When checking eggs you are cooking....

[ChickenCanoe]

I can barely see the difference without a magnifying glass and a flashlight.
However, I'm old.
Sorry, I have no pictures but I think a thread or article is a good idea.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

What Aart said. I will try and get some good pictures this weekend, if possible!

 

[aart]

I can barely see the difference without a magnifying glass and a flashlight.
However, I'm old.
Sorry, I have no pictures but I think a thread or article is a good idea.

Well, maybe you need some new glasses? JK

That pic I posted was lucky....
sun shining in the kitchen window,
blastoderms came of shell out on top,
went and grabbed the 20yo digital camera with macro mode.

 

[starri33]

As a food channel addict most of the time I see them cracking eggs into a bowl to look for pieces of broke shell.

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

A vet told me that eggs can have worms.

 

[aart]

A vet told me that eggs can have worms.

Possible but highly improbable.

 

[room onthebroom]

I too crack mine in a clear glass bowl to look for shell. It’s amazing how well bits of shell can hide under a yolk.

 

[Candice Jones]

A vet told me that eggs can have worms.

I was surprised no one else responded with this. Even if it’s highly improbable I’m still making sure they aren’t there.

 

[charliewhiskey]

Sometimes an egg can be too dried out or dehydrated. This can make them unappealing too. If there is any brown color or foul smell, this could be an indication of contamination through the membrane. I have never had more developement than a blood spot which is a part of the whole "fresh eggs" thing and should be expected.

 

[PhxChix]

If you eat steak, you are already eating blood, its cooked but i assume you are cooking your eggs also. There is also blood pudding that still is very common in Ireland and the UK.