Alex_A Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Sorry if this is an old question, but my brother scoffed at me when I said we had boiled our first freshly laid eggs for my son. He said that eggs are better for boiling when they are a few days old, and that poaching is better for really fresh ones. I looked in a couple of cook books and one said that boiling is a good thing to do with them. Part of the reason my brother said not to boil them is that the white separates (and we noticed that they had done that). Any advice much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Hm, I haven't noticed the whites separating, but I do tend to use older eggs for boiling and the freshest ones for poaching. My boys love 'egg chopped up in a cup with butter' and the fresh laid eggs are really hard to peel, so I cheat and poach a couple, then chop them up in the cup. If you keep them at room temperature, they are brilliant for boiling at 4 - 5 days old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_A Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 Thanks - I'll try an experiment and compare eggs of different ages cooked in different ways. When I've got enough data I'll post a report! As we are only getting 1 egg per day (when they aren't soft shelled) it might take a while, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
