How to Separate Eggs the Easy Way
I’m going to be honest. Usually when I separate eggs, I just use my hands. Yes, it’s true. I do wash them first, but I just think it’s easier and faster than using something else. However, I do know there are some people who just can’t handle weird stuff on their hands…..having a toddler rid me of any problems like that. Sometimes I use my handy-dandy egg seperator from Pampered Chef……but sometimes not. I think “do I want an extra dish to wash?”But, knowing I’m different than most and knowing that most people don’t have an egg separator, I thought I’d show you a handy trick for separating eggs. All it requires is a glass and a funnel. Please make sure the funnel has a small opening at the bottom. I tried it with a larger funnel and the yolk slipped right through it. Oops. You want it big enough for the white to get through but small enough for the yolk to stay. Clear as mud? Set your funnel over a glass, like shown.
Break the egg into the funnel. Now, you could just sit there and wait for action to happen, or you can get in a hurry like me and jiggle the funnel to help the white drop below. It works like a charm! However, I’ll probably just stick with my hand method.
 

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About Stacy

Stacy is the author of Crock On: A Semi-Whole Foods Slow Cooker Cookbook and a stay-at-home mom to her two children, Annie (3) and Andy (newborn). After an “awakening” in March 2011, her family switched to a more natural, whole foods diet. She likes to blog about how to live on less than you make and how to eat good food while doing it. Her passion is teaching others how to save money and she tag teams with her husband in this endeavor. At Stacy Makes Cents you’ll find information on how to save money in the kitchen, how to have fun with your kids, and how to be thrifty in all areas of life. Her passion is teaching others how to live debt free. Make sure to follow her on Facebook and Twitter to keep up with her daily antics.

  • Amanda

    I learned to seperate eggs using just the shells when I was 12 and it was a proud moment in life :)

    • Stacy

      I always break them that way. :-)

  • http://www.baking4six.com Dianne@Baking4Six

    I’m a hands girl. (Growing up I used a Tupperware Egg Seperator… until I worked I a bakery & they used their hands – duh!)

  • Sandy Speed

    You can also separate eggs with an empty 20 ounce water bottle. Break your eggs into a bowl, squeeze some air out of the bottle, place the neck of the bottle on the whole egg yolk and release your squeeze on the bottle. The yolk will get sucked up in to the bottle, leaving the egg white behind (like a giant eyedropper). You can then use the whole clean yolk for something else. Using the water bottle method is clean and quick, and it amazes an audience.

    • Stacy

      Someone just posted that link above….awesome! :)

  • Marilyn

    Found THIS just this morning…it does looks the easiest for egg separation.

    Check it out…looks fun too.

    http://www.shesaved.com/2012/09/how-to-separate-an-egg-fun-and-useful-tip.html

    Marilyn in MS

    • Stacy

      Well how cute!

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