A woman has revealed an unlikely yet simple ‘cheat’ method for peeling boiled eggs – but not everyone is convinced by the bizarre hack.
Amy Whittington shared the quick trick on TikTok after finding it useful for her everyday cooking, where it has since gone viral (@amywhittington927) with over six million views and 500,000 likes.
In the clip, the 38-year-old shows how she taps the membrane of an egg without breaking the shell – and all you need is a spoon.
The super simple hack has left some social media users feeling sceptical, while others now swear by it when boiling eggs of their own.
“I learned of this hack a long while ago, I overheard an older lady talking about it and I honestly thought she was a little crazy and didn’t believe her,” Amy who is from South Louisiana, US, told http://NeedToKnow.co.uk .
“I decided to try it after trying to peel freshly laid eggs when I boiled them.
“They all stuck to the shells so badly and I couldn’t stand wasting so much perfectly good egg.
“Once I tried it, I was stunned! I couldn’t believe how easy it was to peel the eggs… even ones laid the same day!
“I immediately told my mom about it and she tried it too! It was a real game changer!”
With the unique manoeuvre up her sleeve, Amy took to social media to show the world but some viewers are still scratching their heads.
Eric said: “I got the tap tapping but it doesn’t make a difference. I did this experiment to dozens of eggs and there was no difference.”
While Jen wrote: “Just like many people that tried this, all of my eggs cracked in the water while boiling. What a complete waste.”
Jenny agreed, saying: “Doesn’t work for me! I hear the noise, but they still won’t peel right.”
Others, however were amazed by how well it work for them and swore to add it to their culinary skill-set.
Catherine said: “Totally works. Thank you! I’ll never do it any other way now.”
Jo added: “Just tried this and it worked for two eggs!!! Thanks for the hack, nothing worse than peeling half the egg away, no matter how careful you are.”
Ellis said: “I’m going to use this everyday! Thank you!”
