The Duck Thread

[City farm]

Wondering, how do you store your duck egg's?

I know this wasn't for me, but will still answer. If the egg needs washing (poop on it) I put it in the fridge after I wash it. If no wash is needed, I leave it out on the counter. Either way, it's gone in a day!

I did leave them out for a while untill it started raining.. Then they were muddy. Not sure if the egg is protected like our chicken egg's are with the "bloom"

Wondering, how do you store your duck egg's?

Technically, if you don't wash the eggs, they don't need refrigerated (as Alice28 said she does).  They may not need refrigerated even after washing, but I generally do refrigerate them.  Washing may remove the protective film on the outside of the egg and make it easier for salmonella to flourish.  However, I rarely worry too much because most of the reason for refrigerating eggs is due to the risk of salmonella.  Unless you are using the eggs raw, the cooking generally kills the salmonella bacteria.  

I do not want to take a chance, they are in the fridge now.. I do leave all of the gunk on them untill it is time to use them..

 

[needlessjunk]

In other words you live up to your BYC name except you make it needed junk

Lol! Never thought of that.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Lol! Never thought of that.

 

[City farm]

Here is the difference between a chicken egg, & a duck egg. our duck egg yolk is much richer in color.

This gets me so excited for duck eggs! Do you cook them the same or just bake with them?

Both. I just made a breakfast burrito with bacon, cheese and white onions for our son. Here's my next recipe.
Whole wheat angel food cake.
1 1/2 cup duck egg whites(8-10 eggs) 1 1/2 tsp.cream of tartar, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/2 tsp. almond flavoring, 3/4 cup packed brown sugar, 1 cup sifted whole wheat flour. In your large bowl beat (until stiff but glossy) the egg whites, cream of tartar, salt, vanilla, and almond flavoring. at the brown sugar to beaten egg whites,1/4 cup at a time,beating well after each addition. Fold in the flower with a large spoon, sitting a little over the top, folding in lightly with a down-up-over motion.
when will blended, pour into a ungreased 10 inch angel food cake pan. Bake at 375'F, for 45 to 60 minutes, touch gently to see if the cake is done. It will spring back, invert pan and cool thoroughly. Then you can remove it from the pan. You can also add a quarter cup carob or cocoa powder for equal amounts of flour, and omit almond flavoring. I got this recipe from Storey's guide to raising duck's

with the yolk, I'm going to make homemade mayonnaise . I tried it once but I didn't have an immersion blender. Now we do and I'm going to try making it better next time. plus a pastry with different fillings

 

[Lacrystol]

Here is the difference between a chicken egg, & a duck egg. our duck egg yolk is much richer in color.

MY husband SWEARS there's a difference in taste and can't stand eating duck eggs, he says they are TOO RICH, so I put him to the test. I made him some scrabbled eggs and ONLY used duck eggs without informing him. I even toss the shells down the garbage disposal, cracked some chicken eggs and threw those shells in the trash. YES, He looked in the trash to make sure it was from the chickens.. he comes over to me and SAYS: and I quote "OMG, that was the best I have every tasted". I said "really, Hum, so you really like those duck eggs".

 

[hennible]

When my ducks started laying a couple weeks ago I didn't realize they were duck eggs I thought one of my EEs had lost her mind and started laying white eggs on the floor... Anyway I gave a dozen to a friend of mine thinking they were chicken eggs, they ate them as usual fried, scrambled etc. The only difference they noticed was that the shells were thicker. So far I've only baked with them though.

 

[Lacrystol]

I always refrigerate my eggs, I have tried the "on the counter thing" after two weeks the eggs started getting rotten. YEH, not a pretty smell. They seem to last Longer in the fridge..

 

[Lacrystol]

When my ducks started laying a couple weeks ago I didn't realize they were duck eggs I thought one of my EEs had lost her mind and started laying white eggs on the floor... Anyway I gave a dozen to a friend of mine thinking they were chicken eggs, they ate them as usual fried, scrambled etc. The only difference they noticed was that the shells were thicker. So far I've only baked with them though.

YES, they do have tougher shells..

 

[Lacrystol]

I do not wash my eggs until it's time to use them. I have tried the wash the eggs and put them in the fridge, it only takes the protective coating off and guess what, yep, the eggs did not last as long. Just went bad after a few weeks.

 

[Lacrystol]

I get my off the free section on Craigslist.

Off to craigslist I GO.. LOL