Powdered eggs?!?! Really?

[Blessed_wth_Triplets]

Is it true? Is Disney really serving us powdered eggs when we pay top dollar for their food? I forgot where I read it, and while pretty sure places like Kona don't, what about the breakfast buffets?

 

[clanmcculloch]

Nope. They're not powdered. They use real eggs but the eggs are delivered to the kitchen in big bags that are already scrambled up so all the chefs need to do is pour onto the grill. They do contain some kind of preservative though I can't recall what. It's highly more efficient to use the pre-scrambled eggs over having to crack hundreds of eggs each morning. At restaurants where you can order eggs to-order (over easy, over hard, sunny side up, etc) obviously they would have to crack eggs open to do this.

At least is what chefs tell me. We've discussed the eggs due to allergies.

 

[marybogue]

Nope. They're not powdered. They use real eggs but the eggs are delivered to the kitchen in big bags that are already scrambled up so all the chefs need to do is pour onto the grill. They do contain some kind of preservative though I can't recall what. It's highly more efficient to use the pre-scrambled eggs over having to crack hundreds of eggs each morning. At restaurants where you can order eggs to-order (over easy, over hard, sunny side up, etc) obviously they would have to crack eggs open to do this.

At least is what chefs tell me. We've discussed the eggs due to allergies.

I understand about efficiency, but bummed to hear about the use of preservatives. Thank you for this info, and for starting this thread, OP! I prefer to avoid preservatives as much as possible, so I'll be steering clear of the scrambled eggs.

 

[Jestocost]

I understand about efficiency, but bummed to hear about the use of preservatives. Thank you for this info, and for starting this thread, OP! I prefer to avoid preservatives as much as possible, so I'll be steering clear of the scrambled eggs.

At buffets with an omelet/egg station and at many of the other restaurants you can request cracked eggs for your scrambled eggs.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

1) They are real eggs, as served at places like
. . . WDW eateries
. . . Shoney's
. . . Golden Corral
. . . schools
. . . rest homes
2) One brand is Sunny Fresh
. . . sold in 2½-pound and 5-pound baggies
. . . usually 6-baggies per box
3) They come in several different mix blends
. . . whole eggs
. . . egg-whites
. . . flavored
. . . spiced
4) They are
. . . pasteurized
. . . mild or no preservatives (based upon brand)
. . . have a shelf-life of up to 50-days

NOTE: One would be surprised at how many places serve liquid eggs
in lieu of truly scrambling their eggs. There is far less labor and fuel
needed to use the boiling pouch. To get REAL eggs, at buffets, go
to the omelet station and watch them crack the egg. But, beware,
the liquid most omelets are made from AT OMELET STATIONS is the
same liquid egg mixture that are used for scrambled eggs.

 

[CuteAndFluffy]

Powdered eggs are usually just dried eggs with nothing added. Their preservation usually comes from the packaging method. That being said, there is a slight decline in quality when reconstituted, so I get the concern.

I would bet you could ask at any TS place to use real eggs for scrambled eggs instead of the mix citing that you need to avoid preservatives if possible. Eggs are something they have on hand and only takes a minute to make. The kitchens are so used to special requests, I bet it would be no big deal.