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yutu34
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yutu34 asked in Food & DrinkCooking & Recipes · 8 years ago

Can you over-beat egg whites?

I've made both recipes that ask for 'soft-peaks' or 'firm-peaks' but is it possible to over-beat egg whites?

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  • 8 years ago
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    Yes you can over beat egg whites, when you beat egg whites, you're basically making a type of an emulsification.... and if you over do it, it will become flat and watery.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    How To Beat Egg Whites

  • Molly
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    1]absolutely no yolk in whites , OR any kind of fat residue in the bowl or whites wont hold volume of air that they can 2]impeccably clean bowl , then freeze it for @ 15 min 3start on low speed for @ 2 min. , then crank it up 1/2 , till you start to get some lift , or lg. bubbles w/ volume doubled . at this point add your sugar and other flavors[ unless bulky item ,if so mix in last ] crank up the rest of the way and take it to the point your rec. calls for ribbon :can see the tracks of the mixer blades in the fluff soft peak : fluff will hold mounds / move easily still most likely you will stop at this point , or just a touch further , and add solid items by folding them in . advanced rec, call for piping out of a pastry bag but you can skip this if all you want is to gain the ability to make the basic variety, and make spoon cookies . dont split the rec. , you will have loss as you prepare them for baking . ONLY bake on teflon or "sil-pat`s", parchment paper will also work. get comfy with the making of the meringue and the various baking proces[s] ,then look up the recipe for the classic dessert named after a little short french dude who should have stuck to entertaining his whims instead of trying to conquer the world . [but thats another story ]

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    No,i have never been able to over bite egg whites

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    i have never been able to over bite egg whites

  • 8 years ago

    Yes, it will break down and become watery without any stabilizers.

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