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Egg separator

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, egg separator means: A tool that lets egg white drain away while retaining the yolk.

In Turkish: yumurta ayırıcı

How it is used

Used when a recipe needs whites and yolks separately.

Example sentences

  1. The egg separator held the yolk above the bowl.

    The white passes through while the yolk remains supported.

  2. An egg separator was included in the pastry tool kit.

    The tool is associated with recipes using separate egg components.

Common collocations

  • use an egg separator
  • egg separator bowl
  • pastry chefA chef who specialises in desserts, pastries, breads and other baked goods and usually runs the pastry section of a kitchen. Also called a pâtissier.
  • whiskA tool made of loops of wire on a handle, used to beat air into eggs and cream or to mix sauces smoothly. As a verb, to whisk means to beat with this tool.

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