Interesting Egg Facts To Know...

Baking By frosting111 Updated 16 Aug 2006 , 5:49am by frosting111

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frosting111 Posted 16 Aug 2006 , 4:07am
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Thought this was some interesting facts about eggs and wanted to share them with yall..Enjoy,Mary birthday.gif

Eggs store better in the carton that they are sold in than in the egg tray in your refrigerator.

Eggs freeze very well if they are separated.

Freeze egg yolks by stirring in either 1 teaspoon sugar for each six egg yolks or 1/2 teaspoon salt to keep yolks from coagulating.

Egg white freezes easily in a bowl or in an ice cube tray. 1 egg cube is approximately 1 egg white.

'Fresh eggs' shells are rough and chalky; old eggs are smooth and shiny.

Eggshells can be easily removed from hard-boiled eggs if they are boiled in salty water and quickly rinsed in cold water.

To determine if an egg is hard-boiled, spin it. If it spins, it is hard-boiled. If it wobbles, it is raw.

Always beat eggs at room temperature to achieve maximum volume.

For the most volume, beat egg whites in a copper bowl. Never beat egg whites in aluminum (tinges the eggs grey) or plastic (does not clean well and little particles of fat will keep the eggs from beating well).

If you need eggs at room temperature, but have forgotten to take them out of the refrigerator, put them in slightly warm water for 10 minutes.

Your egg slicer is great for slicing mushrooms too.

To avoid crackling when hard cooking eggs, place eggs in the pot with warm water and 1 tbsp. of salt, then cook. This is not infallible. If an egg cracks during cooking, add a splash of vinegar to seal it.

Not sure if your eggs are old? If they feel light, jiggle in their shell, and float on top of water - they are old.

If your eggs have been covered (in their original carton is fine) and refrigerated, they will last up to a month. As they age, the whites will loosen, become watery in appearance, and their flavour will fade considerably, but they will still be edible. Older, looser eggs are best scrambled, not fried.

Never wash eggs before storing them. They will spoil much quicker.

When making an omelet do not add cheese to the batter, add it at the last second before folding to prevent the omelet from sticking to the pan.

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Kellster Posted 16 Aug 2006 , 4:16am
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That's pretty interesting. Thanks for sharing!

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TPDC Posted 16 Aug 2006 , 4:17am
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Very interesting Egg facts. Where did you learn all this from?

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Samsgranny Posted 16 Aug 2006 , 4:24am
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Interesting information, thanks for sharing.

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frosting111 Posted 16 Aug 2006 , 4:26am
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Originally Posted by TPDC

Very interesting Egg facts. Where did you learn all this from?





Anyone who knows I'm into baking sends me interesting stuff like this in my e-mails...so I thought I'd pass it on to you guys here as well..Glad you liked it icon_smile.gif

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cakesbyjess Posted 16 Aug 2006 , 5:18am
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Very interesting! Thanks so much for sharing this!! icon_smile.gif

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frosting111 Posted 16 Aug 2006 , 5:49am
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Your welcome everyone...I was hoping it would benefit inquiring minds icon_smile.gif

I love learning simple things like this, that are like, aha isn't that something neat to know about... detective.gif

We could call it eggs-pert advice, or egg-citing facts to know, Tee Hee icon_lol.gif

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