"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> 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.
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>>>> I learned that on a cooking show years ago. That's how I do it now.
>>>> No
>>>> more shells.
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>>> 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.
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>> 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.
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> I just run the egg from shell half to shell half over a cup (or whatever)
> The white runs easily and the yolk stays. I don't know why it is hard??

It's not. I've always done it that way but I do remember once piercing the
yolk. I was a kid then.