Does anyone else notice something different about eggs?

[coldiris]

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!

Not so much this but the shape is different. I wonder if the quality has dropped as birds have had to be shut in due to avian flu. They seem more elongated now.

Flock down! 🤣🤣🤣

You BOUGHT 6 large eggs. Not brought

Problem with that, is that those hens may well not be vaccinated against salmonella and so you're at higher risk of catching it

I think the quality of most foods have gone downhill lately. Another Brexit bonus.

I heard the food we are now importing is much poorer quality when they checked what was coming into the country, unsafe even.

Yes they are vaccinated, it's advertised that they are.

Being pedantic, condescending and pointing out grammatical mistakes like that doesn't make you look smart, just rude.

@SpidersAreShitheads could you rethink the XL eggs for the welfare of the chickens?

Poultry veterinarian Ian Jones explains that in a commercial environment many hens are encouraged to lay larger eggs through selective breeding, their feed, and the number of hours of light they get. The large eggs some lay can cause stress and lead to health problems and even death
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/eggs#:~:text=Poultry%20veterinarian%20Ian%20Jones%20explains,and%20even%20death%2C%20he%20continues.

I just buy the mixed size eggs which tend to be big at this time of year, anyhow. Not had any quality issues.

To the pp, double yoke eggs tend to be laid by young hens that haven't quite got the hang of it. yet!