Obelix Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I know. After the Tories made eggs a no go zone and farmers filled chickens with rubbish I still wonder. Ex mate barfed himself silly today after eating a runny egg. You can buy certain eggs with a stamp on them - this stamp indicates that the egg came from a happy chicken. Or do you cook the egg super hard - to kill the germs off? Loads on here must blame tommy upsets on eggs. Are you a careful egg cooker? It's more that the poultry industry made them a no-go zone for sloppy working practices - all Edwina Curry did was blow the whistle on that and bring it to everyones attention. Eggs have got a lot safer than they were back in the 80's - I wouldnt have had a runny yolk fried egg back then but I can and do now with impunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandem Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 OK! I'm sold on the deal. Now! Without me sounding like Fanny Craddocks lost nephew - I need to know the best oils and pans to cook the eggs in. I just LOVED scrambled and fried eggs as a kid. So! Scrambled. You lob a egg in a . . . jesus lost. No laughing out there. What's the dogs gonads on ACE scrambled eggs?? The easiest way to make scrambled eggs is Get a microwave bowl, crack two/three eggs into it whip it up with a fork, add salt and pepper and a splash of milk, set the mircowave to 3 minuted, put bowl in, after every 30 seconds, take it out give it a bit of a whisk with fork, put it back, and after 3 mins perfect (in my opinion) scrambled eggs. You can add a bit of butter right at the end of cooking . Forgot to mention, I have my own chickens, and my eggs are lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 They immunise all UK chickens against salmonella now, you can eat as many raw eggs as you like. There was never a problem if you cooked them. http://www.lioneggs.co.uk/page/eggsafety The red lion stamp on eggs indicates the hens have been immunised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 The red lion stamp on eggs indicates the hens have been immunised. Surely the stamp should be on the hen.If a rogue hen joins the flock there will be eggs from an unknown source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusflower Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Eggs were one of the mainstays of my diet until a heart attack last September. Boiled, fried, scrambled, poached, you name it, I loved them any way but raw. They are quite high in cholesterol though and that has become a no no for me for that reason. They are on a list of the foods I virtually lust after but don't eat now...alas and alack! http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol/HQ00608 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bypassblade Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Eggs were one of the mainstays of my diet until a heart attack last September. Boiled, fried, scrambled, poached, you name it, I loved them any way but raw. They are quite high in cholesterol though and that has become a no no for me for that reason. They are on a list of the foods I virtually lust after but don't eat now...alas and alack! http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol/HQ00608 I liked eggs as you do, but I have to watch it now I have one now and again, it's moderation Swami, as I was told one now & again won't harm me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buck Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Yeah, that's pretty cheap. I can't recall last time I cracked an egg and didn't use it. You need to be a fair way past the 'use by' before they get minging.Six for a quid, cheap? Converted thats $1.60 for six, $3.20 for a dozen. I pay $1.25 for a dozen large size, $1.50 for jumbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Bynnol Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Do you think Free range eggs come from A) hens running around a farm, living in a barn with a barn and fed on seeds etc or B) Buildings where 9 hens occupy every square metre with less than half a metre of headroom for each floor, and access to a 51% vegetation covered patch the size of a football pitch for every 2000 chickens. Fed on the same food as battery hens. I love eggs but the view of too many is that free range eggs have anything to do with some kind idyllic and rustic farm -this is a myth. Factory farming methods are used to produce the vast majority of free range eggs. Factory farming is not a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampent Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Do you think Free range eggs come from A) hens running around a farm, living in a barn with a barn and fed on seeds etc or B) Buildings where 9 hens occupy every square metre with less than half a metre of headroom for each floor, and access to a 51% vegetation covered patch the size of a football pitch for every 2000 chickens. Fed on the same food as battery hens. I love eggs but the view of too many is that free range eggs have anything to do with some kind idyllic and rustic farm -this is a myth. Factory farming methods are used to produce the vast majority of free range eggs. Factory farming is not a bad thing. I don't get any of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugger Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Do you think Free range eggs come from A) hens running around a farm, living in a barn with a barn and fed on seeds etc or B) Buildings where 9 hens occupy every square metre with less than half a metre of headroom for each floor, and access to a 51% vegetation covered patch the size of a football pitch for every 2000 chickens. Fed on the same food as battery hens. I love eggs but the view of too many is that free range eggs have anything to do with some kind idyllic and rustic farm -this is a myth. Factory farming methods are used to produce the vast majority of free range eggs. Factory farming is not a bad thing. Are you saying that this is what free range means, and not option A ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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