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My friend had some eggs from his chickens in his backyard and I was surprised I didn’t like them as much as the Happy Egg Co. Heritage Breed eggs I buy at Sprou
by wincy 5y ago
My friend had some eggs from his chickens in his backyard and I was surprised I didn’t like them as much as the Happy Egg Co. Heritage Breed eggs I buy at Sprouts. The eggs are $8 a dozen and the only eggs I’ll eat now. Everything else tastes off. Maybe the flavor is from the breed of chicken? The eggs are brown and blue.
They definitely have the same hard boiling issue with a strong membrane.
I want it to be placebo as these eggs are expensive and I spend a few hundred a month on them. But I’ve bought every expensive brand of egg I can (Vital Farms, among others, which _used_ to taste amazing then became popular maybe and tasted like any other egg?) and _only_ this brand tastes different than a bog standard cheap egg.
The same thing happened with Kerrygold butter. Regular cheap butter tastes like I’m eating Crisco now.
- twic 5y ago> The eggs are $8 a dozen [...] and I spend a few hundred a month on them You eat over 300 eggs a month?
- TheSoftwareGuy 5y agoIt’s not that crazy the more I think about it. If he has a spouse and 2 kids (so 4 people in this house), and each person eats 3 eggs for breakfast everyday for 30 days that’s 360 eggs
- justsomehnguy 5y ago> 3 eggs for breakfast everyday Ugh! I would start to crow if I would eat that much.
- ipaddr 5y agoThat could become a health issue if this is longterm.
- smilliken 5y agoIf you have a reason to think eggs are unhealthy, state the reason so that there can be a discussion. Eggs are as close to a miracle food that I know, and I think it would be a shame to discourage their consumption.
- mikehotel 5y agoThe USDA prohibits eggs from being called safe or nutritious because of their cholesterol and saturated fat content. Video and transcript expanding on this available at https://nutritionfacts.org/video/who-says-eggs-arent-healthy-or-safe/ https://nutritionfacts.org/video/who-says-eggs-arent-healthy....
- wrycoder 5y agoPersonally, I would not pay any attention to that whatsoever.
- mikehotel 5y agoPlease share your rationale to further the conversation. Certainly each of us are responsible for our own decisions.
- wrycoder 5y agoBecause the recommendation appears to be based on faulty and even corrupt research done over sixty years ago. It’s too much to go into here, but you could look at the introduction to Gary Taubes’ 2020 book. It’s in the Kindle sample. I’m 80, have eaten at least two eggs a day for twenty years, and I’m fine. Not particularly overweight and no heart issues.
- mikehotel 5y agoI read through the sample, thank you for referring it to me. I am somewhat familiar with keto/low-carb diets. In reviewing Gary’s work, I did come across the study he did under Nutrition Science Initiative, and how the results didn’t support his claims. Have you had a chance to look into this? (Aside: my dad is around your age, and has not yet quit smoking despite science since he doesn’t have any adverse effects. Be well!)
- datguacdoh 5y agoalso other cultures eat many savory egg dishes as well that makes egg use outside of breakfast quite common. my family of 4 goes through about that many eggs because of many lunch and dinner egg dishes we eat. I've been personally shocked by how many eggs we go through a week, but buying flats at local farmers markets has helped quite a bit.
- TinyRick 5y agoYou buy 25 dozen eggs per month? How are you spending a few hundred a month on eggs even if they're $8/dozen
- wincy 5y agoOkay maybe 12 dozen. But my family eats a lot of eggs!
- tastyfreeze 5y agoDude get some chickens. My cost per dozen is around $3 at current feed prices and 60% laying rate. If you feed them your kitchen scraps the feed cost is even lower. The eggs you get that dont peel well are fresh. Less than 2 weeks old. Home grown eggs are the same way until they age and dry out a bit.
- ipaddr 5y agoHow long do they keep producing eggs and what do you do with the chickens after?
- tastyfreeze 5y agoThey will keep producing their whole life. However, production drops way off after 3 years. My wife isn't keen on butchering or I would make soup with old hens. I have some freeloading birds right now that will get to live out their life while only giving me manure and an occasional egg. When they die they become compost. I do keep dual purpose birds in the event that food supplies require a sacrifice to feed my family. It costs a little more to feed heavier hens but the security is worth it.
- guyzero 5y agoI have chickens and while the eggs are great, what you have is new pets that also happen to produce eggs as a side-effect. (Assuming you live in a city and not on a farm) You treat them like any other pet. Chickens will live 3-10 years. One of my chickens died a year or so after she stopped laying, another chicken is now 10 and lays one or two eggs a year but is otherwise looking as healthy as they day we got her. I suppose you could kill them or even try to eat them but most layers are pretty skinny and would not make a great meal.
- tayo42 5y agohow are you eating these eggs?