quail egg cutters

[worldling]

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They were $6 at Korin when I first checked them out, but now they are charging $8. Did you get yours from Korin?

http://korin.com/Quail-Egg-Shell-Cutter

 

[Madcap621]

Do You have to use a cutter on a boiled quail egg ?

 

[worldling]

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No. I just roll them around on a hard surface then start at the air pocket. The shells are thin compared to chicken eggs and the membrane is thicker than chicken eggs.

You don't have to use a cutter on raw eggs, but they don't crack like chicken eggs.

 

[bigjohn]

The cutter makes opening the eggs much easier and 'cleaner'. You certainly do not NEED them, but it makes quick work of opening a bunch of eggs for breakfast. Also, when cracking coturnix eggs directly over the frying pan, sometimes you end up with black flakes in the eggs, like pepper from the spots on the eggs. So using the cutter eliminates most of the issues and certainly speeds up the whole process. It is amazing how well it works and if planting seeds indoors (for the vegetable garden) in the late winter, you have a perfect little planting container that is not cracked and ready to go outside in the garden come Spring.

 

[bigjohn]

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[AHappychick]

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They were $6 at Korin when I first checked them out, but now they are charging $8. Did you get yours from Korin?

http://korin.com/Quail-Egg-Shell-Cutter

honestly I dont remember I am sorry it may have been from there but I cant say for sure. I do think a cigar cutter would work well also. I think if you can get a bunch at a cheaper price they would be easy to sell to customers or even here on BYC as they camn easily be shipped in a padded envelope for little money

 

[Plain_View_Farm]

I have found the best way to peel Coturnix Eggs is to Steam the eggs rather than boil them. The shells fall right off.

David

 

[Madcap621]

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STEAM them? For how long? I want to pickle them. Anyone got a good recipe?

 

[Plain_View_Farm]

I use one of the cheap steaming baskets you can buy at Walmart.
Put water in a large pot so that it is below the level of the steamer basket.
Bring the water to a boil.
Set steamer basket in pot and cover.
Steam for 10 minutes.
Run under cold water to stop cooking process.
Peel like a charm.
Button Quail eggs do not peel as easy, their shells are just too thin....

Do a Google search on Pickled Eggs. You'll get more recipes than you can shake a feather at.
David

 

[bamachickens]

We have tried several recipes of the internet, but we weren't interested in the picling spice taste. It seems like the best quail eggs I ate from the store just had pepper spice and vinegar, so that is what we tried last time. I went to the local Mexican supermarket and talked to the owner and he hooked me up with some really hot pepper and I ground it up in a coffee grinder. We peeled the eggs, put 3 to 4 jalapeno slices in the bottom, and about halfway up into the jar for more spice, added 1/4 teaspoon of the ground pepper, and poured hot vinegar over them. The jars we used were actually old pickled jalapeno jars that we got at the local recycling place. Heated the lids, screwed em down tight, and all but one resealed itsself. We gave it 2 weeks, and they were awesome. The spice doesn't really penetrate the eggs, but the really had a nice flavor.

If you have quail and don't like a recipe, just keep trying until you get what you want. It doesn't have to be a complicated recipe, and if you mess up, toss em out and try again. Do small batches and you haven't lost much.