The Dogmother Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1161877/Beat---cook-omelette-breaking-egg.html Making an omlette without breaking an egg.... what's the betting they're not free-range? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyknickers Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 A similar product was on the news yesterday. It was in a bottle though and is being shown at some food show. I can't believe that we now have to have eggs already cracked in a container - is it really too much effort to crack an egg!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 and eggs come in their own very cleverly designed, bio-degradable, recycleable packaging unlike that horrible carton! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Whatever next? I bet they charge a wacking premium for cracking the eggs for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I suppose you wouldn't have to worry about breaking any eggs when getting them home from the supermarket. Or check all the boxes to find unbroken eggs (as I used to do) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydia Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Perhaps it's made out of the soft egg sludge that collects in the trays of battery hen cages..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 EWW!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I read about this in the paper yesterday. Apparently they are marketing it towards students & there will be a free range option available. Doesn't make it any nicer though................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I read about this in the paper yesterday.Apparently they are marketing it towards students Ah, yes! Students. The brightest people in the land, studying to be the best they can be, to go forth after their studies and partake of gainful employment; the future of our nation resting in their hands. Stretching the boundaries of their intelligence to make our country wise and good. While living on pot noodles and packet eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 That is pure laziness! Makes me shudder when I see it. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonix Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I read about this in the paper yesterday.Apparently they are marketing it towards students Ah, yes! Students. The brightest people in the land, studying to be the best they can be, to go forth after their studies and partake of gainful employment; the future of our nation resting in their hands. Stretching the boundaries of their intelligence to make our country wise and good. While living on pot noodles and packet eggs. I object! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I read about this in the paper yesterday.Apparently they are marketing it towards students Ah, yes! Students. The brightest people in the land, studying to be the best they can be, to go forth after their studies and partake of gainful employment; the future of our nation resting in their hands. Stretching the boundaries of their intelligence to make our country wise and good. While living on pot noodles and packet eggs. A student's life is a mixture of hedonism and "saving the world" No time to eat let alone prepare anything. I once visited my daughter at university to find she had used none of the tins of baked beans I had left her on a previous visit. Her reason was that they didn't have ring pulls and took too long to open Never mind, there's plenty of time to play housewife later in life. AS LONG AS THEY USE THE FREE RANGE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 10 eggs to 500ml is 20 eggs in this carton - students will never use 20 eggs within the 3 days after opened so why not buy fresh ones which will last much longer and dont need to go in the fridge I will never know - its like war time with dried egg!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Back in 1996 when I worked in a Tesco cafe we used to have to use carton scrambled egg mix I was told it was something to do with health and safety, I think the carton stuff was pasteurised so considered safer.....yet we were allowed to fry normal eggs! Figure that one out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 That's just what I was going to say. Eggs come in their own convenient portion sized shells and keep really well not to mention being versatile. I would love to see someone try to boil one of these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Phonix what have you learned about needing an exception to prove a rule as a student?! I had a flatmate at uni who could cook the most amazing Thai food. His father had been a chef in the far east so had taught him these killer recipes. Toast and water, however, still got burnt. He could only cook amazing stuff, not humdrum stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chookiehen Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Way back in the day, when I did stock control for Tesco, our store had bottled egg - about 7 years ago. Noone ever bought it, and it was forever being reduced in price, and wasted when people wouldn;t even buy it cheaply, so it was eventually discontinued. It cost nearly £2.50, for the equivalent of about 4 eggs back then, so didn't even provide any kind of extra value compared with buying a box of 6 eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Another Daily Mail reader. Hurrah! I saw this and did wonder what the point was. You have to be bloomin lazy to not muster the energy to crack open an egg and spend 5 seconds whipping it together. I'm sure that impecunous students would prefer to spend their cash on other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 From what I know, the original product was made for the mass producer like schools, canttens and hospitals, but they thought it'd appeal to the mass market. Not in my house it won't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I can't imagine finding a real use for it Besides my eggs are much nicer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonix Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Phonix what have you learned about needing an exception to prove a rule as a student?! I had a flatmate at uni who could cook the most amazing Thai food. His father had been a chef in the far east so had taught him these killer recipes. Toast and water, however, still got burnt. He could only cook amazing stuff, not humdrum stuff! There are 5 exceptions in our house then! We're quite good at cooking our own stuff and proud to say that ALL buy free range eggs! lol x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I have to admit that I can't boil an egg for toffee. Make a mean souffle though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 'Carton' eggs are used on aircraft to cook the breakfasts (first class only) - the other cabins get the slop served in a tidy little tray then left in the ovens for hours until crispy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 I'm always careful to opt out of those brekkies.... rather buy sarnies in the airport and eat those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzle Knit Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 There was an article about this in yesterday's Guardian, according to which the use of pre-cracked bottled eggs is widespread in the catering industry - ugghh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
