Eggs - why are they yucky now?

mistresslenore

I buy my eggs from the farm shop and there is still some dodgy looking bits in them: eek:
Still, they are much fresher than the supermarkets and cheaper too

lottyxx

whatatwit wrote:

The white stringy stuff is what holds the yolk in the centre of the white.
Chalaza, is the name that springs to mind...(have googled and yes, that's what it's called)

It's nothing to do with embryos in the yolk...don't like getting those either.

I hate it when the white spreads all over the pan, then you know it's not fresh.

i remember that name when i did cooking at school (chalazza) definatly just part of the eggs,maybe some are more noticeable more than others,

Slinky

Still on the subject of eggs, but a bit off topic, is it me or have eggs changed shape over the years? I remember from my cookery lessons that you should store eggs pointed end down as the flatter end has an air sac in it and you need to allow free access of air to this part of the shell. On the odd occasion I buy eggs these days, it seems to me that they seem to be far more pointy at both ends and it's really difficult to tell which way up to store them.

thriftlady_2

lottyxx wrote:

i remember that name when i did cooking at school (chalazza) definatly just part of the eggs,maybe some are more noticeable more than others,

Me too, I remember drawing a cross section diagram of an egg which included the chalaza, albumen, yolk and the air-sac.

lesley1960

clarence court eggs are the best that i have found , dark yellow yolks that stand up

eggs have thin shells because of the battery farming process apparently ( chickens 'forced' to lay too many eggs )

competitionscafe

Of the supermarket eggs the nicest ones I have tried are the Waitrose Organic Free Range Columbian Blacktail Eggs (the only major supermarket eggs which are produced to Soil Association standards) [http://www.waitrose.com/food_drink/foodexpertise/dairyatwaitrose/eggsatwaitrose.asp ] and the free range Old Cotswold Legbar (Clarence Court) eggs (below)



You can watch their hens on the 'hen cam!'
http://www.clarencecourt.co.uk/hencam.asp

Best eggs I have ever had though were at a farmhouse B&B - fresh from the chicken - clucking good!.