You will have to experiment, figure out what works for you. Here is what
works for me:
As I collect eggs, I write the date on the top (big end) w/ a pencil. (My
son learned numbers by collecting and counting eggs and writing the date on
them when he was little. Your son might also enjoy that activity.)
Knowing the date an egg was laid allows me to use fresh eggs for whipping or
gifting to others, old eggs for boiling, etc.
If I need to boil eggs and don't have enough older eggs I simply set the
eggs on the counter overnight. (Setting at room temp ages them!) To boil,
I put room temp eggs in a pan, bring just to a boil, turn off the heat, and
cover. I let them set until cool (you could do this the night before if you
want eggs ready for breakfast. If you want them warmed, just drop the egg
in warm water while you make his toast).
Good luck!
Jean :~)
PS - you can also buy an egg steamer. It is used for poaching eggs or
boiling/steaming them. Even the freshest eggs peel easily!
-----Original Message-----
From: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of allen_moretsky
Do you really do this? Your writing to a guy who thinks its a lot of work to
pour granola out of the bag. And a 20 minute wait? My son doesn't even want
to wait for his hot cereal to cool.
I assume you saw that someone else posted something along these lines. She
cracks the egg before boiling. Seems that with both methods the membrane is
somehow affected by the direct contact with the water.
It would be nice to have a more scientific understanding of this. I wonder
if the permeability of the shell has anything to do with this combined with
the thinner shell of the store eggs?
Allen
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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