Do any of you folks think eggs layed at home taste different then them from the grocery store? My sons seem to think they taste different, I don't see any diference.
Taste of eggs
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Fresh eggs are more rich in flavor . IMO
Cook store bought and "eggs layed at home" side by side the same way.
Then do a taste test. You will absolutely taste the difference. I didn't even have to do this to taste the difference. Store bought have a terrible chemical aftertaste, not to mention a horrible smell when you cook them.
I usually scramble or fry my eggs.
Then do a taste test. You will absolutely taste the difference. I didn't even have to do this to taste the difference. Store bought have a terrible chemical aftertaste, not to mention a horrible smell when you cook them.
I usually scramble or fry my eggs.
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Thanks for the replies. I did a search and found a lot of info. Do most folks wash there eggs before putting in the frig?
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I was told to not wash them off. But I always have and find no problems
I haven't had a dirty one yet so I don't wash them. Mine taste so very sweet and delicious compared to store bought. I feed my hens wheat and let them free range when I can
We're eating a lot of hard boiled eggs lately and that is where I'm tasting the biggest difference. They just taste so much fresher. Man, I could live on them I think. I always wash mine with water. No problems so far.
On the taste, it depends on what they eat. If you feed them the prepared feed only, the eggs will probably taste like store bought eggs. If they get all the bugs, green stuff, seeds, etc they want the eggs will taste and look very different. The more variety, the more the difference.
On washing them, if you use the eggs relatively soon, it is not a big deal. The eggs you get from the store are washed and also refrigerated. I am aware of two things to consider. Eggs have a coating on them, called bloom, that helps keep bacteria from entering the egg through the shell. If you wash them or lightly sandpaper them to remove dirt, the bloom comes off. That does not mean that bacteria immediately enter in great numbers, just that it is easier for bacteria to enter.
The other is that when you wash eggs in water colder than the egg, the air sac contracts and draws water in. This water can contain bacteria. If you wash eggs in water at least 10 degrees F warmer than the egg, this does not occur.
If you do not wash them and take the bloom off, there is very little difference in storing them at room temperature or in the fridge as far as how long you can store them without a loss in quality. If I washed them, I'd refrigerate them.
Do not wash eggs you intend to incubate. You need the bloom on for those eggs.
On washing them, if you use the eggs relatively soon, it is not a big deal. The eggs you get from the store are washed and also refrigerated. I am aware of two things to consider. Eggs have a coating on them, called bloom, that helps keep bacteria from entering the egg through the shell. If you wash them or lightly sandpaper them to remove dirt, the bloom comes off. That does not mean that bacteria immediately enter in great numbers, just that it is easier for bacteria to enter.
The other is that when you wash eggs in water colder than the egg, the air sac contracts and draws water in. This water can contain bacteria. If you wash eggs in water at least 10 degrees F warmer than the egg, this does not occur.
If you do not wash them and take the bloom off, there is very little difference in storing them at room temperature or in the fridge as far as how long you can store them without a loss in quality. If I washed them, I'd refrigerate them.
Do not wash eggs you intend to incubate. You need the bloom on for those eggs.
I've never been one to eat eggs on a regular basis. Just didn't like them till I started getting my own. TOTAL taste difference. Now I crave them.
I'm like you - I don't see the big deal.
When I got my first eggs, I was waiting for this big rush of flavor, a sort of explosion or wave, maybe. I had heard all the exhortations about how much better yard eggs were- so I believed them.
When I ate them, I did note a firmer texture and a slightly richer flavor. And yes, the yolk was a brighter deeper orange. But I wasn't overwhelmed with a joyous burst of flavor; not by a long shot.
Washing 'em don't matter, refrigerating them don't make them better or worse.
They're good mind you, and I know what the research says is better about them. There is also a bonus in knowing their source and the many bugs that go into their makeup. I mean, I can point at them and say,
"Them's my eggs. I know what's in 'em. In fact, the chickens that made em is friends of mine..."
But as far as taste goes, well, the honeymoon is over.
When I got my first eggs, I was waiting for this big rush of flavor, a sort of explosion or wave, maybe. I had heard all the exhortations about how much better yard eggs were- so I believed them.
When I ate them, I did note a firmer texture and a slightly richer flavor. And yes, the yolk was a brighter deeper orange. But I wasn't overwhelmed with a joyous burst of flavor; not by a long shot.
Washing 'em don't matter, refrigerating them don't make them better or worse.
They're good mind you, and I know what the research says is better about them. There is also a bonus in knowing their source and the many bugs that go into their makeup. I mean, I can point at them and say,
"Them's my eggs. I know what's in 'em. In fact, the chickens that made em is friends of mine..."
But as far as taste goes, well, the honeymoon is over.
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