Crack and Separate an Egg

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Welcome to Tips & Techniques at startcooking.com…I’m Kathy Maister

To crack open an egg, an egg open, tap it on the counter until there’s a small dent in the egg.

Then put your two thumbs on opposite sides of the dent, and gently pull apart the shells.

Or just give it a good, sharp crack on the side of the bowl and pull it apart.

Always crack the egg into a cup before adding it to your mixing bowl.

That way, you can see if there are any stray shells… which you can scoop out with a piece of the broken shell.

To separate the yolk from the white use three bowls…one to work over…another one for the whites, and a third one for the yolks.

Give the egg a sharp crack on the side of the bowl. Let the white slip into the bowl while you flip-flop the yolk from one half of the egg shell to the other.

OR…
If you have an egg separator set it on top of a cup, crack the egg open, and slide it into the separator; the yolk stays on top while the white slips through…Perfect!

Cheers!