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by Buck Reed
The

Supermarket

Gourmet

Eggs

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The Incredible Egg!

As popular as eggs are, each the Egg Council fund a study saying
person in the United States eats eggs are dangerous to your health
about 270 per year. That still adds nor the Big Time Cereal corporations
up to a $10 billion a year business fund a study that says eggs are the
that employs 125,000 full-time wonder food for nutrition. That
employees. That is certainly being said, you should monitor your
something to crow about. health and eat eggs in moderation.
As far as purchasing eggs for you Eggs are best eaten fresh. The best
and your family, free-range chicken way to determine freshness is to put
eggs are better than mass-produced them in a pot of water and see if they
eggs. Free-range chicken eggs can float. If they do float, they are old
cost 2-3 times more than those found and should be discarded. The white
in the supermarket, but are worth or albumen part should have two
every penny in terms of flavor and distinct parts, described as thick and
freshness. A chicken who scratches thin. After it is cracked the thick part
out at least part of her nutrition from surrounding the yolk should actually
the backyard will produce a better stand up looking like a mountain. As
egg. Scientifically speaking, happy it ages, the thick albumen becomes
chickens make better eggs. There is a thinner.
ton of data to support this. No matter how you eat your eggs,
As far as the culinary world, you should take the time to prepare
eggs are an essential part of our them well. Just in case they really are
world. A chef’s hat has a multitude super bad for you, you may as well
of folds, each one representing a make sure you enjoy them.
different way they can cook an egg.
Omelets, scrambled, or fried are
just a few of the many ways we can
enjoy eggs every morning. In baking,
eggs have an important function in
stabilizing finished products, making
them firm. As an ingredient, they
also add richness and nutrition to
everything they touch. This little
miracle ingredient could be the most
important part of any cook’s or
baker’s repertoire.
As far as eating eggs safely, they
have a dubious reputation. For every
study that says they are good for you,
someone will fund a study that says
they are bad for you. To some extent,
it is about the money. You won’t see