The naive question of young housewives about how to separate the yolk from the protein is even somewhat discouraging. Have they not seen what their mothers do when they need to separate the two components of the egg? After all, it is preferable to at least once see the process and try to do the same yourself. But let's move on 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 dish or cosmetic, use as fresh eggs as possible. They have a thin film separating these two components of the egg contents, more durable, resilient and elastic, and this increases the likelihood that the yolk will remain intact.
Now from general reasoning to the specifics of actions.
Our most common way to separate the yolk from the protein is as follows:
- prepare two small containers (depending on the number of eggs whose contents must be divided), a kitchen knife and eggs (suppose one);
- take the egg in one hand, and the knife in the other, holding the egg over one of the containers, confidently, but not very hard, hit the shell with a 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 leak into the bowl, the yolk and some protein will remain in the lower part;
- gently tilt the bottom of the shell, pouring the squirrel into the bowl, while trying to gently hold and grab the yolk, which tends to slip, with the upper empty half of the shell;
- if not all the protein is poured into a bowl, but part of it is still in the shell with the yolk, the above operation can be repeated several times;
- Separate the yolk from the protein in 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 seemed complicated, and you are still puzzled by how to separate the yolks from the proteins, consider the following options:
The egg is broken, as for a fried egg, and the contents are poured into a bowl or a deep plate. Then, with a spoon or simply with your hand, remove the yolk and transfer to another dish.
To extract the yolk, you can also use special devices such as a rubber bulb or even replace it with a plastic bottle.
- In a glass or other tall vessel, they put a metal or plastic funnel, or even a sheet of paper folded with a "fillet" with a sharp tip cut off. Next, the egg is broken, and all its contents are carefully poured into the funnel. Protein drains, but the yolk remains.
- Instead of the funnel mentioned in the previous description, you can use a slotted spoon. The rest of the process is similar.
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, they are looking for descriptions of some devices, we recall the existence of separators for eggs.
They come in a wide variety of forms, 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.