How to separate the yolk from the protein? One question, many answers

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

The naive question of young housewives about how to separate the yolk from the protein is even somewhat discouraging. Haven't they seen how their mothers act when it is necessary to separate these two components of an egg? After all, it is preferable to see the process at least once and try to do the same yourself. But let's move from words to deeds and find out what experienced housewives can answer the question of how to separate the yolk from the protein.

Tip one

If there is a need to separate the protein and yolk for the preparation of a particular dish or cosmetic, use the freshest eggs possible. They have a thin film separating these two components of the egg content, which is stronger, more resilient and elastic, and this increases the likelihood that the yolk will remain intact.

Now from general reasoning to specific actions.

The most common way we have to separate the yolk from the protein is as follows:

- prepare two small containers (depending on the number of eggs to be divided), a kitchen knife and eggs (assume one);

- take the egg inone hand, and the knife in the other, holding the egg over one of the containers, confidently, but not very hard, hit the shell with the knife;

- placing the egg almost vertically, press with the fingers of your free hand in the place where the shell cracked, and break off its upper part, some amount of protein will already flow into the bowl, the yolk and a little protein will remain in the lower part;

- smoothly tilt the bottom of the shell, pouring the protein into a bowl, while trying to carefully hold and pick up the yolk, which is trying to slip out, with the upper empty half of the shell;

- if not all the protein is drained into a bowl, but part of it is still in the shell with the yolk, the above operation can be repeated several times;

- put the yolk separated from the protein into the second container.

Hopefully, after such a detailed description, you know exactly how to separate the yolk from the protein. The procedure is simple, and with the acquisition of a little practical experience, it will not cause any difficulties at all.

If this method seems complicated and you are still confused about how to separate the yolks from the whites, consider the following options:

The egg is broken, as for fried eggs, and the contents are poured into a bowl or deep plate. Then, with a spoon or just a hand, they take out the yolk and transfer it to another dish.

To extract the yolk, you can also use special devices such as a rubber pear oreven replace it with a plastic bottle.

1. In a glass or other tall vessel put a metal or plastic funnel, or even a sheet of paper folded with a “pound” with a sharp tip cut off. Next, the egg is broken, and all its contents are carefully poured into the funnel. The protein drains, but the yolk remains.
2. Instead of the funnel mentioned in the previous description, you can use a slotted spoon. The rest of the process is the same.

For those who do not accept all these methods, and among the answers to the question of how to separate the yolk from the protein, looking for descriptions of some devices, we recall the existence of egg separators.

They come in a wide variety of shapes, but their meaning is the same: the protein pours out through the holes, and the yolk remains inside.

The simplest and always available separator is your hand.