Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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There are apparently a few reasons for dispensing with the egg white portion of an egg, and just eat the yolk:

What is the best way to accomplish this?

flag	asked Apr 22 2010 at 17:55 David Csonka 6,827●2●25●58

Jodi · Answer 1 · 2010-04-22 20:29:49Z UTC

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Just use the broken shell, passing the yolk from one half to the other.

answered Apr 22 2010 at 20:29

Jodi
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	How hard is it to prevent some egg whites from sneaking through? – David Csonka Apr 22 2010 at 20:37
	Just toss the yolk back and forth as many times as you think necessary to remove the white. I couldn't tell you how the other methods compare in removing all traces of white. – Jodi Apr 22 2010 at 21:00
	Ditto this. No reason to go out and buy a gadget. Waste of money! Carefully crack the egg, roll the yolk back and forth from one to the other a few times and voila! Be sure to give that egg white to your dog/cat/earthworms and use the shells for your plants. ;) – Blue -the Thrifty Mom Apr 23 2010 at 9:21
	Or dry the shells and crumble them for your chickens because that makes the shells stronger, – henny May 7 2010 at 4:27
	Yeah, I find this method results in little shell pieces breaking off sometimes- I prefer cracking it into my hands (used to do this at work when I had to separate 40 eggs for each batch of ice cream). Depends on the kind of shell (older chickens usually have more fragile shells too) I guess. – JeJ Feb 2 2012 at 20:28

Tom M · Answer 2 · 2010-04-22 18:45:06Z UTC

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Just pass it through your hand

answered Apr 22 2010 at 18:45

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	I suppose that requires extra care for salmonella contamination? – David Csonka Apr 22 2010 at 20:36
	salmonella contamination comes from the exterior of the shell, so if you take care that the yolk/white doesn't touch the exterior of the egg shell, there shouldn't be a problem. – RLR Apr 24 2010 at 18:46
	Not true that being careful with the shell will stop salmonella contamination- salmonella contamination comes from the ovary of the chicken, so the bacterium will be present in the yolk (sometimes the white). There is a chance that there could be some on the outside of the egg, but if you buy supermarket eggs the outside is sterilized. If you are using farm-fresh eggs, they were usually just hand washed (that used to be my job, haha, big pain). All-in-all: more likely the salmonella is on the INSIDE of the egg. – JeJ Feb 2 2012 at 20:26
	Also, I think the passing-through-the-hand method is the best- no bits of egg shell, easy, don't have to buy and wash a fancy gadget. – JeJ Feb 2 2012 at 20:29

Stephen-Aegis · Answer 3 · 2010-08-17 19:27:27Z UTC

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Removing the Whites...

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Now how to catch the yolk...

Hope some of you smiled

answered Aug 17 2010 at 19:27

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:-) Yep I smiled. – W8liftinmom Aug 18 2010 at 0:18

Matt · Answer 4 · 2010-04-22 19:08:30Z UTC

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Buy an egg separator. It will save you a lot of mess and dropped yoke. There are lots of types.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Egg+White+Separator&x=0&y=0

answered Apr 22 2010 at 19:08

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	Is there a particular type or brand you would recommend? – David Csonka Apr 22 2010 at 20:19
	We've just had a really old cheap on at home from years ago that works just fine. They are all prety much the same. However this one is definatly the funniest :) amazon.com/… – Matt Apr 22 2010 at 20:52

Grocket · Answer 5 · 2010-08-17 19:56:42Z UTC

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If you really want to minimize the whites, I imagine you could hard-boil it. The yolk should pop right out.

answered Aug 17 2010 at 19:56

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Wcc Kamal Stabby fan · Answer 6 · 2012-02-02 20:14:27Z UTC

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David,

This egg separator is kind of pricey but it works really well:

http://www.amazon.com/Pampered-Chef-Egg-Separator-1187/dp/B0015NWM5C

I bought one for my Mom and she really likes it.

answered Feb 2 2012 at 20:14

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Fearsclave · Answer 7 · 2010-08-17 19:48:10Z UTC

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I bet that Grok at the entire egg, shells included. Mind you, Grok wasn't getting eggs from soya-fed industrial chickens at the grocery store, but I figure that if you stick to organic free-range eggs (real organic free-range, not the certified travesties of same you find at Whole Foods, preferably bought from a local farmer) you'll be fine.

answered Aug 17 2010 at 19:48

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@Fearsclave -- if you look at modern hunter-gatherers like the !Kung you see that they DON'T eat the shells. Same with animals that scavenge other animals' eggs like foxes. – Patrik♦ Aug 18 2010 at 18:24

Best method for removing egg whites?

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