How to Separate Eggs

Cracking eggs first helps you to separate the egg shell into two parts in the following step. How you do that is totally up to you.

I find it easiest to crack the egg on the bowl’s edge or to use a dull knife. Either option lets you have a precise crack, which is almost like a cut. Some people prefer to crack them on solid flat surface.

Place both thumbs close to the place of the future crack and perform a fast but short movement towards the bowl’s edge to perform the crack. After cracking the egg, hold it straight up (the bottom part of the egg should point down), and then pull the egg into two parts. Let the yolk rest in the bottom half of the egg shell while the egg white is dripping down.

Or, hold the egg in one hand and perform a short but fast motion with a dull knife to perform the crack. After cracking the egg, hold it straight up (the bottom part of the egg should point down), and then using both hands, pull the egg into two parts. Let the yolk rest in the bottom half of the eggshell while the egg white drips down.

When the top part of the eggshell is empty, carefully pour the yolk with the remaining whites into that part while taking advantage of the part of the egg white dripping off.

Repeat this step by pouring the yolk with the remaining whites back into the empty halves until all of the whites are sitting in the bowl.

Then, place the egg yolk into the bowl designated for egg yolks.

Another method is to let the egg yolk and the white slide into the fingers of one hand that are held over the bowl. The white part drips down while the yolk is stopped by your fingers.