Abstract: A utensil for liberating the contents of an egg from the shell of the egg. The utensil includes an egg support for holding the egg and a shell cracker formation for cracking the shell of the egg held by the egg support, the shell cracker formation being moveable between a rest position and a crack position. The utensil further includes an actuator for connection to the shell cracker formation, the actuator being moveable between a first position and a second position wherein movement of the actuator from its first position to its second position will cause the shell cracker formation to move from its rest position to its crack position.