# simple uses for a couple egg whites?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 2, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-uses-for-a-couple-egg-whites/470733 "2008-11-02T16:41:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-uses-for-a-couple-egg-whites/470733/1 "2008-11-02T16:41:24Z")

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I’d like to make some tempura sometime this week, and given that recipe I’ll be using only uses egg yolks, I have a couple of egg whites I need to do something with. What, besides meringue which no one here likes, can you do with 2 egg whites?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-uses-for-a-couple-egg-whites/470733/2 "2008-11-02T16:49:20Z")

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Make an omelet.

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-uses-for-a-couple-egg-whites/470733/3 "2008-11-02T16:56:07Z")

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An egg-white omelet comes to mind.

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**Author:** ![Miss\_Violaceous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Miss\_Violaceous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Violaceous)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-uses-for-a-couple-egg-whites/470733/4 "2008-11-02T17:05:24Z")

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I seem to recall angel-food cake recipes/mixes calling for extra egg whites plus a whole egg or two.

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-uses-for-a-couple-egg-whites/470733/5 "2008-11-02T17:11:40Z")

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Thought of another one: use them as a wash, maybe with a little water or milk, on top of baked goods (apply before baking). Add sesame seeds, oats, poppy seeds, etc. as desired.

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**Author:** ![phil417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@phil417](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phil417)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-uses-for-a-couple-egg-whites/470733/6 "2008-11-02T17:40:00Z")

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If nothing else, you could freeze them. Spritz 1-2 compartments in an ice-cube tray w/Pam, then drop one egg white into each compartment (or both into one, if you wish, depending on how big the eggs were). Freeze, then transfer to freezer bags. Remove air & keep frozen for up to six months. This gives you time to come up with other uses for the egg whites.

Love, Phil