Lots of Eggs

[BigBlueHen53]

That's what I'm worried about with doing the water glassing.

I've heard they're fine for cooking and baking, but not for over easy or sunny-side up!

 

[WingItRanch]

If you're curious about water glassing and the texture, here's the BYC master thread to read through: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/water-glassing-egg-preservation-experiment.1428588/page-24

Edited to add: there's also a discussion about dehydrating on the same thread!

 

[Daisy June]

I was wondering what everyone does when they have an over abundance of eggs? I have some many now and was considering dehydrating but wasn't sure if there were some other ways to preserve them.

I have several ideas for extra eggs.
1-I crack the eggs and mix them up as if I am making scrambled eggs, but I do not cook them. I put them in ice cube trays, freeze them, and put them in freezer bags for the leaner months.
2-I make a solution of pickling lime and water and submerge the unwashed eggs in the solution. This results in eggs that are best used by scrambling them because the yolk breaks easily.
3-I give them to neighbors or family.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I have several ideas for extra eggs.
1-I crack the eggs and mix them up as if I am making scrambled eggs, but I do not cook them. I put them in ice cube trays, freeze them, and put them in freezer bags for the leaner months.

If you don't have ice cube trays, muffin tins also work well. When frozen, remove from trays/ tins and store in zip-top bags. Use in recipes as needed.

2-I make a solution of pickling lime and water and submerge the unwashed eggs in the solution. This results in eggs that are best used by scrambling them because the yolk breaks easily.

This is water glassing. In the thread on that topic you will find the formula for how much lime, what kind of lime to use, etc.

3-I give them to neighbors or family.

 

[TooCheep]

I've heard they're fine for cooking scrambled/omelets and baking, but not for over easy or sunny-side up!

^This, though I clarified it a little. I'm a big proponent of water glassing and have been doing it about 6 years. If you want to learn pretty much anything about it, check out this master thread:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/water-glassing-egg-preservation-experiment.1428588/

As for quality, I was annoyed after my first winter with chickens that I had to buy eggs at the store. I know that I produce better quality, more nutritious and more humanely produced eggs than you generally get at the store.

I checked into several ways to preserve for the winter and settled on water glassing. Freeze drying (expensive equipment) and freezing (using valuable freezer space) are good alternatives. Water glassing has been used for hundreds of years, is inexpensive, effective and requires no energy.

Check out that thread above and if you have any questions, feel free to ask.

 

[sasmith2770]

^This, though I clarified it a little. I'm a big proponent of water glassing and have been doing it about 6 years. If you want to learn pretty much anything about it, check out this master thread:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/water-glassing-egg-preservation-experiment.1428588/

As for quality, I was annoyed after my first winter with chickens that I had to buy eggs at the store. I know that I produce better quality, more nutritious and more humanely produced eggs than you generally get at the store.

I checked into several ways to preserve for the winter and settled on water glassing. Freeze drying (expensive equipment) and freezing (using valuable freezer space) are good alternatives. Water glassing has been used for hundreds of years, is inexpensive, effective and requires no energy.

Check out that thread above and if you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Thank you! I will definitely be checking into this method since it seems to be the top choice by many members.

 

[AGeese]

I was wondering what everyone does when they have an over abundance of eggs? I have some many now and was considering dehydrating but wasn't sure if there were some other ways to preserve them.

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I make french toast and freeze it.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

^This, though I clarified it a little

I wish you'd leave my words alone.

 

[TooCheep]

Thank you! I will definitely be checking into this method since it seems to be the top choice by many members.

Sounds good. Since I touched on the main downsides of freezing & freeze drying, I'll touch on the downsides for water glassing.

With water glassing, you will have about 10% fail rate. Mostly, this is because the shell develops a crack and lets in some lime water. Just be careful and don't jostle the container to minimize the problem.

All 3 methods are really only good for scrambled egg use. I reserve the few winter fresh eggs I get for hard boiled and sunny-side up.

 

[HenHangout]

I'll give eggs away to family, friends and neighbors.

Besides eggs for breakfast there are cooking options i've used:

• Quiche
• Tuna/Turkey/Chicken salad (uses hardboiled egg)
• Egg drop soup
• Ramen, crack open a few eggs and slowly add them while stirring