Do duck eggs taste like chicken eggs?

[bluefrog87]

I have heard one person talk about rubbery duck eggs, but that's not what happens here. Go figure. Holderread suggests that when you fry a duck egg, put just a little water in the pan and a lid on it. I don't always do it that way. For what it's worth, I use cast iron pans, medium heat.

The duck eggs are more dense. Which creates a rubbery more egg taste when fried.

 

[Amiga]

I guess I just somehow cook in such a way we haven't had rubbery eggs.

Hmmm.

 

[LaurelC]

My experience with duck eggs is that they are easy to overcook and become rubbery, but needn't be the case. The albumen in a duck egg has a higher protein content, so chemically, they are prone to be more rubbery. If you cook them very gently, or less (think wet scrambled eggs over dry ones) you will get a nice texture. Cook high and fast and they're prone to solidifying into a hockey puck. I personally prefer chicken eggs to duck eggs for dishes where the eggs are left relatively undisturbed, but in my experience, they make amazing custards, sponge cakes, or any other baked good deriving structure from eggs. I'm excited to make a duck-egg souffle later this year though!

Curious how hard boiled duck eggs will compare to chicken eggs.

 

[Indyrun]

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Duck eggs are great for baking but horrible for frying. The baked items (cakes, muffins, think bread-like items) come out fluffier with no taste difference. However on scrambled eggs, quiche, eggs Benedict, hard boiled, etc comes out like a rubber ball

It's like all purpose flour vs bread flour.

Chicken eggs great in all applications 
Duck eggs great for chicken egg allergies and breads
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Where did you get your information on duck eggs great for allergies? My 8 year old son is anaphylactic to eggs, which is why I haven't got chickens. Can you point me towards the info? Thanks

 

[canard]

Duck eggs are stronger in taste than chicken eggs. The yolks are rich golden yellow in color.

If I make an omelette, I use one out of 3 egg yolks. They are so rich, I get nausea from plain cooked duck eggs. I add cheese and veggies to any stove cooked duck eggs. It might help to use a little milk (or almond or coconut milk) to fluff up stove cooked eggs.
The yolks are higher in vitamin content than chicken eggs. The white is thicker, almost gelatenous, & harder to separate from the egg than a chicken egg.

They are great to use in baked goods like brownies, cookies, pie, cupcakes or cake. They are not supposed to work well for trying to make a merengue. The white is so thick, it just doesn't have the right consistency.

I tried to boil some to make deviled eggs but the eggs were so big the egg yolk wasn't quite cooked through & the white ended up like rubber.
Any suggestions???? I would love to make egg salad or deviled eggs out of them. I had so many eggs, I made and froze a couple of quiches a few weeks ago. I used one out of every three yolks.

I mainly use duck eggs in baked goods.

 

[bluefrog87]

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Some people with chicken egg allergies use duck eggs. I researched ducks for my yard. After tasting duck eggs, I decided it wasn't for me.

The duck eggs has a different protein make up. It possibly doesn't have what is causing the histamine response that causes the medical emergency. This being said your child could be allergic to both and consult your doctor and be cautious. Just in case your child is horribly unlucky have epi-pen and benadryl handy and try in small amounts and consult the doctor before you do. If your child has a allergic reaction please take him to the closest emergency room/call 911. I am just a mere former army medic.

Some people are allergic to all nuts and some are only allergic to specific nuts. So it has been known that some people have been able to eat duck and not chicken.

If he is severely unlucky there is a vegan egg substitute

• 1 teaspoon baking powder + 1 tablespoon liquid + 1 tablespoon vinegar. This is the safest alternative. There are many forms of this​

The simple form of why duck eggs are substitutes, duck eggs are not chicken eggs. Therefore are less likely to cause the allergy but still very possible and it depends on what exactly he is allergic to.

Also consult the doctor about possible allergy shots to get rid of allergy. Allergy shots train the immune system to go from "oh no it's eggs" to "this is tuesday"

 

[canard]

Btw: don't give RAW eggs to ducks. It gives them niacin deficiency.

 

[Indyrun]

Some people with chicken egg allergies use duck eggs. I researched ducks for my yard. After tasting duck eggs, I decided it wasn't for me. The duck eggs has a different protein make up. It possibly doesn't have what is causing the histamine response that causes the medical emergency. This being said your child could be allergic to both and consult your doctor and be cautious. Just in case your child is horribly unlucky have epi-pen and benadryl handy and try in small amounts and consult the doctor before you do. If your child has a allergic reaction please take him to the closest emergency room/call 911. I am just a mere former army medic. Some people are allergic to all nuts and some are only allergic to specific nuts. So it has been known that some people have been able to eat duck and not chicken. If he is severely unlucky there is a vegan egg substitute

• 1 teaspoon baking powder + 1 tablespoon liquid + 1 tablespoon vinegar. This is the safest alternative. There are many forms of this​

The simple form of why duck eggs are substitutes, duck eggs are not chicken eggs. Therefore are less likely to cause the allergy but still very possible and it depends on what exactly he is allergic to. Also consult the doctor about possible allergy shots to get rid of allergy. Allergy shots train the immune system to go from "oh no it's eggs" to "this is tuesday"

Thanks. My son has an epipen and we go for yearly skin prick tests. 8 years and still allergic. Both my boys are also allergic to nuts and my 6 year old is allergic to dairy. If I can find that my son can have duck eggs that would be great, since I have ducks! Yeah I wouldnt do anything without doctors approval. Thanks

 

[WillsC]

Can't comment on regular duck eggs but I have 19 female Muscovy and they lay the most wonderful rich great tasting eggs. I use to have free chickens as well but once I got the muscovies and tasted the eggs the chickens went bye bye. The Muscovy eggs taste better than the chicken eggs in everyway...baked, fried you name it and the icecream made with the yolks is beyond description. The muscovies are just so much easier than the chickens as well, they are basically silent, don't dig holes, an 18" high fence keeps them out of where you don't want them and they don't duck under fences or dig under them the way the chickens did. While I live on a lake it is off limits as the gators would get them. They have about a 30 gallon concrete mixing tub as a pond and that works for them. The breast meat I have fooled many people into thinking it was roast beef. Honestly I have yet to find a negative for muscovies other than they can be seasonal layers. If you manipulate their light that negative goes away. I get a dozen eggs just about every day and the extras my neighbors fight over. I use to put them for sale but I would run out and people would stop anyway for them and call and got tired of all the requests. All I can say is if someone says they don't like duck eggs they have never tried free range dry land muscovy eggs.

 

[Amiga]

Miss Lydia has a steamer she uses for cooking up a bunch of duck eggs, if I recall correctly.