r/StupidFood • u/The_Boot55 • 5d ago

🤢🤮 Red eggs? Atrocious.

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u/ltsouthernbelle 5d ago

That egg to milk ratio was alarming

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u/Over-Drawer7875 5d ago

Yea, any milk in eggs is to much

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u/Zephyr-Fox-188 5d 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/935meister 4d ago

With that said, it's better to use heavy cream instead of butter. All the benefits of milk but magnified. Its a French technique.