How to separate an egg

[GetawaysRus]

Never mind the language (she's Chinese, I think). Just watch the video.

http://bbs.wenxuecity.com/cooking/1160651.html

 

[Rose Pink]

interesting

 

[m61376]

I saw that- has anyone here tried it? Certainly looked intriguing.

 

[Fern Modena]

One of my lady friends was telling me last week that she had heard of this. She just called this morning and said she had tried it, and it worked just fine. Once you separate them, if you are not using the yolk, you can store it in plain water for a few days.

Fern

 

[ronparise]

Thats the best cooks trick Ive seen since an old army cook taught me how to make gravy without a roux and how to make coffee in a 10 gallon pot

 

[csxjohn]

Thats the best cooks trick Ive seen since an old army cook taught me how to make gravy without a roux and how to make coffee in a 10 gallon pot

I'd bet the Army way to separate the eggs is faster and easier. Move the yolk from shell half to shell half letting the whites drip into a bowl.

 

[Kay H]

I find it amazing that not only does the yolk get sucked up into the bottle, but it exits intact. Me, I just use an egg separator.

 

[ronparise]

I'd bet the Army way to separate the eggs is faster and easier. Move the yolk from shell half to shell half letting the whites drip into a bowl.

exactly

and also egg related
every morning Id cook eggs to order for 150 guys. Id start by cracking 30 dozen into a 10 gal pot. That pot would sit next to the grill. As the guys came through the line Id dip into the pot with a 8oz ladle and scoop up 2 yolks with some white and then onto the grill. At any one time I might have 30 eggs cooking, The guys cold get them easy up, over easy, or cooked to the exact degree of hard, that they wanted..I also had a pitcher of milk at the ready for scrambled.

but my specialty was SOS

 

[pjrose]

That is brilliant!

And Ron, I LOVE SOS

PJ

 

[ricoba]

Really cool!

 

[csxjohn]

exactly

and also egg related
every morning Id cook eggs to order for 150 guys. Id start by cracking 30 dozen into a 10 gal pot. That pot would sit next to the grill. As the guys came through the line Id dip into the pot with a 8oz ladle and scoop up 2 yolks with some white and then onto the grill. At any one time I might have 30 eggs cooking, The guys cold get them easy up, over easy, or cooked to the exact degree of hard, that they wanted..I also had a pitcher of milk at the ready for scrambled.

but my specialty was SOS

Ah, the good old days. People loved watching me let the eggs run down the lid of the pot as I cracked them 4 at a time so I could sidetrack any rotten ones before the whole bunch got ruined.

And now I've learned that for scrambled or omelets, to add water instead of milk and they come out very fluffy. About a Tbs per 2 eggs.

 

[ronparise]

Ah, the good old days. People loved watching me let the eggs run down the lid of the pot as I cracked them 4 at a time so I could sidetrack any rotten ones before the whole bunch got ruined.

And now I've learned that for scrambled or omelets, to add water instead of milk and they come out very fluffy. About a Tbs per 2 eggs.

I could do 4 but the guys got lots of shell when I did, so 1 in each hand was fast enough for me....but I only cracked a dozen of so,,KPs did the rest while I fried up last nights left over potatoes, made my SOS and coffee...7.5 gal of water, and bring to a rolling boil. add 3 lbs of coffee, and turn down the fire to almost nothing...10 min later..remove from heat, and drizzle a quart or two of cold water over the surface to drop the grounds to the bottom the pot...the secret is to use a short handled ladle so as to not stir up the grounds

John, did you do any cooking in the field and wash pots in 32 gal cans, heated with the gasoline fired immersion heaters...They were a bitch to get lit in the dark, without a little explosion...I lost all the hair on one arm more than once..After I learned what I was doing I would wake up the troop by making it explode on purpose..."Good Morning Viet Nam" actually good morning Camp Picket Va. I joined the National Guard to avoid the draft

 

[csxjohn]

I could do 4 but the guys got lots of shell when I did, so 1 in each hand was fast enough for me....but I only cracked a dozen of so,,KPs did the rest while I fried up last nights left over potatoes, made my SOS and coffee...7.5 gal of water, and bring to a rolling boil. add 3 lbs of coffee, and turn down the fire to almost nothing...10 min later..remove from heat, and drizzle a quart or two of cold water over the surface to drop the grounds to the bottom the pot...the secret is to use a short handled ladle so as to not stir up the grounds

John, did you do any cooking in the field and wash pots in 32 gal cans, heated with the gasoline fired immersion heaters...They were a bitch to get lit in the dark, without a little explosion...I lost all the hair on one arm more than once..After I learned what I was doing I would wake up the troop by making it explode on purpose..."Good Morning Viet Nam" actually good morning Camp Picket Va. I joined the National Guard to avoid the draft

A lot of field training. 11 yrs in the USAR. A few of our summer camps were strictly in the field with the immersion heaters, mess tent and field stoves. No matter how much I tried to teach my cooks how to light them properly, I'd see burnt eyebrows and round hair lines every trip.

The worst was when one cook trusted the shut off valves instead of removing the fuel cans. I'm surprised he didn't kill himself on that one.

I wish I had a couple field stoves with the burner units now. They would be great for tailgating and family reunions.

We always did scrambled eggs in the field but when we stayed up late drinking, I'd fire up a couple big pots and hard boil the eggs for something different the next morning. No need to separate the eggs for that move.

 

[vacationhopeful]

My freshman college work study was line cook on the griddle for eggs every morning. Yes, I learned how to crack 4 eggs also.

It is also my Christmas morning routine with my 3 nephews for the past 18 Xmas. I show my 3 nephews the crack one egg with one hand (haven't broken the yolk) and then do the two eggs with one hand - that is amusing as I have lost a bit of that skill. Then they try it several times. Good thing their parents sleep thru those memories. :hysterical: The quiches taste just fine.