Willow Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Big family dinner at mine yesterday and one of my nephews decided he would make proper egg custard for pudding. He has cooked in the past in pub restaurants. Anyway he insisted on whisking custard by hand, wasn't heating it enough, then over heated so it separated. Finally he blended it up we poured it through a sieve into a cold jug and it separated again so hardly anyone ate it When I went to clear up my OH called me over to look in a big plastic bowl. In it were about a doz egg shells and egg whites all chucked in together. He'd not bothered separating the eggs properly and putting the whites aside. He'd also got some bits of yolk in there so there was no salvaging it We're both really quite cross, the hens aren't laying very many eggs at the moment and that was a dozen good eggs wasted Bit of an insight into the waste that probably goes on in commercial kitchens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I share your pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I always get cross with food waste - any waste - but it's particularly galling when it is your own hens' eggs! Especially at this time of year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 What a waste And a shame the egg custard didn't work out. I love egg custard but never make it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Oh no, I would have been really cross. Each egg is precious, especially at this time of year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Some folk just don't understand, grrr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I get very cross if an egg gets wasted. I think twice about doing an egg wash unless I can add the left overs to an omelette or scrambled eggs or a cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
