Freezing eggs....advice?

[thomas]

Anyone got any advice on freezing [chicken] eggs? I bought 15 eggs on Saturday, which is what I normally do, but I go home next Monday so won't use them all. I couldn't work out how many eggs I wanted for this week so just went mad

Anyone frozen them before? I reckon just crack them, whip them? Then just use them for omelettes/scrambled egg.

What are the eggs like after? Would I just be better taking them home and not being so tight?

 

[mr_cellophane]

Freezing omelettes is fine. I don't think you can freeze raw eggs due to the high water content turning to ice.

 

[philipbh]

Tinternet says you can't freeze them in the shell but can save egg mixture.

Advice is to combine the white and the yolk without beating in any (much) air - stick resultant mix in a freezer bag.

Defrost in a fridge and use immediately - no using a microwave or leaving out in the kitchen.

There could be some effect on taste too

 

[Haitch]

Paint them and give them to the folks at home for Easter.

 

[tyred]

Paint the shells in goose fat and they will keep for ages.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Hard Boil them.

 

[numbnuts]

pickled eggs

 

[thomas]

Tinternet says you can't freeze them in the shell but can save egg mixture.

Advice is to combine the white and the yolk without beating in any (much) air - stick resultant mix in a freezer bag.

Coool, that's kind of what I guessed! Thanks

 

[swee'pea99]

Just keep them in the fridge - as long as they're reasonably fresh, they'll stay usable for ages - two or three weeks at least. A simple test: Put egg in water - if it floats, it's not fresh.

 

[Keith Oates]

Put them in the fridge and they will keep for quite a few weeks. If you turn the fridge off when you go away it might not be so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Spinney]

They will be fine for at least a couple of weeks after the use by date on them. If that means they are still usable when you get back, just leave them in the fridge.

 

[thomas]

Put them in the fridge and they will keep for quite a few weeks. If you turn the fridge off when you go away it might not be so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fridge will probably get turned off. I'm away for more than 2/3 weeks too . Freezer seems to be the sure fire way of making sure they're okay.

 

[BrumJim]

Try water-glazing them:
http://www.classic-cooking-school.c...ration_of_eggs/home_preseration_of_eggs.shtml

 

[Shaun]

... and I thought this was going to be a thread about fertility ...

Just shows you - it pays to click and read first ...

 

[thomas]

... and I thought this was going to be a thread about fertility ... B)

Just shows you - it pays to click and read first ...

I thought people might so made sure in the post i said chickens