I am going to have a mental breakdown over meringue

@PerfectionOfTheHeart thank you. I’m very close to giving up

@itsok I’ve had to do that numerous times while baking. I certainly don’t want to encourage you to give it up today, but I’ve learned sometimes the defeat is just that powerful that it requires a bit of space to regroup.

@Casheyane I ended up doing it! They’re in the oven now

@itsok Nice. Be proud of yourself. :)

I feel proud for you. You didn't give up.

@Bexsy I bought them today, for this 😩
I’m attempting meringue cookies, no pie

@itsok dang it. Maybe the tarter is outdated.

Wish i knew how to tell you to fix it 😕

@Bexsy I bought the tarter today too 😅 oh well

@mindstruggle I just got it! They’re in the oven now

@itsok
Yaaay!!! Did you make it in different colour?

@mindstruggle nooo, this is my first time. I may experiment if I make them again

@Elessar Make a fried egg without a yolk like I did the other day. 😆

@CrazyMusicLover Gym rats' omelette 🥴

@Elessar low fat, high protein.

@Penny I wasn’t. I eventually got it.

@Younameit I tried it without the tartar, and no luck

@itsok Maybe it’s your eggs 😩

@Younameit I’ve tried different kinds of those too 😅

@itsok I see.

Just for gits and shiggles, try whites and sugar only? Just to see if that works?

@LordBarbossa you start with sugar mixed in? I didn’t do that because it said it needs to be thicker to add the sugar in

@itsok yeah, I just combine the whites and sugar, mix until it looks right, and that's it

@Elessar it’s usually in the over where the disaster happens 😂

@Younameit I'll resell them as chewing-gum 🥴

@FoxyQueen yup. And some people are saying don’t add that, so I’ve tried that too. I feel like I’ve tried everything possible

@Bill1372 that wasn’t it

@tobynshorty I’ve tried several time with the carton of egg whites, and then with separated egg whites

@itsok it could be altitude, room temperature idk 🤷🏾‍♀

@Sophiiee 20 minutes with the kitchenaid. I’ve tried 100% egg whites from a carton for most of them, and then borrowed 4 eggs I separated myself for one attempt.

@itsok
There’s a chance the boxed egg whites have a stabilizer or something that’s not present in actual eggs that could prevent forming a meringue - also, start with the sugar already added to the eggs whites as you begin whisking, and then add the cream lf tartar once foaming. Otherwise, sometimes it’s good to just call it a day and visit your favorite bakery and give it a go when you don’t want to toss your mixer out the window!
Feel free to PM me though, I’ve made a ton of these

@StygianKohlrabi the meringue cookies? Where do you get them?

@itsok either at this annoyingly expensive Italian grocery store or Trader Joe's

@itsok you can also buy meringue powder. I think it's instead of egg whites

@fun4us2b not initially. I got it. No lemon juice. The cream of tartar did that