat, the avg is 6-10. But, it depends on the stem and my level of intoxication. Just a stupid skill I picked up from sitting too long on too many bar stools. However, it is a great icebreaker with chicks, and has helped me score more times than I care to think about.

FYI. Stems from fresh cherries work better than the cherries you get in a jar.

[mojo2]

Originally Posted by MacNStein

Well, my record is 5 flat, the avg is 6-10. But, it depends on the stem and my level of intoxication. Just a stupid skill I picked up from sitting too long on too many bar stools. However, it is a great icebreaker with chicks, and has helped me score more times than I care to think about.

FYI. Stems from fresh cherries work better than the cherries you get in a jar.

Note to self: Get basket of fresh cherries at grocery store.

Uh, Mac, is there a tip or secret that you could share which would help us novice cherry licking stem sucking tongue twisters develop your skill?

[Atomic Rooster]

Originally Posted by MacNStein

I can tie a cherry stem in a knot, with my tongue, in about 5-10 seconds.

I've seen that commercial where the sexy broad does it the bar and all the guys go gaga and the girlfriend of one of them starts beating him over the head.

[mojo2]

Hey c'mon guys! Let's share YOUR talents as well as ogling others.' M' kay?

[Synotic]

Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster

I've seen that commercial where the sexy broad does it the bar and all the guys go gaga and the girlfriend of one of them starts beating him over the head.

Movie, please. And for that matter, does anyone have that old Starburst commercial with the girl unwrapping the Starburst wrapper?

As for talents, I can put right leg behind my head. It's not terribly uncommon, but most people can't do it.

[mojo2]

Originally Posted by Synotic

Movie, please. And for that matter, does anyone have that old Starburst commercial with the girl unwrapping the Starburst wrapper?

As for talents, I can put right leg behind my head. It's not terribly uncommon, but most people can't do it.

Why not the left?

[MacNStein]

Originally Posted by mojo2

Note to self: Get basket of fresh cherries at grocery store.

Uh, Mac, is there a tip or secret that you could share which would help us novice cherry licking stem sucking tongue twisters develop your skill?

yeah, once you get the sucker in loop, latch on to one end with your lips. Then work it out the rest of the way with your teeth and tongue. Also, visualize what you're doing, it helps.

and, longer stems are easier to work with, start with those.

[budster101]

I can tie two cherry stems together with my tongue...

[MacNStein]

Originally Posted by Synotic

Movie, please. And for that matter, does anyone have that old Starburst commercial with the girl unwrapping the Starburst wrapper?

Yeah, that's not too tough, just takes some practice. A really hard trick is to unwrap a Hershey's kiss in your mouth, eat the chocolate, and seperate the little paper tag, all without tearing the foil.

[budster101]

Oh man, I can't stand foil in my mouth... it gives you that sort of shock when it rubs on your teeth...

No way.

I can do a Starburst easy, but when chicks do it... well... you know.

[MacNStein]

Originally Posted by budster101

Oh man, I can't stand foil in my mouth... it gives you that sort of shock when it rubs on your teeth...

that's part of what makes it so tough, and impressive. Really whigs some people out.

[ironknee]

Originally Posted by mojo2

Yes, and for all you egg fans, that would be called, "fanned eggs."

wow u mean u can flip eggs all the way around withoutbreaking the yokes? impressive

[suvsr4terrorists]

I thought the talent involved talking to younger people, for some reason.

[budster101]

Flipping eggs isn't easy. I usually eat'em raw though in a glass of orange juice with some tobasco.

[chris v]

I know an ex-army cook who can crack four eggs at once-- two in each hand. I was a breakfast cook in a former lifetime, and learned how to flip eggs and omelettes way back. It's all in the wrist. There's lots of cool little food tricks, like smacking a head of iceberg lettuce stem-first down on a countertop. It rips the stem off the leaves just like *that* then you can extract it, and toss it. That, and here's a handy time-saver. Slice an avocado BEFORE you remove it from the skin, then scoop it out of the skin with a big spoon. Nice and neat.

I was a champion shrimp-peeler in my day, too.

[mojo2]

Originally Posted by chris v

I know an ex-army cook who can crack four eggs at once-- two in each hand. I was a breakfast cook in a former lifetime, and learned how to flip eggs and omelettes way back. It's all in the wrist. There's lots of cool little food tricks, like smacking a head of iceberg lettuce stem-first down on a countertop. It rips the stem off the leaves just like *that* then you can extract it, and toss it. That, and here's a handy time-saver. Slice an avocado BEFORE you remove it from the skin, then scoop it out of the skin with a big spoon. Nice and neat.

I was a champion shrimp-peeler in my day, too.

Yeah, those are all impressive and I, too, 'did time' over some very hot grills and cool prep boards learning said tricks.

("Did time" does not mean I was incarcerated. Knock wood. I wasn't. And I don't do anything bad these days, so I shouldn't fear. Mebbe it's da bad boy still remaining in me that makes me cautious. Sigh!)

[suvsr4terrorists]

Originally Posted by chris v

That, and here's a handy time-saver. Slice an avocado BEFORE you remove it from the skin, then scoop it out of the skin with a big spoon. Nice and neat.

How else does one do it, exactly? I bought avacados a couple years back for the first time, and that's what seemed like hte most logical idea to me.... so I did it. Doesn't really seem like a tip though.

[chris v]

Originally Posted by suvsr4terrorists

How else does one do it, exactly? I bought avacados a couple years back for the first time, and that's what seemed like hte most logical idea to me.... so I did it. Doesn't really seem like a tip though.

You'd be surprised. Some people attempt to "peel" avocados rather than scoop them. Stupidity knows no bounds.

[mojo2]

Originally Posted by chris v

You'd be surprised. Some people attempt to "peel" avocados rather than scoop them. Stupidity knows no bounds.

Wow! And people think I'M a harsh critic?

[DeathMan]

I can play a didgeridoo with circular breathing. Maybe I can get a recording up sometime. Probably not tonight, though, it makes a racket and the kids are in bed.

On the food note, you can peel an orange really quickly by chopping the top and bottom right at the edge of the orange, and then score down one side. You can now peel the whole thing off in one piece.

[mojo2]

Originally Posted by DeathMan

I can play a didgeridoo with circular breathing. Maybe I can get a recording up sometime. Probably not tonight, though, it makes a racket and the kids are in bed.

On the food note, you can peel an orange really quickly by chopping the top and bottom right at the edge of the orange, and then score down one side. You can now peel the whole thing off in one piece.

I know what a didgeridoo is. What is circular breathing and why is it necessary or desireable when playing a didgeridoo?

The orange tip is handy!

[besson3c]

Originally Posted by mojo2

I know what a didgeridoo is. What is circular breathing and why is it necessary or desireable when playing a didgeridoo?

The orange tip is handy!

Circular breathing is the ability to maintain an uninterrupted stream of air by inhaling while exhaling simultaneously. In other words, it is the ability to play a very long note on a wind instrument without having to stop and take a breath. The world record holder for longest note is... Kenny G.

I believe that musicologists will say that circular breathing was invented by snake charmers. As far as melodic instruments go (trumpets, saxophones, etc.), circular breathing is seen as a relatively useless parlor trick.

Still, it's fun to try... see if you can put a straw into a class of some sort of liquid and keep the bubbles going while blowing while you circular breath.

Tip: try straws of varying lengths - long ones are easier.

[budster101]

You have to use circular breathing for a didgeridoo. Very cool too. I saw some program on Discovery and those things come in different sizes and can be quite ornate or plain. The sound is unique and is almost like a trance.

Thanks for the orange tip too. I love oranges.

[Cubeoid]

Oranges love you too.

[mojo2]

Originally Posted by Cubeoid

Oranges love you too.

I don't know that I'd call it love but there IS a certain zest in the air and I feel comfortable calling it a peel.

EDIT: Ooops! My bad. I thought you were talking to me until I looked up the page and saw budster's post. Sorry if I stepped on your slice, budster 101.

[mojo2]

Originally Posted by besson3c

Circular breathing is the ability to maintain an uninterrupted stream of air by inhaling while exhaling simultaneously. In other words, it is the ability to play a very long note on a wind instrument without having to stop and take a breath. The world record holder for longest note is... Kenny G.

I believe that musicologists will say that circular breathing was invented by snake charmers. As far as melodic instruments go (trumpets, saxophones, etc.), circular breathing is seen as a relatively useless parlor trick.

Still, it's fun to try... see if you can put a straw into a class of some sort of liquid and keep the bubbles going while blowing while you circular breath.

Tip: try straws of varying lengths - long ones are easier.

Thanks for the explanations!

[budster101]

That's cool. You are very a-peeling.

[MrForgetable]

Originally Posted by besson3c

Circular breathing is the ability to maintain an uninterrupted stream of air by inhaling while exhaling simultaneously. In other words, it is the ability to play a very long note on a wind instrument without having to stop and take a breath. The world record holder for longest note is... Kenny G.

I believe that musicologists will say that circular breathing was invented by snake charmers. As far as melodic instruments go (trumpets, saxophones, etc.), circular breathing is seen as a relatively useless parlor trick.

Still, it's fun to try... see if you can put a straw into a class of some sort of liquid and keep the bubbles going while blowing while you circular breath.

Tip: try straws of varying lengths - long ones are easier.

i remember my music teacher told us this. he was a wind player teaching strings. i still can't do it. but i guess that's because i've never played a wind instrument.