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How To Separate Eggs

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Crack An Egg
How To Separate Eggs - Tutorial With Photos - Step 2: Crack An Egg

Crack An Egg

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Crack An Egg

Believe it or not, there could almost be a whole tutorial on how to crack an egg. But in short, it's best to crack an egg on a flat surface like a cutting board, not on the edge of a bowl. Why? Because cracking an egg on the edge of a bowl can drive any bacteria or other contaminants on the shell's surface into the egg itself. Cracking an egg on a flat surface is less likely to do that.

Once you've cracked it, hold the egg over whichever bowl you want to collect the egg whites in.

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