Matthew P.
2 Oct 2026
Sample, not realPleasantly surprised
Pleasantly surprised how well it works.
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Silicone Egg Yolk Separator
£8.99
Passing a yolk between shell halves often splits it, and a speck of yolk is enough to stop whites whipping. This pink bulb lifts each yolk out of the bowl by suction instead.
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- Lifts yolks out whole
- Clear nozzle, 2.2 cm across
- Bulb and nozzle come apart
- 10.5 cm tall
How to use it
Separating a batch of eggs
- 01
Crack into a bowl
Break the eggs into a wide bowl so each yolk sits on its own in the white.
- 02
Squeeze and touch
Squeeze the bulb, rest the nozzle lightly on top of a yolk and slowly let go.
- 03
Move and release
Lift the yolk across to a second bowl and squeeze gently to set it down.
Close up
Two parts, pulled apart
Silicone bulb
Soft enough to squeeze with one hand. When you let go it springs back into shape, and the vacuum it makes draws whatever sits under the tip up inside.
Clear nozzle
A PP tip with a 2.2 cm opening. Because it is clear plastic, you can watch the yellow centre slide in and stop squeezing at the right moment.
Compared
Three ways to split an egg
The bulb works on eggs already cracked into a bowl, so one burst egg never spoils the whites of the rest of the batch.
| Compared | This productSqueeze bulb | Shell halves | Slotted cup separator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeps the centre whole | Yes | Often breaks | Yes |
| Sharp shell edges involved | No | Yes | No |
| Works on eggs already in a bowl | Yes | No | No |
| One egg at a time | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Questions
Not if you squeeze before the nozzle touches the egg and let go slowly. Squeezing while the tip is on the yolk is what pierces it.
Do one yolk at a time. The bulb is small, and a second yolk drawn in on top of the first tends to break both.
Fresh eggs sit up tall in the bowl and lift cleanly. Older eggs spread flatter and their centres are weaker, so squeeze less and release more slowly to avoid tearing the membrane.
A little white often comes along, which does no harm to custard, curd or pastry glaze. What matters for meringue is that nothing yellow gets into the whites, and the bulb keeps the two apart from the start.
Whites freeze well in a lidded tub for meringues, macarons or a pavlova later. The rich centres go into carbonara, custard, lemon curd, mayonnaise or a glaze for pastry.
Reviews
4.7
60 reviews
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Crystal C.
2 Oct 2026
Sample, not realNeeds a gentle squeeze
Great, though I had to practise landing the nozzle softly on top of the yolk before letting go. Fine now.
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ReportRachel B.
1 Oct 2026
Sample, not realHollandaise a breeze
Hollandaise on a Sunday brunch used to start with swearing. Now I lift out the yolks easily and I get a bowl of clean whites for the next day's meringue.
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ReportJoshua
1 Oct 2026
Sample, not realMeringue made easy
No more passing yolks between shell halves. Squeeze, touch, lift. Perfect.
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ReportMadison
29 Sep 2026
Sample, not realNearly perfect
Lifts yolks cleanly. My only reservation is that a very runny egg white made it harder to land on the yolk, so I use fresher eggs which hold together better.
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ReportWilliam C.
29 Sep 2026
Sample, not realPavlova day saved
I make a pavlova every Christmas and one speck of yolk used to ruin the whites. With this the yolk comes up whole and the whites stay clean. Peaks came out stiff first time.
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ReportBrooke H.
22 Sep 2026
Sample, not realOne at a time works
The tip about doing one yolk at a time is right. I tried two and it was messy, so now I go yolk by yolk and nothing breaks. Gentle release is the secret.
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ReportTom
19 Sep 2026
Sample, not realFiddly shells no more
No more fishing bits of shell out of the whites with a spoon. Lifting just the yolk is much calmer.
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ReportOwen Wilson
18 Sep 2026
Sample, not realWorks but needs a light touch
Does the job nicely. I broke a couple of yolks at first by squeezing while the nozzle was already on the yolk. Once I did it in the right order, no more breakages.
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ReportPaige
18 Sep 2026
Sample, not realFresh pasta yolks
Making fresh pasta with lots of yolks and this does the lifting for me. Squeeze, rest, release, over to the second bowl. Clean whites left for meringues the next day.
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