How do I seperate an egg?

Question

Whats the easiest way to get an eggyolk? My cookie recipe calls for it. Thanks 10 points

Answer 1

The method the other poster recommended - transferring the egg back and forth between the shell halves - is the one most cooks and chefs use on tv, and when people are looking. However, if this is too difficult (and it can be tricky) there is another down and dirty way to do it. It sounds archaic, but if you wash your hands first, it is totally acceptable. Here's what you do :
Hold one of your hands out in a cupping fashion, as if you were going to attempt to cup some water out of a pond or something. Make sure you have a bowl directly beneath your hand to catch the white. Then, spread your fingers apart very slightly, and crack the egg with your other hand, then pour it into your cupped hand. You will find, if done right, that the yolk stays in your palm while the white slips right thru. Although it sounds unacceptable, or dirty, as long as your hand is clean, it is not. I worked in kitchens for several years, and whenever we had to make a large batch of hollandaise sauce, or something else that required alot of yolks or whites, this is the method we used because it is much quicker than the other one. Good luck : )

Answer 2

There is a kitchen gadget called an egg separator. I think I won mine at a Tupperware party many moons ago, but other kitchen stores probably have them. Mine is plastic, has a groove in the handle so you can rest it on edge of a bowl, and a compartment for the yolk to sit in while the white oozes down past it and separates. It works pretty good.

My mom taught me to do it using the shell--it's a little trickier. You just break the egg carefully and pour it back and forth between the two shell halves, catching the yolk carefully and allowing the white to escape. I think maybe cold eggs work better because the yolk stays solid better??
Sometimes I can do it easily, and sometimes it doesn't work out so well. The worst is trying to get ONLY white for meringue---the tiniest speck of egg yolk will keep it from whipping up like it is supposed to!
Googling "egg separator gadget" turned up lots of hits, including this cute little deal..see link below

Hope that helps!

Answer 3

Crack the egg and let a bit of the whites come through this crack. After that pass everything that's left within the shell back-and-forth between the two halves letting the whites slowly come out. You should have nothing but a yolk left in the end.

Hope that helps and good luck with your recipe.

Edit: haha i knew a ton of people were going to answer but i kept refreshing and nothing popped up so i thought i was in the clear. Apparently i was wrong and now look like an idiot saying the exact thing 10 others already have.

Answer 4

hold the egg on each side and crack it so you got two halves leave the egg yolk in shell but leave enough space between the havles for the eggwhite to seep through the crack but so the eggyolk cannot get trhough :]
oh and obviosly over a bowl =p
x3Jan ♥

Answer 5

1 you make a small hole on the top of the egg.
2 then you drain all the clear stuff through the small hole.
3 Now you are only left with the egg yolk inside the egg shell.
4 and now you make a bigger hole for the egg yolk to come out.

hope this helped!

Answer 6

Sharp egg shells can easily break a yolk when you pass the yolk back and forth between the shell halves. The best way o do it is to crack the egg against a flat surface like the counter, (edges of bowls tend to push shards of eggshell inwards, threatening the yolk). Then pass the yolk between your hands, letting the white fall between your fingers and into a bowl.

Answer 7

They way I do it is I first wash my hands then crack the egg into my hand. Open your fingers slighty to let the egg white slip down into either a bowl or the sink and hold the yolk until all the whites are gone. Then simply place the yolk into the other dish. This way you don't get any egg shells in your eggs and I'm just a hands on kinda girl.

Answer 8

There is a product out there that does it really easily. We had it in my culinary class, and you just crack the egg into in and the whites fall through, but the yolk gets caught. You should be able to find it at wal-mart or something. Or you can crack the egg into your hand. Just sorta cup your fingers with a room between them. pour the egg in your hand and let the white slide between you fingers. Kinda gross, but gets the job done.

Answer 9

Carefully break a raw egg in half into roughly two equal pieces over a bowl. Keep the egg and the yolk in one half and let the egg white drip into the bowl. Try not to break the yolk sac. Transfer the yolk and the remaining white back and forth until the remaining egg white drips into the bowl. (Use the yolk for something else)

Answer 10

Crack the egg into a bowl and then use a spoon to dish out the yoke. Another way is to crack the egg open and keep spooning it back and fourth between the egg shell above a bowl until the yoke only remains!