Maybe the strangest dining question yet...

[Terry S]

I have watched them cook the scrambled eggs many times. They are in a prepackaged container that looks like a half gallon of milk container. I am sorry I didn't pay enough attention to the name brand, just noticed them pouring from this half gallon that said Eggs on the side. Someone did walk up and ask if they had Egg Beaters an they grabbed a different half gallon container that specifically was egg beaters and made some for this person from that container. So no the "normal" scrambled eggs they use are not egg beaters, but it is a prepackaged egg.

 

[slimplaw]

My Mother took a cooking class at Disney Institute when it was giving classes. The chef there told them that they put cream cheese in their eggs.

 

[gems_smiling]

A strange but very interesting thread. When I'm in WDW in September i will pay close attention to the scrabbled eggs, i also think there yummy at WDW (expect when their not cooked enough).

 

[mom2my3kids]

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HE MEANS!!! Sorry, I don't have the answer for you, but I have wondered the same thing myself. The eggs are very rich tasting, so I am sure whatever they do to them it is NOT healthy, LOL.

Just a side note...I found out recently that a lot of breakfast places...IHOP specifically... "stretch" their eggs with a little bit of pancake batter. This is important to know if you are on a low carb diet or allergic to gluten or whatever. I am not saying this is the case at WDW, just commenting that restaurants can put some wacky stuff in their eggs.

I actually work at IHop(server). They only add a very small drop of batter to the omlettes and that is only to help firm them up. Not to stretch the egg batter out..

 

[disneyfan551]

I'm not a big fan of scrambled eggs, but we ate at Crystal Palace this past Sunday, and they were FABULOUS!! I couldn't believe it! My 4yo dd loved them too!!

 

[jezebella]

Wow...and to think...I shunned doing any reviews for breakfast because, well, I figure an egg is an egg and bacon always tastes like bacon. Perhaps I'll have to do a weekend b-fast review and get the low down on these mystery scrambled eggs.

 

[cinjam]

About 3 years ago we were at Chef Mickey's for breakfast and my cousin's then 1 1/2 year old son, Steve, had an allergic reation (face swelled) to something. At breakfast he had eggs, bacon, and cherios. My cousin went to talk to a CM at Chef Mickey's to find out ingredients. Although Steve was not known to be allergic to food items - you just never know. The chef came out and talked to my cousin and said the egss were made from a powdered reconstituted egg product.

 

[NurseGodwin]

I'm glad to hear so many people love the WDW eggs. Now I feel justified in all 5 of my breakfast ADR's (even CRT!) But I am hoping that the Table Service places do not have the same eggs as the food court at POFQ (nasty!) Great topic, thanks!

 

[Chloesmom]

I actually work at IHop(server). They only add a very small drop of batter to the omlettes and that is only to help firm them up. Not to stretch the egg batter out..

A little off topic but I am curious.. does IHOP announce that they do this? This could really mess up a persons sytem if they need gluten free or are diabetic ( like my daughter).

 

[tinagirl]

Just to clear up what seems like a grey area - egg beaters *ARE* eggs, but they are just the whites, no yolks... They shouldn't ever tast different than if you ask a chef for an egg white frittata, etc. It's not a weird chemical thing - just whites.

 

[mom2my3kids]

A little off topic but I am curious.. does IHOP announce that they do this? This could really mess up a persons sytem if they need gluten free or are diabetic ( like my daughter).

At the IHOP I work at, yes its at the very bottom of the omlette page. Its only on omlettes and its about a tablespoon full just to help firm the omlettes up. They do not do this in reg scrambled eggs. I have had a couple customers have them leave it out, because they do it as they are making the omlette.

 

[jazznms]

My DH a former chef at the world opened the Grand Floridian told me they use a liquid egg product (I asked real eggs factory craked citric acid added to help shelf life) with cream cheese and bread crumbs (keeps then from turning green). Scramble them in a title kettle with liquid whirl (a liquid butter sub) add S&P.



Side note as little as 15 years ago most professional kitchens would cracker there own eggs buy placing whole eggs in a mixer and turning it on for a sec or two then staining out the shell

 

[UrsulasShadow]

That makes sense, the cream cheese addition. I think I'll try that at home, it sounds so good! Usually I throw some kind of cheese into my eggs anyway, because I love the flavor...never thought of cream cheese. Of course, I can't eat them, but the family should love them!

 

[mlwear]

I think they are good, but wish they would cook them a little longer. I also don't like runny eggs....yes I am a bit weird about my eggs.

Send them back and ask they be cooked longer or mention with initial order that they not be runny. The idea of runny eggs makes me sick. I always ask for well-cooked scrambled eggs, even at a buffet, I will ask if I can have a plate that has cooked longer. I have never had anyone not be nice about it or refuse.

 

[Claudia Kellenberger]

This is why that at WDW I never do a quickie breakfast on the run.

I always do one of the buffet breakfasts, even if it means getting to the parks later. I really want some kind of eggs for breakfast.

I always go for the cheesy scrambled eggs. I think they have cheddar cheese mixed in. There usually is a sign to say that it has cheese.

So good - So good

 

[momsgoofy]

would have thought this question would drum up such an interest.

TerryS and jazznms...that is eggsactly what my Dsis said she thought they must use. (And sorry, I couldn't resist that corny pun from my old high school science teacher. ) Hum? I guess I'll have to try to find some of that "factory craked citric acid added to help shelf life" cause that would be the only thing not in my pantry.

slimplaw and jazznms...Interesting! I would think though that the cream cheese taste would be detectable, but if indeed it's cream cheese, then boy, wait till DS finds out...he hates the stuff!

jazznms...bread crumbs, eh? I guess they'd have to be smashed to a pulp kind of crumbs so they aren't noticable though.

jezebella...You go girl! We wanna hear those reviews of breakfast! Honestly, the only breakfast we've eaten at WDW that I can say I loved in all our trips was last Christmas at Kona. And the quick serve breakfasts we had a Mara were pretty good, but I will never eat at Donald's whatchamacallitosaurs...it was pitiful! (And that's my opinion, and I'm stickin' to it! )

tinagirl...You are correct! Egg beaters are real eggs, but without the yolks. They are a pasturized egg product, which makes them safer for eating than a old fashioned egg. I don't know exactly what makes the difference, but the egg beaters surely have some food coloring added and I don't think they would work in a recipe calling for egg whites such as an angel food cake. (I haven't tried, so I could easily be wrong on that though...just guessing.) I cook with the egg beaters at home and from my experience they just don't seem to get as fluffy as a whole egg though if you just pour straight from the carton. I've got to beat them just like an egg to get them to fluff.


Okay, well, I can see now that I've got my work cut out if I plan to make scrambled eggs like WDW. Maybe DS will appreciate our trips more after I give him the full scoop I've learned here. Thanks everyone for the great interest in this question! I didn't think something as simple as scrambled eggs would be so darn interesting...

 

[figmentfan704]

No one has mentioned the 'real magic ingredient' added to the eggs to make them taste so good........



Pixie dust!

 

[byoung]

We can just enjoy them.

 

[Chloesmom]

At the IHOP I work at, yes its at the very bottom of the omlette page. Its only on omlettes and its about a tablespoon full just to help firm the omlettes up. They do not do this in reg scrambled eggs. I have had a couple customers have them leave it out, because they do it as they are making the omlette.

Thats good to know.. thanks for answering my question. I never would have thought about pancake batter being in eggs but I understand why they do it. I will have to keep this in mind for other restaurants as well.

Ok.. why would the eggs turn green and why would bread crumbs stop it? I am kind of scared..

 

[Boncho]

I love the scrambled eggs at Disney. I also know they do not use butter - I despise butter and can tell a drop of it a mile away. I know, it's weird, what can I say....