All depends what you mean by properly.....Eggs should be at room temperature, your bowl and whisk should be completely clean, any grease and they will not beat to a reasonable consistency, no yolk either, the fat in the yolk will cause the process to fail. After that, rapidly drive air into the mixture, either by hand or with an electrical appliance
There can be several causes for egg whites not rising. If you are trying to beat them to make meringue there are two or three things that make a difference. How cold they are, some residue oil in a bowl or on the beater, using a plastic bowl are some of the causes. Since we don't know what you are trying to do it is hard to answer this question.
Egg whites should always beat.
Try using an electric whisk.
If you are using and electric whisk try using less sugar.
It is the fat present in the yolk. If the two gets mixed, the whites will not beat up, or if your bowl is greasy, your whites will not beat iether
You will need : Egg whites toliet / tissue paper All you do is crack an egg and separate it from the yolk an keep the egg whites in a spare bowl . Next beat thu egg whites until frothy . then take you tissue and paste the egg white on paper and apply to nose . Let the pore strip dry for 15 mins then rip off and see the results .. This really does work , and i have followed it up on youtube :)
Any bowl or utensil that is used when beating egg whites has to be perfectly clean and grease-free. When air is beaten into egg whites, the proteins of the egg white open up, which makes the whites form a semi-solid. If there are any lipids introduced into the egg whites they prevent the whites from forming a semi-solid state by surrounding the proteins of the egg whites and preventing the proteins from opening.
Carrots, Egg Whites, Salsa
Grease (or the yolk) in egg white will prevent the whites from beating up into the preferred stiffness for meringues, etc.
You separate the egg whites from the egg yolk. THen put the egg whites in a bowl and whisk it all up. After that wash your face with warm water, then put th eegg whites on your face, nose etc.. then put toilet paper on top of it
To solidify and set the dough. Egg yolks enrich a dish, egg whites set/solidify a dish. If you look up a recipe for Consomme on Youtube you'll see a blatant use of egg whites and their natural setting agents.
A Swiss meringue is a type of sugared egg white. Bring sugar water (1 to 1 ratio) up to a soft ball temp. In a mixer, beat whites slightly. Add sugar water while beating egg whites. Add cream of tartar to help with peaking.
Carrots, Egg Whites, Salsa
1 2/8 pounds of eggs make a pound of egg whites. this is just a calculated estimate (meaning there is a 85% chance that it is right.)
When you beat the egg whites air is trapped in it in small bubbles. When you bake it, the air expands and the cake rises. Each bubble is like a balloon that gets blown up.
Omit the yolks, and try using two egg whites per egg called for. The extra egg white will make up for the moisture lost in the omitted yolk. For instance, if the recipe calls for two eggs, use four egg whites.