We have extolled the virtues of farm fresh eggs for years. If you haven't heard it before then here is a brief overview:
The eggs found in the "big box" stores come from factory farms and are often stored for some time before you get to them. Even the Organic brands, though of a mildly higher quality, have traveled some distance to get to the grocer's cooler. There ARE some exceptions and if you must buy your eggs at a megamart you might take a look at the Cornucopia Institutes score card for eggs. You can find it by going to their website: cornucopia.org
Take it from me (Mary) the taste, look, and texture of an egg from a pasture raised hen is worth the extra effort as well as the extra cost. You will find that pasture raised eggs have a brilliant colored yolk. It can vary from a bright yellow to an orange and even a rosy shade all depending on what they eat. You will become very picky when you start to compare the yolk color to those from the grocery store.
Moving on though to today's revelation. I had posted something about how fresh eggs were not a good choice for deviled eggs and using week old eggs instead. A customer replied suggested I try steaming them. I was surprised. I had never heard of steaming eggs to hard cook them. Always willing to try something new I thought I would give it a try today.
Now, usually, boiling fresh eggs (as in days old, fresh from the farm) means egg salad. Fresh eggs lack the extra air space inside the shell that lets you peel the eggs without destroying the perfect shape of the cooked white. Seeing how we always have fresh eggs I was glad to give it a try.
I started by searching the web for "how to" instructions. It wasn't hard at all to find simple instructions. The first item int he search looked like a reliable source and I can now say it was. You can go to that link here: simplyrecipes.com.
I cooked 13 eggs via the steaming method using the instructions from simplyrecipes.com. The first eggs I cracked
The eggs found in the "big box" stores come from factory farms and are often stored for some time before you get to them. Even the Organic brands, though of a mildly higher quality, have traveled some distance to get to the grocer's cooler. There ARE some exceptions and if you must buy your eggs at a megamart you might take a look at the Cornucopia Institutes score card for eggs. You can find it by going to their website: cornucopia.org
Take it from me (Mary) the taste, look, and texture of an egg from a pasture raised hen is worth the extra effort as well as the extra cost. You will find that pasture raised eggs have a brilliant colored yolk. It can vary from a bright yellow to an orange and even a rosy shade all depending on what they eat. You will become very picky when you start to compare the yolk color to those from the grocery store.
Moving on though to today's revelation. I had posted something about how fresh eggs were not a good choice for deviled eggs and using week old eggs instead. A customer replied suggested I try steaming them. I was surprised. I had never heard of steaming eggs to hard cook them. Always willing to try something new I thought I would give it a try today.
Now, usually, boiling fresh eggs (as in days old, fresh from the farm) means egg salad. Fresh eggs lack the extra air space inside the shell that lets you peel the eggs without destroying the perfect shape of the cooked white. Seeing how we always have fresh eggs I was glad to give it a try.
I started by searching the web for "how to" instructions. It wasn't hard at all to find simple instructions. The first item int he search looked like a reliable source and I can now say it was. You can go to that link here: simplyrecipes.com.
I cooked 13 eggs via the steaming method using the instructions from simplyrecipes.com. The first eggs I cracked
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