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Does anyone else notice something different about eggs?

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coldiris · 09/07/2023 15:08

Hello everyone,

I am wondering if it's just me or if anyone else also noticed anything different about supermarket eggs. They somehow seem different from what they were before, and I've tried them from different supermarkets now: they seem more liquid if I can describe them that way and I can't seem to get either the soft boiled or poached eggs to come out right. It's as if they all cook in what I can only describe as record time and seem to come out overcooked no matter what. When I make poached eggs, they just don't hold their shape no matter what I do. I mean I wouldn't say I am a Michelin star chef but I've never had those issues with eggs before!

Anyone else noticed the same or anything similar at all?

Thank you!

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timegoingtooquickly · 09/07/2023 16:35

KajsaKavat · 09/07/2023 16:28

The chickens are life and life stressed, cramped and abused no wonder the taste changes.

I buy my eggs from a farm and see the chickens pecking about! When it was bird flu and they were locked up they were in a huge barn. Not all chickens are treated inhumanly

Kindofcrunchy · 09/07/2023 16:32

Bullshot · 09/07/2023 16:14

Maybe now is a good time to stop eating eggs then

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Not to mention the male chicks that go straight in the shredder once hatched for not being egg layers.

Also, if you keep chickens as pets, you are supposed to feed their eggs back to them to replenish the vitamins they lose from producing them in the first place.

FromNowOn23 · 09/07/2023 16:29

I bought some the other day and they were definitely a funny colour (dc agreed) which put me off and I threw them away.

KajsaKavat · 09/07/2023 16:28

The chickens are life and life stressed, cramped and abused no wonder the taste changes.

FleasAndKeef · 09/07/2023 16:28

Riverford organic posted on their social media recently that supermarkets are importing lots of their eggs from Italy because they are cheaper than British eggs 😔

KajsaKavat · 09/07/2023 16:27

Spinet · 09/07/2023 15:12

Eggs taste permanently different to me after having covid 2 years ago. Presumably that's me and not eggs but I'd love to hear of anyone else who's experienced this!!

Yes op I wonder if the supermarket bought a lot of eggs when they could get hold of them so they're still selling older ones.

I’ve lost a big part of my sense of smell and also taste so yes a good few things do not taste good to me anymore.

historybluw · 09/07/2023 16:22

Yes we were talking about this the other day!! Doesn’t matter which you buy either. All seem ‘thin.’

finewelshcheese · 09/07/2023 16:22

That's usually due to them being stale.

Enko · 09/07/2023 16:20

MajorDanger · 09/07/2023 15:11

Not in the actual eggs but the shells seem really thin. I’ve baked for years with no issues but now I’m constantly getting shell bits in things when cracking my eggs.

Drop them onto a flat surface (like kitchen table) instead of cracking them on the edge of something. The shell will crack but the membrane will stay intact. Then pick up and cracking fully = no shells in cake mixture.

Ps yes I onow it sounds insane btw may out this on the tips thread

Prettypaisleyslippers · 09/07/2023 16:16

Yes, shells thinner and harder to get out, started looping spoon into shell to get remains out. Burford browns the best though

Bullshot · 09/07/2023 16:14

Maybe now is a good time to stop eating eggs then

caringcarer · 09/07/2023 16:11

I'm lucky because I buy fresh eggs from a farm. I get them once a fortnight and they are lovely. I only use supermarket eggs for making cakes or Yorkshire puddings. Can't say I've noticed a difference in those but when eggs aren't very fresh they go as you describe. Maybe the supermarket has stored them for a while.

Trinity65 · 09/07/2023 15:58

I like eggs and buy them often

Can't say I have noticed any change in them though OP

HaveYouHeardOfARoadAtlas · 09/07/2023 15:55

Definitely thinner shells, I wonder if they’re not feeding them as much grit as a cost cutting measure which will lower their calcium levels and make for thinner shells.

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Spinet · 09/07/2023 15:44

ChristmasPuddingAllRound · 09/07/2023 15:17

@Spinet my DH says the same...since having covid he gets a sulphur taste when eating eggs. He is not impressed!

Commiserations to him! It's really annoying! I can taste it in things that contain eggs too, although in my case it's a kind of petrol or seaweed taste.

Hibiscrubbed · 09/07/2023 15:40

If they’re runny, it probably means they’re old. We’re still fielding the flock shortage caused by bird flu so they may well be travelling further.

Peletontwat · 09/07/2023 15:29

Yanbu mind you I can tell the difference between free range and barn eggs (shudder)

FofB · 09/07/2023 15:26

All bird have spent many months inside because of bird flu. I would imagine this will have had some effect on them. We have our own chickens- if the shells is thin, we scatter some oyster shell to improve their calcium.

FatAgainItsLettuceTime · 09/07/2023 15:25

Bear in mind that chickens were all locked in for months due to bird flu, only been released this week so eggs haven't been free range for about a year now.

MrsSkylerWhite · 09/07/2023 15:23

I’ve noticed thin shells lately, too.

FusionChefGeoff · 09/07/2023 15:22

I eat a LOT of boiled eggs and I'm getting fed up with eggs that only peel in tiny weeny bits of shells instead of 3/4 nice sections

eurochick · 09/07/2023 15:22

There has been a bird flu flock down for ages.

Roselilly36 · 09/07/2023 15:19

I would agree, DH loves poached eggs and often supermarket ones just foam up, even when they are well in date, we don’t buy supermarket eggs anymore.

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coldiris · 09/07/2023 15:18

@MajorDanger I’m constantly getting shell bits in things when cracking my eggs. yes, I noticed that too! And the yolk seems to break really easily quite often!

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