Oddball Girl has developed into a little blue egg laying machine, though it seems her product is never going to grow to a standard size…
I mostly leave these for Neighbor L. But I’ve seen references to a difference in taste, so I collected three for my lunch to see if there really was any difference.
And honestly, to me they just taste like eggs.
If anything they’re a little blander than normal. I don’t usually reach for the salt shaker but in this case I did. Eggs is eggs, as far as I can tell.
Gotta agree with you on egg taste. We have several friends/neighbors that give us eggs from time to time and I cannot tell a difference in the taste v storebought when either scrambled or hardboiled. Some donors are free range, most are a mix of feeds. No ‘wild’, ‘richer’, or more Anything taste to me. Eggs is Eggs.
Still, when you know what went into the egg machine, you do feel a bit better about eating it.
Yup, bugs, grubs, centipedes, some cracked corn and dirt – gives them the best consistency all day long 😉
“No ‘wild’, ‘richer’, or more Anything taste to me. ”
What you need are duck eggs or goose eggs. They are much richer and meatier. After we got ducks and geese, chicken eggs were given away or just used for baking.
Coloradohermit – I did the opposite with my duck eggs I used them for baking, custards/puddings and french toast. But for fried, deviled or hard boiled, I wanted chicken eggs.
coloradohermit, yeah I have had goose/duck eggs and Yes, they certainly taste different. But its not a taste I prefer over hen eggs. Guess I’m just too citified.
I guess my quirky side is showing again. Oh well. 😉
Now, mostly I agree with you. Be we can tell the difference between true free range yard eggs, and store bought.
And what Judy said about duck eggs I’ve read before. Duck eggs are best the way she describes (many chefs prefer duck eggs for their fancy baking); and chicken eggs are best for general eating. Something about duck eggs being richer or something like that.