Eggs: Serious question here.

[caligirl]

hardboiled egg whites usually have a nice smooth texture, right, right.
Has anyone ever noticed that sometimes the eggs come out rubbery and sort of mushy, fully cooked and still mushy? Even in the same cooked up batch, some will be fine when others are mushy and rubbery. Are the eggs old? whats the deal? it bothers me.

 

[cuthroat]

I have noticed the same thing...Why, I don't know.

 

[bignate73]

whoa...i dont think i'd eat them if they were fully cooked yet mushy AND rubbery.

 

[caligirl]

they don't smell bad, they are not cracked or otherwise compromised, the sell date is the same as the good ones (granted there could be bad old ones in the bunch)
but, they don't taste bad and never made me sick. The texture is just really, really weird and I want to know why.

 

[heatherrae]

That means your eggs are bad. ugh.

If you put a raw egg in water, it should sink to the bottom. If it floats, throw it away. The gasses have started forming on the inside from it being old and is making the egg float. Throw out any floaters.

 

[cuthroat]

That means your eggs are bad. ugh.

If you put a raw egg in water, it should sink to the bottom. If it floats, throw it away. The gasses have started forming on the inside from it being old and is making the egg float. Throw out any floaters.

You should be given a medal for info like this Thank you!

 

[caligirl]

You should be given a medal for info like this Thank you!

I agree
thanks! I have wondered and have always forgotten to ask. It's been plagueing me today because it happened this morning... k to you HR

 

[heatherrae]

Thanks, you two. =-)

 

[caligirl]

That means your eggs are bad. ugh.

If you put a raw egg in water, it should sink to the bottom. If it floats, throw it away. The gasses have started forming on the inside from it being old and is making the egg float. Throw out any floaters.

Do you know of a test for hard boiled? so you don't have to spend time boiling again...? this happens often to me. like one or two in a dozen.

 

[heatherrae]

I usually just time them. All of them should be done at the same time if you are not crowding the pot. If you are making a whole dozen you need a really big pot. If they are crowded into the pot, they will not all cook at the same rate. HTH

 

[heatherrae]

Another reason that your eggs could be mushy is because the shells are cracking while they are cooking. Try to have a pot big enough that they are not bumping each other.

 

[PICK3]

but which came first?

 

[caligirl]

Another reason that your eggs could be mushy is because the shells are cracking while they are cooking. Try to have a pot big enough that they are not bumping each other.

I only cook 6 at a time cause I don't like to store them in the fridge, so it's not over crowding, I think they are just old from the store, bad.

 

[heatherrae]

I only cook 6 at a time cause I don't like to store them in the fridge, so it's not over crowding, I think they are just old from the store, bad.

could be. You want to hard boil eggs that are a few days old, actually, but not past the expiration date on the carton and of course not floaters...lol. After they are a few days old, you boil em and they are easier to peel than the super-fresh ones because they are more alkaline and there is more of a pocket of air on the inside.

Gosh, I'm an egg geek...lol.

 

[dutchman063]

If it floats, throw it away. The gasses have started forming on the inside from it being old and is makes it float. Throw out any floaters.

is that the same with poop?

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

That means your eggs are bad. ugh.

If you put a raw egg in water, it should sink to the bottom. If it floats, throw it away. The gasses have started forming on the inside from it being old and is making the egg float. Throw out any floaters.

....and if you're still not sure, or think you've gotten the two mixed up, kids, just think of what a dead body does! lol

 

[heatherrae]

lol...yuck

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

lol...yuck

...which as a result is what you'll immediately say about that bad egg prior to throwing it away!

Never underestimate the power of visualization.

 

[heatherrae]

PS...I recently got one of these. It cooks them perfectly, everytime. =-)

http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=207906#reviews

 

[Raptorex]

no

 

[bignate73]

PS...I recently got one of these. It cooks them perfectly, everytime. =-)

http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=207906#reviews

so does this...

 

[heatherrae]

so does this...

LOL...true. This you can just put the eggs in and walk away, though. It is foolproof.

 

[bignate73]

foolproof?

dont be so sure....

I've burned Tea!

 

[heatherrae]

foolproof?

dont be so sure....

I've burned Tea!

lol...i've caught the kitchen on fire before.

 

[bignate73]