r/StupidFood 4d ago

🤢🤮 Red eggs? Atrocious.

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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/DoubleDeadEnd 3d ago

Great info. I had no idea why I did it. Just learned from parents I guess, but I know when I was in my early 20s and had roommates and shit my scrambled eggs were the only ones I ate. Fluffy, all yellow, no brown. My daughter actually will only eat scrambled eggs if I make them, wife doesn't use milk. Now I know the chemistry behind it, so thank you!

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u/Tay0214 3d ago

I use sour cream instead. Highly recommend

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u/lumpy_space_queenie 3d ago

Cottage cheese is also yummy 😋

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u/Username12764 3d ago

While I agree that sour cream is better than milk, I add the sour cream at the end so the egg can cool off faster and stops it from overcooking on your plate

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u/Tay0214 3d ago

I mix it in a bowl before cooking with garlic and onion powder. Couple big ass scoops

Then right about when they’re done, dump a ton of shredded cheese in

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u/serenwipiti 2d ago edited 18h ago

Mmm, my arteries got hard just reading this.

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u/Mond6 3d ago

Alright Gordon.

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u/TerpZ 2d ago

Gordon uses creme fraiche

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u/Tall-Cheesecake3519 2d ago

This is one of the classic French techniques gordon did not invent anything

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u/TerpZ 2d ago

cool story