Storing Eggs?

[NoseyNose]

I have a china egg rack, made lick a porcelain eggbox.

Should I store the eggs pointed end up, or round end up,or does it make no difference?

Advice please.

[Canary42]

Nothing wrong with the occasional bit of shell in an egg dish - just chew well and swallow, calcium good for the bones.

[Maydup]

I don't often buy eggs.
 

Occasionally I go out for lunch and have poached eggs on toast. At home I have no use for them really.

[barry1010]

Everyone went mad for white eggs years ago when they were on the cover of one of Delia Smith's books

[pastafreak]

I don't understand..."at home I have no use for them really"...unless you dislike them. Aside from baking, there are so many savoury things that can be made with eggs...omelettes, quiche, crustless quiche, frittata and tortilla, mini egg muffins. Also soups, curries and middle eastern shaksuka.

[Vagus]

We never used to use eggs much at home, half a dozen would last way beyond their use by date, we just didn't eat the sort of food that required eggs. And I didn't, and still rarely do, bake.

We eat more eggs now though, I find them convenient for a quick meal, and sometimes treat us to egg and chips 😋

[Countrylover]

6 eggs last us for ages.  I wouldn't miss them at all if we didn't have any.  I can't say the same about cheese. 

[pastafreak]

https://www.delicious.com.au/recipes/group/gallery/40-egg-recipes-for-go-to-midweek-meals/z6170ooq?page=28

45 Egg Recipes...something for anyone 😘

[Barmaid]

The colour of the shell is of no consequence to me (and generally the ones I get have poo and feathers on them).

The colour of the yolk tells me that the chooks have been outside free roaming, in the sun, eating grass and whatever else they pick up (although supplemented with corn and layer pellets).  The yolks I see are bright and I mean BRIGHT yellow.  They taste wonderful.

[Vagus]

A friend of mine used to keep hens and regularly gave me beautiful fresh eggs, the yolks were almost orange they were so deep a yellow.

I'd miss cheese too, CL, although I'm trying not to eat as much as apparently is affects absorption of iron, which I had no idea about until I checked up about how to increase iron absorption due to being anaemic.

[Countrylover]

Pasta, I can't eat anything where rhe eggs show up as eggs.  It turns my stomach.  Our Chinese friends used to serve eggs floating in soup.  Yuk.  And putting eggs on top of meals, just no.  My son has never eaten an egg in his life. From babyhood he just wouldn't.  I tried. He makes sauces occasionally with beaten eggs added.  I just don't like them.  And when Mr L makes an occasional mushroom omelette I hate the smell. Boiled eggs are out of the question, especially in salads.

[pastafreak]

Oh dear...I almost feel bad for you Lottie, eggs are said to be a perfect food. But I might have agreed with you more years ago. Can't stand the whites of eggs, and I've got to pick the funny stringy bit off the yolk. Fried or poached have always been off the menu, I'm happy with scrambled, omelettes and such.

But my daughter has introduced me to various recipes where the eggs are combined with things like harissa and lots of herbs and cheese...that all cover the offending bit and that's how I'll manage a fried egg.

[Countrylover]

I don't mind scrambled as long as I can voter them in tomato ketchup,, 

[Countrylover]

Cover!

[NoseyNose]

“I’m frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me. That white round thing without any holes … have you ever seen anything more revolting than an egg yolk breaking and spilling its yellow liquid? Blood is jolly, red. But egg yolk is yellow, revolting. I’ve never tasted it.”

― Alfred Hitchcock

Well, who would have thought it? LOL

[Countrylover]

I think ì possibly might agree with him.  Runny yolks and potentially runny whites with snot oozing!  I'll never forget the experience of having an egg plonked in my lovely Chinese chicken noodle soup.  

[Countrylover]

Gordon, did you expect such a lot of interest in your question!?

[pastafreak]

People have strong opinions on all aspects of eggs 😉

[Canary42]

Something keeps egging us on.

[Arksided]

Alfred Hitchcock afraid of runny eggs... maybe the idea of the birds came from. 

As was posted earlier... I keep them in the fridge no matter which side up but take them out the day I'm going to cook them.

It might seem childish but to this day one of my favourite meals is soft boild eggs (Large) with toasted soldiers with butter. and I can time the eggs perfectly.

I do put a tiny prick in the bottom (large end) before simmering them for five minutes.

 

[Arksided]

* Behave!