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[Indenial]

Just had a "discussion" with my wife.  I told her I'd take a poll.  If you cook---when you cook eggs, do you crack them and put the empty eggs shells back in the egg carton, or do you throw them away and leave the egg carton empty of the used eggs.

[OBB]

Hope it wasn't a "discussion" that would "fry" a good morning between the two of you.


Depends, if there's still raw eggs in the carton, they go in the trash. If we're using the last of the carton, they go in the carton and then in the trash.

[Supershooter]

Depends, if there's still raw eggs in the carton, they go in the trash. If we're using the last of the carton, they go in the carton and then in the trash.
[/quote]

Same at our house,
Supershooter

[2k]

I live in the country. Most food scraps go in the field. But with egg shells, I'll make it 100%. In trash unless using all in carton!

[charles05663]

Composter

 

[phato1]

Hope it wasn't a "discussion" that would "fry" a good morning between the two of you.


Depends, if there's still raw eggs in the carton, they go in the trash. If we're using the last of the carton, they go in the carton and then in the trash.

Yup, same at our home too.

[CowboyBagger]

They always go down the garbage disposal.  Never in the carton.

Cowboy

[MIKEYTEE]

Crack the eggs before frying?    Who knew?

Damn if you don't learn something new each day!
Mike
 

[PinkE]

I raise 6 chickens, the salmonella is found on the outside of the shell, always throw them in the trash, compost pile, composter, never put them back in the carton with unused eggs, also, wash your hands with soap and water after touching the egg shells.  Also, if you can buy eggs from a local free range farm they are better for you...1/3 less Cholesterol, 1/4 less Saturated fat, 2 times more Omega 3's, 3 times more Vitamin E and 7 times more Beta Carotine. 

[HogBreath]

I don't cook eggs. I'm a married male chaeuvinst pig.

[Supershooter]

PinkE, why are there so many differences between conventionally raised eggs and free range eggs?
Supershooter

[Indenial]

Well, my wife liked all of your answers and now they go in the trash.  The salmonella issue is  reason enough to change.  After 35 yrs of marriage and raising three daughters, we have to really search hard for things to disagree on.  She's a great lady and a real keeper. Sometimes I like to irritate her a little bit.  But I finally learned (was trained) to put the toilet seat down after use.

[OBB]

Well, my wife liked all of your answers and now they go in the trash.  The salmonella issue is  reason enough to change.  After 35 yrs of marriage and raising three daughters, we have to really search hard for things to disagree on.  She's a great lady and a real keeper. Sometimes I like to irritate her a little bit.  But I finally learned (was trained) to put the toilet seat down after use.

Hell, after all the kids moved out I got my own bathroom. No need to drop the seat now. 

[D-N-D]

Never put shells back in the carton !!!! always in the trash.

[PinkE]

PinkE, why are there so many differences between conventionally raised eggs and free range eggs?
Supershooter

Free range hens eat grass, bugs and worms for protein, flowers, Dandelions, and are usually supplemented with a quality grain and chicken scratch feed (oats,seeds, cracked corn), and get Vitamin D from the sun...  Battery Hens (Commercial farmed eggs) are crammed into small cages maybe 1'x1',maybe 2 in the cage, never see sun, their feet never touch the ground, they only eat low vitamin, high protein, fat filled feed, mixed with sawdust sometimes, they are forced to lay by artificial lighting, basically there stressed out their whole lives...PLUS, believe it or not, they wash the eggs in Bleach so there nice and white, the egg absorbes some of the bleach into the egg.  The hen puts a final coat on the egg when she lays it called a Bloom, this coating seals the shell from absorbing germs and harmful bacteria, and keeps the egg safe, commercial eggs get this bloom washed off...Plus a commercial egg can be 10 weeks old before it ever reaches the store, they sit in distribution coolers till there sold, sometimes longer, the older the egg the easier it is to peel when you make hardboiled eggs.  The yolks of Free range hens are richer and darker in color because of the green grass and all the good things they eat, plus there happy, not stressed out or forced to lay eggs.  Some people think brown eggs are stronger flavored, wrong, the only reason an egg is brown is because the color of the chicken determines what color the shell is, after the shell is formed the hen puts the color on the shell just before she lays it.... the egg inside is still the same. Just buy from local farmers markets or when you see a sign out in front of a house buy there and then crack one of those next to a store bought egg, the color of the yolk is much richer on the Free range egg and the difference in taste is amazing, once you try them you will never go back to the store bought eggs, and like said, there so much better for you.