On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:29:01 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 9/20/2013 6:22 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2013-09-20 6:08 PM, 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.
>>>
>>
>> You should try it. It is the fastest and easiest way I have ever found
>> to separate eggs.
>>
>But I don't have any need to separate egg whites from yolks.
>
>> On of my brothers will make hamburgers by hand but he is grossed out by
>> the idea of straining egg white through his fingers.
>>
>It wouldn't gross me out but I have no recipes which require it.
>
>Jill

Martin Yan demonstrated separating eggs with chopsticks.

Here's a demo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGOu-fwGwzE