It is looking like eggs are about to go up again and I have a lot of freezer space. There are many ways to do this but I am looking for portion control and convivence for 1 person. Is it better to scramble them or try to freeze as is?
So my question is how many eggs will you buy at today’s price, and how high will the price have to go before you start dipping into your frozen eggs?
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Definitely scrambled. If you freeze as-is, the yolks will gel and remain that way when thawed.
Your other option is water glassing rather than freezing, but that only works with fresh, unwashed egs (not store bought). Also be aware most recipes you will find on the internet are wrong! Proper waterglassing should use Sodium Silicate, not
limelye (Sodium Hydroxide).Edit: Corrected - see below. Also, be aware that “lye” in older recipes can refer to any basic (as opposed to acidic) solution, and was more commonly potassium hydroxide leached from wood ash rather than sodium hydroxide.
Sodium hydroxyde is lye, calcium hydroxide is lime. Not sure how that relates to water glassing, I’ve never heard of it.
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Even more specifically, Calcium Hydroxide is “slaked lime” (also called “pickling” lime, as opposed to the even more caustic “unslaked lime” (Calcium Oxide)
They keep a very long time in the fridge, especially if unwashed. No need to freeze them.
Eggs in America sold in stores are all washed.
If you are uncertain if an egg is good or not, you can see if they float. If they float, bad.
Eggs in America are all washed because production facilities are filthy and riddle with salmonella. Keep them refrigerated and pay attention to the use by date.
In Europe it is safe to use the do-they-float test. I don’t know about anywhere else.
You could get powdered eggs if you want something easy to store that you dont have to worry about for a longer time.
Please explain. How do you powder eggs?
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I believe it’s dehydrated, and these are fine for human consumption.
I wouldn’t scramble them first. That introduces air bubbles which will act as an oxidizer, probably shortening the shelf life. I think cracking them into ice cube trays might be a viable option though it would probably be a messy job. It’s easy enough to test.
I’ve brought eggs ice fishing/camping before and just thawed them out in the hut before cooking them. Not sure how they hold up to longer freezes but they seemed fine thawed.
Would cracking them into ice pop / ice lolly / popsicle makers be a good method?
That is a good way to have them all freeze separated then bag them up 1 per bag me thinks.
That would be if you want the yolks to be intact for breakfast eggs.
If you have a vacuum bag sealer, you could make some custom bags that hold two eggs or more, crack the eggs into the bag (a wide-mouth funnel helps), vacuum out most of the air and seal them. Lay them flat during the initial freeze and they will store great!
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We’ve done this before. We also have an attachment that vacuum seals mason jars and we’ve put two eggs in a small jelly jar, vacuum sealed the lid, and thrown it into the deep freeze.
I’d hard boil em and freeze that.
These would be used for baking so that one is out.
If you are using them for baking I’d be worried that freezing will screw with the protein structure and mess up the bake. Might be able to get away with it for basic cakes, but anything where you are relying on the egg protein for structure (meringue, genoise, buttercream, etc) then I’d expect trouble
These tips are good, thank you everyone.
I experienced my first egg yolk gelling from being in the freezer for too long
Bury them in lye!
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