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Piercer
A sharp-pointed tool for gently pricking a very small hole in the large end of an eggshell before hard-cooking. A clean, preferably sterilized, thumbtack, pin or needle can also be used for piercing. Piercing may allow some air to escape and some water to seep into the egg during cooking which may make peeling easier. Piercing also often produces hairline cracks in the shell.
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