Runny Egg Yolks

[Dan Murphy]

I have more eggs in the past few days than I have had in the past few months, Red.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Nope, no eggs from other avian species. No eggs from backyard or farmer’s chickens. Just mass produced white eggs from the supermarket.

I’m also scared of brown supermarket eggs.

I finally got used to brown ones in the supermarket after I'd lived here a while, but I also draw the line at non-chicken eggs.

 

[Babs Johnson]

Runny yolks freak me out. My wife likes them.

I knew exactly what was meant by "rare" scrambled eggs. Those are also a 'no."

 

[tvguy]

No eggs from backyard or farmer’s chickens. Just mass produced white eggs from the supermarket.
I’m also scared of brown supermarket eggs.

How about "Egglands Best" brand eggs? They use special feed to alter the nutritional content of the eggs. There was a thread here years back on them folks said they tasted better. I bought some, and they were much more expensive and they tasted like.......eggs......to me. Folks in that thread said it was because it was how I cooked them. If I had hard boiled them, I was told that was not the best way to judge their taste. If I fried them, I was told that was not the best way to judge their taste. If I scrambled them I was told that was not the best way to judge their taste.
I grew up in the early 1960's and my parents used to buy our eggs from a chicken ranch. Recently my wife and I have taken to buying the Extra Large Walmart Eggs. Reminds me of those fresh ranch eggs, a couple of times a year we get an egg with a double yolk, something I haven't seen since I was a kid.

 

[Lilsia]

^ That reminds me of something. My neighbor kept ducks. She offered me fresh duck eggs on several occasions. Truth was that we keep a lot of eggs on hand so I thanked her but said no thanks. Unspoken truth was that I wasn’t sure we could eat them. What would you guys have done? (PS I am a city girl and have never had anything but a store bought egg! I know that might sound funny to many of you!)

If you knew how these chickens are kept and the absolutely horrible quality the eggs are, there is no way that you would eat the cheap store bought eggs. If your store sells local farm eggs, compare those to the cheap versions. You will see right away the farm fresh eggs weigh more and they have a much thicker shell, which means that the hens are laying less frequently and not being pushed to lay more often. A very light yolk color also indicates that it does not have the same nutrients and good flavor as a farm fresh egg. In the cheap eggs, you can even see tiny crack all throughout the shells and that is where bacteria comes in. When you hear about people getting sick from eggs, those are from those cheap, store brand eggs, and not fresh from someone's farm eggs. Frankly, it is criminal that they even sell these types of poor quality eggs.

 

[Lilsia]

Nope, no eggs from other avian species. No eggs from backyard or farmer’s chickens. Just mass produced white eggs from the supermarket.

I’m also scared of brown supermarket eggs.

LOL why are you "scared" of brown eggs? Certain breeds of chickens have brown eggs and they are exactly the same as white eggs. Some chickens lay blue-green eggs also. If you are interested, I highly recommend doing some research on the subject. You will completely flip your way of thinking and will stop buying the cheap store eggs and go with farm fresh eggs.

 

[RedAngie]

LOL why are you "scared" of brown eggs? Certain breeds of chickens have brown eggs and they are exactly the same as white eggs. Some chickens lay blue-green eggs also. If you are interested, I highly recommend doing some research on the subject. You will completely flip your way of thinking and will stop buying the cheap store eggs and go with farm fresh eggs.

Nah, not interested in changing my way of thinking nor my purchasing habits. Factory farm white eggs work perfectly fine for me.

 

[RedAngie]

How about "Egglands Best" brand eggs? They use special feed to alter the nutritional content of the eggs. There was a thread here years back on them folks said they tasted better. I bought some, and they were much more expensive and they tasted like.......eggs......to me. Folks in that thread said it was because it was how I cooked them. If I had hard boiled them, I was told that was not the best way to judge their taste. If I fried them, I was told that was not the best way to judge their taste. If I scrambled them I was told that was not the best way to judge their taste.
I grew up in the early 1960's and my parents used to buy our eggs from a chicken ranch. Recently my wife and I have taken to buying the Extra Large Walmart Eggs. Reminds me of those fresh ranch eggs, a couple of times a year we get an egg with a double yolk, something I haven't seen since I was a kid.

I tried Eggland’s Best when they were on sale, and could discern no difference. I’ll still buy them on the rare occasions that they’re cheaper than the store brand.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Yes please.

 

[Lilsia]

Nah, not interested in changing my way of thinking nor my purchasing habits. Factory farm white eggs work perfectly fine for me.

Of course that is your right. I was just pointing out that many of these eggs are really bad, not only for the chickens, but for those consuming them as well. Years ago I started looking closer and was shocked to see all of the small cracks in the shells of these cheap eggs. If it would be unsafe for a chicken to thrive in one of those, I sure as heck don't want to be eating them. JMO

 

[soccerdad72]

Well, this thread took a fun turn

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

The problem is that most eggs in America are crap. You have to get the really good ones or have your own hens. Good eggs taste completely different then the cheap ones at the store. The cheap ones always make me sick even. I think that is why so many people dislike eggs because they have never had an actual good egg. Watch some food videos from Japan and you will see how orange their yolks are. Those are happy, well fed chickens. And yes, I love a good runny yolk from a good egg.

It is well known how to make yolks more orange. Simply integrate foods high in carotenoids into their diet. So. Yolks in Japan aren't orange because they're well fed or happier or loved more or given more hugs or anything of the sort. They're more orange because they have some red peppers in their diet which are high in carotenoids. And in fact, Japan also produces chickens with white egg yolks for use in white cakes that are popular there by feeding them rice instead of corn. The nutritional content of the eggs is the same.

 

[Lilsia]

It is well known how to make yolks more orange. Simply integrate foods high in carotenoids into their diet. So. Yolks in Japan aren't orange because they're well fed or happier or loved more or given more hugs or anything of the sort. They're more orange because they have some red peppers in their diet which are high in carotenoids. And in fact, Japan also produces chickens with white egg yolks for use in white cakes that are popular there by feeding them rice instead of corn. The nutritional content of the eggs is the same.

Are you denying that there is a difference in quality in eggs depending on how they are treated and fed? Anyone who has any hens will tell you that there is a huge difference in taste and freshness with farm fresh eggs. The shells are thicker also. Look into it.

 

[mrodgers]

Over-easy fried in a hot skillet to get the white part cooked as quickly as possible cooking the yoke as little as possible. Onto a piece of toast, hover over the plate for the first bite, then swab the deck with the rest of your egg on toast to sop up the good stuff.

 

[mrodgers]

Are you denying that there is a difference in quality in eggs depending on how they are treated and fed? Anyone who has any hens will tell you that there is a huge difference in taste and freshness with farm fresh eggs. The shells are thicker also. Look into it.

I think they were specific to the Japan talk.

Fresh eggs can't even be compared to the grocery store garbage. I miss having fresh eggs. I could practically separate just by cracking and picking the large round orb of yoke from a fresh egg with my fingers compared to the flat pale yoke of a store bought factory egg.

 

[disney212]

I eat tons of eggs, hard boiled, scrambled, over well. No runny yolks. My in-laws used to raise chickens and feed them laying mash to make them lay more eggs, I hated the taste of those eggs. Nasty. I buy organic eggs from free range chickens now.

 

[Tess]

Over easy or any other way with a runny, ooey, gooey, yummy yolk. Doused liberally with pepper and when I say liberally, I mean nearly black! Must have a bread product to dip/sop that glorious yolk, bacon/sausage and potatoes are a bonus!. My husband is boring--he prefers his over hard.

These were referred to in our house as "Mommy Eggs" (me) to differentiate from the type Dad (my husband) may have been eating. The kids still call them "Mommy Eggs" and they are in their 30s.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Are you denying that there is a difference in quality in eggs depending on how they are treated and fed? Anyone who has any hens will tell you that there is a huge difference in taste and freshness with farm fresh eggs. The shells are thicker also. Look into it.

I'm simply denying that darker yolks in Japan means that they are treated and fed better as you claimed it did. Again. It is very well known how to get darker yolks. It doesn't mean they were loved more. It doesn't mean they were fed better. They weren't given more hugs. They aren't more nutritious. It simply means foods high in carotenoids were integrated into their diet. And like I said, if the darker yolks in Japan mean they were treated better, what do Japan's eggs with white yolks mean? That they where mistreated more or fed worse? No. They were simply fed food that produces that result more often.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I think my biggest hesitation was that the eggs my neighbor was offering were duck eggs. Had they been chicken eggs, I probably would’ve taken them.

 

[ronandannette]

Was busy this morning after this thread yesterday.

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Those whites are perfection - that's a tough balance to strike.

On a burger? Runny yolk all day! For breakfast? It needs to be cooked all the way. Weird, I know.

{{shudder}} I'm glad the decade-long "put a runny-yolked egg on everything and call it chef-y" trend seems to be mostly behind us. The idea of using egg yolk as a sauce is gaggy.

^ That reminds me of something. My neighbor kept ducks. She offered me fresh duck eggs on several occasions. Truth was that we keep a lot of eggs on hand so I thanked her but said no thanks. Unspoken truth was that I wasn’t sure we could eat them. What would you guys have done? (PS I am a city girl and have never had anything but a store bought egg! I know that might sound funny to many of you!)

Am I stranded and starving on a desert island inhabited by only me and a duck? Hard maybe even under those circumstances. In your situation, I'm a total NO THANK YOU.