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>yfw

>> No.3901660

>>3901653
GODDAMNIT

>> No.3901665
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3901665

How can anyone be this bad at cracking an egg?

>> No.3901667

Are you fucking kidding me? I've been cracking eggs one-handed since I was ten. I have a feeling that this .gif is designed only to irritate us. If not, sauce.

>> No.3901666

This .gif, were they TRYING to fuck up cracking these eggs? Or are they just a total spazoid?

>> No.3901668

it's for that ez-cracker infomercial thing

>> No.3901670

probably one of those commercials where the people do it unpurpose

IS OPENING AN EGG TOO HARD, YOLKS EVERYWHERE, DONT WANT TO CLEAN UP THE HASSLE BUT NOT ANYMORE INTRODUCING...

>> No.3901671

>>>26125850/tv/

Its from one of those really shitty infomercials.

Thought i'd share

>> No.3901672

>>3901668
>"Have you ever had nonexistant problem before?"
>Montage of people messing up in ways that might have happened to you once when you weren't paying attention
>"That does happen to you a lot doesn't it?"
>"Well no more with our unneeded problem fix, you'll say goodbye to problem you never have!"

>> No.3901699

>>3901653
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e3z2H1O5zE

My old culinary school teacher, she used to run around the kitchen and scream crazy things. Lots of broken jewish phrases and things from movies. One thing she'd always say though, was

>"You are COOKING like a HOUSEWIFE."

And she would say this in regards to shitty handling of a knife, slow cutting, lazy cooking methods...and it never ceases to amaze me how much these infomercial products (Slap-chop, Magic Bullet, Garlic Roller, EZCracker) reminds me SO much of her. Damn I miss her.

>> No.3901721

I don't know that feel as the shells on the eggs you can buy in my country are quite tough, and are brown. Why is that? Why are North American eggs always white with paper thin shells?

>> No.3901724

>>3901699
i honestly want to know just how bad the EZ SCRAMBLER is

>> No.3901727
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3901727

From the same thread
>>>/tv/26125850

http://www.youtube.com/user/HowToBasic

>> No.3901729

>>3901721

I was just gonna ask that. Even the cheapest battery cage white eggs here aren't THAT pale. It's like alabaster. Do they dye them or something to make them aesthetically pleasing for the American market?

>> No.3901734

>>3901721
>>3901729
The color is because we use a breed of chicken that has one of the highest egg yields, and for the color, I believe that's thanks to some good ol' genetic modification and cross breeding. And I wouldn't doubt we wash the eggs with some kind of harsh cleaner to get all the shit off the outside, cause you better believe there's some serious shitstains on those eggs.

>> No.3901738

>>3901729

I know they're washed, at the very least. I hear it's common in Europe and Asia to store eggs at room temperature, which is possible because of a natural coating that gets washed off during our production process.

Of course, I haven't looked up this shit at all and might just be repeating crap.

>> No.3901746

>>3901738

Yeah, eggs in Europe are sold at the supermarket at room temperature. For some reason all of our refrigerators still have egg holders in.

>> No.3901748

>>3901699
Thanks for this. I lol'd.

>> No.3901768

>>3901721
I live in North America and only buy brown eggs. I know it's all in my head, but I swear they taste better.

>> No.3901783

the color of the egg is based entirely on the breed of chicken and the thickness of the shell is based on breed and the age of the hen

you cant wash the color off of an egg, they don't bleach eggs you retards

>> No.3901792

>>3901768
This. I also get the brown eggs cheaper than store bought eggs. 2.50 for them instead of 4-5 bucks is pretty sweet.

>> No.3901794

>>3901729
I don't know about the rest of America, but my eggs aren't that white. I'm guessing that was intentional by the infomercial producer, like how glue is used instead of milk in ads because it's whiter.

>> No.3901829

>>3901794
It's also the lighting in the infomercial. Gotta be all bright and all that jazz.

>> No.3901863 [DELETED] 

It's called the dumbing down of America. They want you to think you're too stupid to crack an egg, so you need to buy a product that helps you to crack the egg. I'm sure no other country has a problem with cracking an egg. Only Murrika makes it look like such an impossible task.

>> No.3902268

>>3901783
They bleach rice, so why not an egg?

>> No.3902288

>>3902268
Different chickens lay different coloured eggs. I've never personally seen eggs as white as that but my boyfriend said when he had chickens, some laid white ones, some brown and some speckled. I think it depends on the type of chicken or something like that.

>> No.3902298

I did some extremely scientific experimentation where I threw eggs up into the air and let them hit the ground, my conclusion is the brown eggs broke more often than the white ones

>> No.3902314

>>3902288
I buy eggs from someone in my neighborhood and some of the eggs he sells us are green. There's nothing wrong with them and they taste exactly the same; it's just a different breed of chicken.

>> No.3902345

>>3902314
They probably come from Ameraucana chickens. They have beautiful iridescent plumage and they lay eggs that can range from green to purple to blue.

>> No.3902458

>>3902345
>>3902314
Man, I want so blue and purple eggs.

>> No.3902518

>>3902345
>purple
Nigga, prove it.

>> No.3902523

>>3901783
You can wash the color off an egg, it's just a huge pain in the ass. Color is the last coat on the egg, so if you get it fresh enough or soak it long enough you can scrape that shit off.

Commercial eggs are bleached, but for sanitation, not color.

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>>3901721
Commercial hens have a strictly controlled calcium intake to make the egg shells easier to crack. Also, vegetarian diets for omnivorous animals.

>> No.3902560

>>3901699
According to the commercial, OP is an Australian invention.

>> No.3902566

>>3902288
Birds just lay different colored eggs in general, usually based on whatever environment they're in.

>> No.3903431

>>3901727
1. The Thai Green Curry Chicken and Icing a cake ones were hilarious.

2. Fuck you and everybody who makes those shitty egg jokes. That shit is the top comment on almost all of the fucking videos.

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>>3901672
So, essentially the snuggie of the cookware world? (Really? a fucking BLANKET is too hard for you?)

>>3901734
>>3901738
>>3901783
>>3902530

Know their chickens.

>>3902518
< From left to right, top to bottom:

Ameraucana egg, Ameraucana egg, Easter Egger egg, Polish egg, Jersey Giant egg, Wyandotte egg, Marans egg, Marans egg, and Marans egg.

>>3902566
No. (See above.) But the diet DOES make the yolks different shades.

>> No.3905175

>>3903796
dat picture

>> No.3905198

>>3903796
Not seeing purple there dude. I'm seeing blue, green and various shades of brown.
Like 'pink' eggs, it's not actually purple. It's a shade of brown that tints it just right to make it seem purple, but it's just a brown egg.

>> No.3905210

I tried searching for that video in OP's post but I found this instead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxZxYZdzpWk
Jesus christ.

>> No.3905226

>>3905210
It was linked in the thread here: >>3901699

>> No.3905230

>>3905198
>autism general

>> No.3905232

>>3902530
This isn't true. Calcium deficient hens become egg-bound, which is the worst case scenario because they die and they can't be used for meat either.

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3905235

>mfw because I would have to be retarded to not be able to crack an egg.

>> No.3905237

>>3905235
Plus it's so fun to crack eggs with one hand.

>> No.3905241

>>3901746
Yeah, this confused the heck out of me when I went to England.

>> No.3905246

First off, you should crack eggs on a flat surface, not an edge. Whether or not you want to use one hand or two is your choice.
Secondly, (and this is just me being conversational here), my eggs are almost always brown and/or arucana b/c I buy them at the farmers market. Way cheaper than the store, actually. I can get a flat of multi-breed eggs for $5. My favorites are the speckled ones. I always like it when I get a bunch of speckled eggs in my flat.

>> No.3905258

>>3901699

I want one just for that fucking cracking sound. oh my god I would crack eggs all day just to hear that shit

>> No.3905539

>>3905210
I couldn't watch it all. I had to stop.

>> No.3905545

I've got to say, while this product is obviously shithouse, and while most of these products are pointless in the extreme and designed for those with too much money and little sense - the vast majority of shit we buy is basically no better.

Also, we might not be the target market. I've got two disabled friends and their lives consist of the kinds of shit that I've always mocked and been cynical about. But turns out, when you've got muscle problems, you need all these stupid gadgets to enable you to be more independent.

>> No.3905561

it's not uncommon to see people unable to crack an egg. It's the typical "I tried it once when I was 6 and I failed so I'll never try again and I will break one in front of you on purpose to prove it to you!".

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3905569

Ehh, I think it would actually be handy for people with various disabilities but I doubt it's very arthritis-friendly.

>> No.3905582

>>3905246
>First off, you should crack eggs on a flat surface, not an edge

Wait, why? I always crack my eggs on the side of the pan and I have no problems.

>> No.3905588

>>3905582
Apparently you risk breaking the yolk or someshit.

I started breaking mine on a flat surface years ago after seeing some TV chef do it, I can't say it has a huge advantage but I've pretty much never had a cracking mishap since switching styles.

I don't think it's anything to get butthurt over, it's personal preference.

>> No.3905741

>>3905198
ok then, you're right. There are no such things as purple chicken eggs.

>>3905232
Just lost one recently this way. She was way cool - would slide down one of the ramps like a surfer. That said - ANY additive in factory farming adds up. It is cheaper to lose a few egg bound chickens occasionally (an item that can replace itself) than it is to buy more calcium supplement than necessary. The 'easier to crack' thing is a side benefit.

lol captcha! "Farming VIBTit"

>> No.3905750

This makes me hurt inside.

Cracking an egg properly was one of the first things my parents taught me about cooking, when I was like, what, maybe 8?

Its something I can't understand people having difficulty with.