Never Use A Knife To Open An English Muffin Again With This Tip

English muffins can be used for plenty of recipes, from the base of your favorite breakfast dish to the dough for your mini pizzas. This bread, known for its nooks and crannies, can be homemade or store-bought, but the latter version is often hard to separate since the muffins come still attached. If you've been using a knife to separate each side, you're doing it all wrong, not to mention detaching English muffin halves with a knife can be dangerous. 

Turns out, the quicker, easier method is to just gently squeeze the muffin, turning as you do so, to break it apart hassle-free. To avoid dirtying any silverware, take the English muffin in both hands, and squeeze it at its center breaking point. Then turn it slightly, squeeze it again, and repeat as you make your way all around the muffin. After one full turn, it should completely separate into two even pieces, making your life much easier.

When you buy a carton of English muffins at the store, they seem to shed crumbs all over the place. An easy way to prevent making a mess is to remove the carton from the plastic bag that wraps it, then squeeze and split the English muffin right over the top of the carton. This way, the crumbs fall back into the carton and don't make a mess. Another way to do this is by splitting them over the garbage can so those crumbs don't end up all over your counter.

English muffins can be used for sandwiches and eggs Benedict, but if you're looking for other ways to use up that pack, try toasting them as the base of cream chipped beef or even making copycat McDonald's egg McMuffins. If you want other uses for this bread besides breakfast, they're an easy base for a tuna melt or a grilled cheese.