How to Separate Egg Whites

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Working slowly is the secret, as is getting a good first crack.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Eggs
  • Bowls

Step1
Lightly crack an egg on the edge of a bowl.
Step2
Turning the egg upright, carefully open the shell into two halves, keeping the egg in the lower half.
Step3
Over the bowl, pour the egg from one half of the broken shell into the other, letting the egg white fall into the bowl, but keeping the yolk intact in the shell halves as you pour.
Step4
Repeat until all the white has fallen into the bowl, leaving only the yolk in the shell.

Tips & Warnings

  • Crack the egg at its midpoint and open with care.
  • If you're planning to whip the egg whites, take special care not to get any yolk in the white. Whites that have any fat at all in them will not whip properly. It's usually not a problem to have a little white left in the yolk.
  • Try not to catch the yolk on the edge of the shell. It'll break.

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on 8/8/2006 If you are having trouble separating the egg, you can buy certain products where you simply break the egg into the little plastic object. The white will drip out while the yolk stays in.

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on 11/22/2005 You can even use a small funnel to separate eggs - just let the whites fall through while the yolk stays intact above.

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on 11/22/2005 Break the shell and pour the entire contents on to a flat plate.place a glass or any narrow cylindrical object over the yolk taking care not to break it.Then hold the glass and the plate together,gently pour the white in to the bowl.

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on 11/22/2005 I just learned this from my aunt at Thanksgiving. Gently crack the egg and gently drop the whole thing into your palm at the fingertips. Let egg whites drip through your hands into bowl. It is very fast and works great.

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