Stiff Peaks

We have had to beat egg whites to stiff peaks numerous times in the last two weeks. In case any of you had any questions what stiff peaks are, they should look like this:

A nice little tip we learned in class is to whip the egg whites until soft peaks before adding sugar in. One needs to be careful not to overbeat the egg whites as it will cause the resulting product to be grainy.

stiff peaks should be stiff enough to stick into oscars nose