Wet your fingers to remove pesky egg shells

It's not uncommon to accidentally drop an eggshell piece into your bowl. If you reach into the bowl unprepared, your fingers may act like an arcade claw machine, chasing something but not actually grabbing it. Dip your fingers in water before dunking them in water to remove eggshells from a bowl. Without the addition of moisture, the egg whites will stick to the dry surface of your fingers, making it difficult to grasp the eggshell piece.

The watery film that forms on your fingers after dunking keeps the egg whites from sticking together. Another (but less successful) method is to use another piece of eggshell to rescue the rogue piece. The risk is that the eggshell will splinter or that your fingers will accidentally drop the eggshell into the bowl. You should stay away from this sticky situation by using the wet finger technique.