How to beat eggwhites ??????

[Chloep]

There's a serious prob - i can't beat egg whites and get them to rise !!

All my life, i've never succeeded in making egg whites into "soft peaks". SO i can't make anything that requires that !!

Now i badly want to try out Karen's cheesecake recipes.
And it requires the egg white beating part ..

How ????????

I usually use electric beaters. is it coz the beater is nt fast enough ??

I also made sure my utensils are free from fat, etc. but it just doesnt work.

[Karen]

In addition to having the bowl and beater scrupulously clean - you can rub them the salt and lemon - have the egg whites at room temperature and beat on maximum speed. Also make sure that no egg yolks have gotten into the whites.

Karen

[starlite]

Like Karen said - room temp helps wonders but I used to have the exact problem you're having and I finally solved it by getting a mix-master. Not just hand held beaters, but a mix master with the whip attachment - that thing will beat those babies into a beautiful soft peak in no time - and save your arms, too! Lol...I'm not kidding, until I bought one of those, I never got a nice egg white beat - did that make sense?? Lol...

You don't have to get some big fancy model - a simple one will do but if all else fails, that's an answer!

Good luck!

[Atrsy]

Egg whites will NEVER beat in a plastic bowl. You must use either glass or metal (or ceramic)

Maybe this is your problem?

[saracidal]

stupid question...... can you use egg sub. for this or does it have to be fresh egg whites.

[Karen]

It's fine to use egg whites in cartons.

Karen