# Does anyone here like eggs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 20, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457 "2018-06-20T18:24:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/41 "2018-06-21T09:44:17Z")
> [@drewder](#): > > Eggs are good but too many folks dont know how to cook them. In general eggs should be cooked over a low heat, high heat denatures the protein. Someone doesn’t know what “denatures” means. Cooking eggs denatures the proteins at any heat. Denature doesn’t mean “breaks up” or “modifies its chemical composition”; it means “changes the 3d structure to one that’s biologically inactive”. It’s a stereochemical change, not a compositional one. And I’ll be happy to take **ivylass** ’s share. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/42 "2018-06-21T12:41:58Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Well, I have a sort of love/hate relationship with them right now. I like to eat them, but since we recently adopted a bunch of chickens, we’re getting way too many of them. Some days we get as many as ten eggs, and that’s like, eight too many. “Bad! Bad chickens!” When our hens are in hyperproduction, we eat as many eggs as possible. I have them for breakfast, the dogs have some with their morning feeding, and the neighbors get a dozen every so often. When blueberries are ripe I’ll toss ice, blueberries, soymilk, and a raw egg into the blender. When the days grow short and the hens take a much needed rest, a dozen store bought eggs last a month and are only used for baking. ( **Dung Beetle** : the trick is to have the perfect number of hens. When one of our hens hit menopause, buying a replacement chick is a bigger decision than buying a new car) ETA: [Shaksouka with feta](https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014721-shakshuka-with-feta) ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/43 "2018-06-21T13:05:56Z")
I eat a boiled egg (and a yogurt) every day for lunch. Weekends, big breakfast incorporating as many eggs as possible, and I use some more in baking. We sell to the neighbors, but if they’re canny enough to wait us out, we just start giving them away for free. They make good tips for any service people that visit the house too. The dogs do get their share as well! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/44 "2018-06-21T13:10:08Z")
Does anyone else remember [the egg-loving girl](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNkBP7o6DAQ) from The Amanda Show? ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/45 "2018-06-21T13:49:07Z")
Hard-boiled eggs reek like Satan’s flatulence, so I’ve never been brave enough to try them. I do like eggs used in cookies and cakes, though. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/46 "2018-06-21T14:25:58Z")
I have texture issues, so the only way I can eat an egg is scrambled. If they are the least bit runny I won’t touch them. Hard boiled eggs reek. Awful smell to them…a gagging scent. Fried, over-easy, whatever you wanna call it - no way. Slimy and awful. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/47 "2018-06-21T15:22:18Z")
Sure, I like them. Especially served with ham. As long as they aren’t green. ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/48 "2018-06-21T16:10:10Z")
What kind of question is this? That’s like asking “Does anyone here like air?” ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/49 "2018-06-21T16:30:58Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Does anyone else remember [the egg-loving girl](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNkBP7o6DAQ) from The Amanda Show? Or all the eggs consumed over the years by **The Sopranos**. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/50 "2018-06-21T19:08:48Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Speaking of white bread, not toasted, try frying an egg over easy and sliding it onto a single slice. Fold the bread over and try to eat it while getting the yolk to goosh over the bite you’re going to take next, and not spilling any on the plate. It’s breakfast and a game of skill at the same time! > > Rye or whole grain bread doesn’t work here, because it makes the goosh as soon as you fold. Game over. That reminds me of another way I like them, which I haven’t done for a while. Take a slice of white bread, tear a whole in the middle, grease a pan up good, and put the bread in the pan with the torn out part near it. Crack and egg into the while. Just as it sets flip everything over. Cook until the bread is browned and the egg is a bit runny, to taste. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/51 "2018-06-21T19:21:53Z")
I only like hamburgers. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/52 "2018-06-21T19:27:49Z")
> [@drewder](#): > > Eggs are good but too many folks dont know how to cook them. In general eggs should be cooked over a low heat, high heat denatures the protein. Assuming you didn’t mean eggs should always stay liquid and at most be tepid, what are you actually recommending here? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/53 "2018-06-21T19:52:14Z")
> [@naita](#): > > I only like hamburgers. Mmmmmm, an over-easy egg is a welcome addition to any burger. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/54 "2018-06-22T02:31:46Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > Did someone say supper’s ready? As sure as eggs is eggs. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/55 "2018-06-22T05:18:33Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > When our hens are in hyperproduction, we eat as many eggs as possible. I have them for breakfast, the dogs have some with their morning feeding, and the neighbors get a dozen every so often. When blueberries are ripe I’ll toss ice, blueberries, soymilk, and a raw egg into the blender. > > When the days grow short and the hens take a much needed rest, a dozen store bought eggs last a month and are only used for baking. > > ( **Dung Beetle** : the trick is to have the perfect number of hens. When one of our hens hit menopause, buying a replacement chick is a bigger decision than buying a new car) > > ETA: [Shaksouka with feta](https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014721-shakshuka-with-feta) We got a surprise when my family moved into our new house some years back: the owner left 22 chickens: 21 hens and a rooster with a Napoleon complex. Nobody wanted them, and killing and eating them was not an option. I made a lot of frittata and cream puffs, the dogs got some in their kibble, I sneaked them into recipes, and I gave some away. I must admit it was a relief when attrition reduced their numbers, and I no longer felt like Lucy and Ethel at the chocolate factory. ---
**Author:** ![SOJA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@SOJA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SOJA)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/56 "2018-06-22T06:29:23Z")
Hard boiled, soft boiled or fried in butter. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/57 "2018-06-22T08:32:45Z")
I don’t eat eggs often enough, because I tend to forget I have them and they go off. Or they just stick together in the carton and break, which is really annoying. I ought to give them another go, they’re a simple meal to put together really, and that’s one of my priorities with food. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/58 "2018-06-22T11:15:00Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I don’t eat eggs often enough, because I tend to forget I have them and they go off. Anyone know an eggs shelf life? We use them pretty much straight outa the bird’s arse, so never need to think about it. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/59 "2018-06-22T11:33:50Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Anyone know an eggs shelf life? We use them pretty much straight outa the bird’s arse, so never need to think about it. For refrigerated American eggs, at least, gotta be on the order of several weeks. I know I routinely let eggs sit in the fridge for 3 weeks or so without an issue. Googling gives me a highlighted answer that says 5 weeks, which sounds about right to me. I’m fairly certain I’ve had eggs last 2 months before, when I’ve forgotten about them in the back of the fridge. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457/60 "2018-06-22T12:25:58Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > straight outa the bird’s arse Gotta add that phrase to our advertisements. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-like-eggs/816457.md?page=4)