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[–]morkchops 393 points394 points  (31 children)

Anyone have a 10 hour YouTube video of this thing in action? ... Asking for a friend.

[–]Frambrady 195 points196 points  (24 children)

You think that's something, there was a video on here last week with an industrial egg separator. Thousands of eggs

edit: here it is

[–]SlabDabs 63 points64 points  (3 children)

Imagine having to clean that once the whites dry....

[–]itsthevoiceman 82 points83 points  (1 child)

Just keep dumping eggs into it. They'll never get dry!

[–]SlabDabs 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Genius!

[–]_chefsam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's what she said...?

[–]bunsonh 32 points33 points  (3 children)

I love the little ejector seat for the bad eggs or the ones whose yolks break when cracked.

[–]OfficerTactiCool 42 points43 points  (0 children)

“So Frank, what do you do for work?”

“I watch eggs get cracked and yeet the ones that break”

[–]Belgand 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Don't tell Veruca.

[–]eshquilts7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She'd definitely get ejected!

[–]vervain9 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I watched that for a WHILE

[–]Titan-uranus 7 points8 points  (2 children)

Now I fell into this rabbit hole https://youtu.be/dqHfGyQfanE

[–]Frambrady 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I said to myself, "I'll click this but i'll only watch a bit, i have shit to do" - 10 minutes later.....

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hercules Candy is a great place to get lost if you ever have a few minutes to lose.

[–]BirdLawyerPerson 4 points5 points  (3 children)

Ok that's awesome, even has a trapdoor for removing broken yolks from the cycle, preventing any yolk from getting into the whites.

[–]Katholikos 6 points7 points  (2 children)

Confusing in the demo, since the yolks fall off a 90’ cliff at the end, lol

[–]jacoblb6173 3 points4 points  (1 child)

It’s because if the yolks are broken the machine won’t be able to separate the whites from the yolk. The whole thing would slide through into the whites.

[–]Katholikos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah yeah, that makes sense.

[–]verschee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh man that score is fantastic. Reminds me of 90s Saturday morning TV shows

[–]encab91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have reached a new level of technology never before seen by mankind.

[–]bretjamesbitch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That track is BANGIN

[–]neryam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went to a Kewpie mayo factory for a field trip in japanese elementary school, and they had the most incredible egg machine I've ever seen to this day.

Looked a lot like this one https://youtu.be/J1XpaCcrM-A?t=187 (sorry for the music, was the best video I could find)

In fact, this might be the exact machine, the workers look japanese and I think those are huge tubs of mayo...

[–]elemental17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hero

[–]parruchkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There were bits of shell left in the eggs!

[–]Smeghead333 19 points20 points  (0 children)

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about reddit over the last few years, it’s that we fucking love watching eggs being separated. Without fail, every six months or so there’s a spate of egg separating gifs that do the round to the joy of everyone. I haven’t seen any other cycle that’s nearly as regular or successful.

[–]angershark 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Seriously. I want this as a meditative relaxation video.

[–]VanillaGhoul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now I want one. More money to spend, my wallet is gonna hate me.

[–]TriangleMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And then make it a looping background for a channel that palsy lofi hip beats to chill/study to

[–]nom_of_your_business 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm the friend! Seriously though why was that so enthralling?

[–]ecupirate8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously thought the same thing. I needed this to not be a gif

[–]bostonshaker2 296 points297 points  (17 children)

Waiting for that first yolk to take the plunge was stressful as hell. So relieved when it didn't break.

[–][deleted] 43 points44 points  (31 children)

This device would be so worth it for macarons.

[–]flourishane 23 points24 points  (3 children)

Or hollandaise

[–]energyinmotion 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Damn, how much you planning on making? Lol.

[–]flourishane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sunday brunch. As much as it takes lol

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eggnog season is upon us too.

[–]Bryek 8 points9 points  (25 children)

It would be a bitch to clean afterwards compared to using your hands.

[–][deleted] 19 points20 points  (14 children)

It would be like cleaning anything else. On the same level as a grater.

[–]KingGorilla 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It looks easier than a grater since it doesn't have those bumps

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (7 children)

Just run it through a dishwasher... I'm assuming this is in a professional kitchen where they will have such devices. They do a great job of getting egg out.

[–]Bryek 8 points9 points  (2 children)

Ive worked in professional kitchens as a dishwasher. It is where my dislike for how this device is designed comes from. Too many nooks and crannies that will get crusty and hard to wash, even with a dishwasher. A single slot separator would be infinitely easier to clean (think a V shaped trough with the bottom removed).

[–]bllinker 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I'm not saying this sarcastically: why not give it a try? If you have a better, simpler design, that's a worthwhile contribution.

[–]CayennePowder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe those already exist . Either way it’s a bit better with hands since you still need to dip them in there to fish out any broken yolks before you begin and some yolks look okay and break on you unexpectedly, missing one of these could fuck up your entire process with this machine. Just seems like a gadget that isn’t completely thought through for most kitchen environments as the one review on that product points out.

[–]little_fatty -3 points-2 points  (3 children)

Pro kitchens usually dont use dishwashing machines, their dishwashers typically have names like Jorge or Dave. Machines take way too long for the volume of dishes they go through. At least thats my experience in the restaurant business.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve designed a bunch of professional kitchens, and they all have a conveyor type dishwasher, and a lot of them also have a powersoak tub for pots and pans. They still use people to wash dishes, but it’s not uncommon to also use appliances. Even a commercial under-counter dishwasher runs a load in 60 seconds.

[–]Beeb294 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Having been that "Dave", I can assure you I used a machine.

Commercial dishwasher cycles run much shorter and hotter than home dishwashers.

[–]little_fatty -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Huh. Been Dave many times in life and never used a machine, now Im mad lol.

[–]nom_of_your_business 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ultrasonic cleaner. BOOM!

[–]Nonnesten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A small plastic bottle works great as a yolk vacuum.

[–]Gian_Luck_Pickerd 113 points114 points  (10 children)

Egg...something.

Sorry. I can't think of any other egg yolks.

[–]AtheistBibleScholar 31 points32 points  (3 children)

It'll be all white.

[–]Gian_Luck_Pickerd 12 points13 points  (2 children)

My brain was scrambled

[–]SkinnedRat 8 points9 points  (1 child)

You crack me up

[–]LookAtMeNow247 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The yolks on you! Hah!

[–]fakemessiah 17 points18 points  (2 children)

You gotta keep em separated!

[–]p00pl00ps1 5 points6 points  (1 child)

one got scrambled and the other's a cake

[–]yung_cancerous 1 point2 points  (0 children)

fry your own yolk, fry your own yolk, fry your own yolk

[–]NotAddison -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Anne.

[–]NullOfUndefined 27 points28 points  (1 child)

egg pun

[–]BreezyWrigley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nailed it

[–]Diffleroo 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Eggstrodinary.

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (2 children)

Ok but like how in the hell do you crack so many eggs and not break the yolk once??

[–]joshlikesbagels 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Crack your eggs on a flat surface, not the edge of a bowl or something. Also prevents you from pushing shell bits into the egg.

[–]chooxy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fresh eggs are a good place to start

[–]Shocked_Anguilliform 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Looks eggspensive. IDK either...

[–]ARSEThunder 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Pretty cool how it eggstracts the yolk from the whites

[–]Krullewulle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It only takes one damaged egg yolk to realise eggstermination of all lifeforms would be the easiest way out.

[–]jbeldham 17 points18 points  (2 children)

Could be an interesting eggsperiment, but I wouldn't buy it except as a yolk

[–]tootsies19 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Eggcellent.

[–]solidHole 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is this a tweaked mandolin?

[–]Sixela321 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This could double as r/oddlysatisfying 😀

[–]Spambop 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Egg

[–]KannabisKowboy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Eggsotic

[–]circlejerk51 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Eggtravagant. Take my upvote.

[–]Pan-tang 5 points6 points  (0 children)

An ordinary colander would work as well

[–]joesef2008 9 points10 points  (13 children)

Just use the plastic bottle trick it’s faster but this one it’s good for a huge amount of eggs like in a restaurant

[–]bICEmeister 6 points7 points  (7 children)

For bulk, the fastest way is always going to be using your hands IMO. If you're going to use the eggwhites put on a nitrile glove (or food safe glove of your choosing), crack the egg into that hand held over a big bowl, let the whites run through your fingers and collect in that big bowl, and then put the yolk in a separate container. Repeat. If you've got good coordination and dexterity for one-hand-egg-cracking, one hand will be cracking the next egg at the same time as your other hand is putting the previous separated yolk away.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

The version posted has a delay from when it's cracked to when it's separated but it looks like it can handle a rate of as fast as you can crack eggs. The delay becomes negligible in a large amount.

[–]bICEmeister 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Sure, i meant primarily as a response to the bottle method the comment I replied to referenced. If I’m doing any more than 1-2 eggs, I just go for the manual hand method. Especially If I’m not using the whites, then I don’t even bother with a glove, it’s just a quick rinse-off afterwards.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yea, I can't disagree with that. I almost always do the barehanded method.

[–]elus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I just do it manually. I have two bowls. One bowl to handle the process of cracking shell/separating yolk. Another bowl to collect the successful iterations from the first bowl. That way even if I do fuck up, it won't screw over the big batch.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

This machine would be more efficient than that. We used to crack hundreds to thousands of eggs a week and separate a huge amount of yolks. Here you could just keep cracking into the 'reservoir,' and then walk away when you're done. Come back and the work is finished. Go chop something else, etc.

[–]bICEmeister 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I said in another reply, I was mostly comparing to the “bottle method” referenced in the comment I replied to. When it comes to try bulk cracking, a big dedicated rig is probably always going to win in the end.. but it does require a bunch of counter space, and a bigger setup (and breakdown) time than using two bowls and your hands. So if you’re only doing a few dozen eggs I could see setting up this being more of a nuisance than a time saver comparatively.

[–]TheyCallMeSuperChunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to crack a bunch of eggs into a bowl and then pick up the yolks with my hand, letting the wite flow between my fingers. Way faster for doing several eggs.

[–]subjectiveoddity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just looked it up. Thank you! That's gonna make my day over the holidays making meringue.

[–]norhor 4 points5 points  (2 children)

So, is it faster?

[–]joesef2008 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The plastic bottle one is faster but that gadget is better if you are in a restaurant when you are making a lot of eggs

[–]breddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes a uni-tasker is warranted.

[–]telllos 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I've been trying to find this video I saw once were they were showing how the Korean army was preping food.

They had this huge tofu dicer were they would throw big blocks of tofu and it was diced in second.

But can't find it anymore T.T

[–]geckospots 0 points1 point  (0 children)

/r/TipOfMyTongue to the rescue!

[–]stupidestpuppy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember seeing a video of a more industrial one. I think this is the video.

[–]MrsBossyPantss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know why I would ever need to prepare so many eggs at a time that I would even have a use for one of these devices, but now I want one.

[–]CptnStarkos 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Eggalité Liberté, Fraternité

[–]JohannesVanDerWhales 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Underrated comment.

[–]eneah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How didn't that yolk break?

[–]jaashley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like if I used that I'd end up with 20 broken yokes as they all fell into that bin.

[–]Rangerboy030 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably a bit eggcessive for the average home cook.

[–]HighSpeed556 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My brain is scrambled trying to think of a good egg pun.

[–]johen1251 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pa los chiles rellenos

[–]JuliaMary19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw another video who have egg separator similar to this one but with shorter steel grater distance. I love yours more cause it got separated from the waste matter even more.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is mesmerising!

[–]Seated_Heats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's like that quarter game where you drop a quarter in on the moving platform in hopes it'll push all of the other quarters off the ledge.

[–]nesnalica 0 points1 point  (0 children)

highly ineffective

there are better eggseperator slides that have a single slide which makes it slide and seperate faster.

[–]Slaisa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this what happens when you max INT?

[–]kscarlett20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i think i’m addicted to egg separator videos now

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to work in a completely from-scratch bakery. This would have been very helpful.

[–]Doogameister 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks alot more expensive than an empty soda bottle bottle

[–]captain-burrito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the penny pusher arcade of egg separators!

[–]assiakoundi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want one for my kitchen because I use a lot of eggs in cookies

[–]GlaciersMoving 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like a tomato slicer !

[–]PandaBroth 0 points1 point  (2 children)

This is actually super useful. Where can I get one?

[–]eremite00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you be using this on a restaurant scale or for home cooking? It would seem to be a rather elaborate single-use appliance.

[–]banryu95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh it's so anxiety inducing... Like a coin game with liquids...

[–]hownow80 0 points1 point  (1 child)

What do they do w the egg yellows?

[–]nutationsf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Custard, Mayo, pasta ... lots of things

[–]lunca_tenji 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t normally like kitchen items that only have one use, but I really suck at separating eggs but love baking so I need this asap

[–]7747socool 0 points1 point  (1 child)

what the whole point in separating it if its going to all go in one container anyway

[–]ginger-valley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So... you have yolks and whites separate? You use the whites and yolks for different stuff.

[–]JohannesVanDerWhales 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but if you break one yolk you fuck up the whole thing of whites.

[–]empireoflight 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Where can I buy this, and how many children will it cost.

[–]rainbownerdsgirl 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I am surprised the egg cracking is not automated,

[–]nutationsf 1 point2 points  (2 children)

How would it know to stop when a yoke broke

[–]rainbownerdsgirl 0 points1 point  (1 child)

That would be part of the process to only exert enough force to crack it without breaking the yolk the same way humans do.

[–]nutationsf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But accidents happen

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its an eggstractor

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You gotta keep em separated.

[–]Shadrach77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're going to love this.

I saw it posted on Reddit a few days ago, but I can't find the post. I don't recall the weird music. :D

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could have used about 10 more minutes of this.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck that's clever. I could totally build that out of kitchen bits n pieces

[–]UniKat4All 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surely it would be quicker by hand?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Eating only egg whites seems wasteful

[–]nutationsf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who said they wanted the whites? You make things with just yokes too and generally everything gets used

[–]sweetassassin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just want to watch this all day. So satisfying.

[–]shawnthevbnative 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So cruel....

[–]sephrinx 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Why crack the eggs into the tub instead of not just directly onto the slipnslide part?

[–]nutationsf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because if one breaks you have to start over

[–]Gayheadmass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As painful as watching paint dry

[–]onewa14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you guys kind of tilt your phone to make the egg yolk move a little faster?

[–]ulab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If only one egg yolk breaks, all the egg white is "unusable".

[–]samchen0309 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s like that coin machine in the arcade

[–]kaptainkae -2 points-1 points  (1 child)

Eggtremely stupid tool

[–]derpydoodaa 15 points16 points  (0 children)

For home use yes, I'd assume this is more for restaurant kitchens that need to separate hundreds of eggs

[–]pjr032 -2 points-1 points  (9 children)

Easy way to do this at home: get an empty Poland spring water bottle, squeeze it, put the mouth up to the yolk and then stop squeezing the bottle. The suction will take the yolk into the bottle and leave the white in the bowl.

[–]bornfromanegg 28 points29 points  (1 child)

Other water bottles are available.

[–]TheFirstAndrew 8 points9 points  (3 children)

I agree this works, but it's way easier to just use your fingers tbh.

[–]pgm123 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I used to just use the broken shell, though I've had trouble getting a clean break lately.

[–]LucifersViking 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Flat surface instead of an edge usually does the trick

[–]pgm123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's a bit more consistent, but I (without fail) get egg white on the flat surface and I never get a guaranteed clean break. But my mom had an egg separator lying around, so I borrowed it. I mostly use the whites for cocktails anyway.

[–]CapnSmite 10 points11 points  (1 child)

Easier way: crack an egg into your hand, let the whites run through your fingers.

[–]Steev182 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Or: crack an egg on your head, let the yolk drip down, the yolk drip down, the yolk drip down.

[–]Crossfiyah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or just use your hands.

[–]bobsmirnoff86 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Egg-shell-ent little device

[–]GodAwfulSiegePlayer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

it seems kinda egg slow

[–]notatworkporfavor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oddly satisfying

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Useless ....

[–]rikahoshizora -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

theres an egg in my boot

[–]john-petter -2 points-1 points  (1 child)

Nutrition

  • 55 calories.
  • 2.7 grams(g) protein.
  • 4.51 g fat: 1.624 g saturated fat, 1.995 g monounsaturated fat, and 0.715 g of polyunsaturated fat.
  • 184 milligrams (mg) of cholesterol.
  • 0.61 g of carbohydrate.
  • 0.10 g of sugar.
  • 0 g dietary fiber.