I think I'm going to do this with eggs this winter. Don't know if this is the right section to post this.

[ladyh]

https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/water-glassing-eggs

 

[DobieLover]

https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/water-glassing-eggs

I've done it.
Two winters in a row.
I lost half my eggs both winters.
I lost 268 eggs total. 268!!

This year I'm going to dehydrate and freeze my winter eggs.

I am going to run a cooking experiment soon to see how the dehydrated eggs compare to fresh in my frittata. I've read that scrambling to eat is a no go but the difference between fresh and reconstituted dried eggs in baking is not noticable.

 

[janiedoe]

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[Holdthechicken]

I've done it.
Two winters in a row.
I lost half my eggs both winters.
I lost 268 eggs total. 268!!

This year I'm going to dehydrate and freeze my winter eggs.

I am going to run a cooking experiment soon to see how the dehydrated eggs compare to fresh in my frittata. I've read that scrambling to eat is a no go but the difference between fresh and reconstituted dried eggs in baking is not noticable.

We have been fans of freeze dried eggs. We do tons of camping and food storage and honestly they taste great when rehydrated. I’ve been wanting to try water glassing but your experience is one I wouldn’t want to repeat. How did they go bad, or how did you know?

What I like about freeze drying is it maintains most if not all of the nutrients!

 

[DobieLover]

How did they go bad, or how did you know?

When I went to remove eggs, the solution had turned cloudy and I could see a few cracked eggs. I KNOW they weren't cracked when I ever so gently lowered them into the solution.
And they are very watery after they've been glassed.
Disposing of those spoiled eggs was one of the nastiest jobs I've done. I put the bucket in my tub and drained off as much solution as I could and started removing the eggs and cracking them down the tub drain then putting the shells in a double lined garbage can. Some of the contents were very green and stuck to the inside of the shell. The stench was pretty bad on those.

 

[Holdthechicken]

Disposing of those spoiled eggs was one of the nastiest jobs I've done.

That’s what has me scared. The potential stench and dealing with the cleanup. I appreciate this insight. Sorry you had to do that 268 times .

 

[aart]

cracking them down the tub drain

The bathtub drain...I take it you are not on a septic system?

 

[HeritageFan]

We have been fans of freeze dried eggs. We do tons of camping and food storage and honestly they taste great when rehydrated. I’ve been wanting to try water glassing but your experience is one I wouldn’t want to repeat. How did they go bad, or how did you know?

What I like about freeze drying is it maintains most if not all of the nutrients!

AND
Properly stored, they last ~25/30 years!!!
My Harvest Right Freeze Dryer has been one of our -best- investments
(No, not on the sales team lol)

 

[Sally PB]

Wow, @DobieLover, I didn't know you'd had such a bad experience.

I waterglassed about 5 dozen eggs last fall. They did get runnier, and you couldn't use them for over easy eggs, as the yolk always broke. DH didn't care for them, but I ate them scrambled and used them for baking.

 

[DobieLover]

The bathtub drain...I take it you are not on a septic system?

Yes, I am. But it's an ATU (aerobic treatment unit) so it could easily handle the load with only me living here. It is capable of handling waste for a family of 4.