How Does an Egg Beater Work
Basics
A handle that turns the two beaters on an egg beater is attached to the center of a large, serrated gear on both sides.When that handle is turned, the large, central gear connects with two much smaller serrated gears that are assembled above the beaters and causes them to rotate.
Practical use
If the cook is right handed, he holds the egg beater by the handle at the top with his left hand. The cook turns the handle on the side of the egg beater with his right hand, which engages the gears that turn the beaters.
1
Crack open cold eggs and separate the egg white from the egg yolk by transferring the yolk back and forth between the two shell halves, while the egg white falls into a glass or metal bowl underneath. Cold egg white separate easier from the egg yolk.
2
Let the egg whites sit out to come to room temperature. Room temperature eggs create more volume.
3
Beat the eggs on high speed using clean beaters just until stiff, moist peaks begin to form.
4
Add sugar and other ingredients for the pie filling according to your recipe into the egg whites. Follow the recipe to finish preparing and baking the pie.
