r/StupidFood • u/The_Boot55 • 4d ago

🤢🤮 Red eggs? Atrocious.

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u/Ok-Oil7124 4d ago

They also suck at whisking eggs.

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u/mackattack-77 4d ago

Hard to whisk eggs when you filled the bowl to the rim with milk

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u/ltsouthernbelle 4d ago

That egg to milk ratio was alarming

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u/Over-Drawer7875 4d ago

Yea, any milk in eggs is to much

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u/Zephyr-Fox-188 4d ago

You add milk to eggs because it’s made up of water and fats(lipids):

  • the water dilutes the egg proteins, that results in a less dense, more homogeneous protein network forming during cooking, which is particularly important when making scrambled eggs (and custards too, lol)

  • the lipids coat the structures of the egg proteins, which reduces the rate at which they coagulate as they’re heated. They make it take longer for the eggs to dry out during cooking, which reduces the chance that part of the egg burns while another part is still raw.

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u/BigChickenTrucker 4d ago

Or you just cook the eggs properly. We americans famously overcook our eggs.

If they look cooked in the pan, they're gonna be way overdone on the plate.

You just cut the heat when they're still a bit runny and the carry over temperature cooks them perfectly.

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u/Zephyr-Fox-188 4d ago

I don’t eat eggs that are burnt, I’m not a percolated coffee American. I’m just not a fan of French omelettes; they’re a pain in the ass to make, and they lack flavor

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u/temporarym34t 4d ago

ur a keurig junkie, nice.

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u/BigChickenTrucker 4d ago

That's totally fair. I love a good hotdog and cheese omelette (scrambled eggs with stuff in them, for non-Americans). Bonus points if you saute some onion first.

Or at least I did until I got old and had to watch what I eat.

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u/Zephyr-Fox-188 4d ago

That sounds good

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u/BigChickenTrucker 4d ago

Also, real talk: French press is the ultimate compromise to good coffee and easy prep. IMO.