There are tons of ways to do this, but here's my method: First, I put a small bowl on the counter to catch the egg whites. In this case I do this directly over the mixing bowl.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThen, I crack the egg gently on the counter, then separate the eggshell into two halves. Then, I move the egg yolk back and forth from half to half as I go, and use the edge of the eggshell to nudge the egg white away from the yolk.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe egg white will fall into the bowl and the egg yolk stays in the shell, then I ploop that into another small dish.