On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:08:56 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 9/20/2013 5:52 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2013-09-20 3:46 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>> On 9/20/2013 11:18 AM, Kalmia wrote:
>>>> This may be basic to most of you, but I'm a recent convert. I don't
>>>> rap eggs on the side of the bowl any more - one light rap on the flat
>>>> countertop and no more shells! At least, I haven't had one drop into
>>>> the ingreeds since I became stalwart in breaking eggs this way.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I learned that on a cooking show years ago. That's how I do it now. No
>>> more shells.
>>>
>>
>> Another thing learned from cooking shows was to separate eggs with my
>> fingers. Just dump the egg into the palm of your hand and keep your
>> fingers just far enough apart to let the white run through. It works
>> great, but a lot of people are squeamish about it and don't want to
>> touch raw eggs. They are probably the same people who don't like to
>> touch raw meat.
>
>I'm not squeamish about either one. But I've never found the need to
>separate whites from yolks by letting egg rug through my fingers.
>
>Jill
Do you use the egg shell halves? I do.
Janet US