Eggs: Serious question here.

[caligirl]

hardboiled egg whites usually have a nice smooth texture, right, right.
Has anyone ever noticed that sometimes the eggs come out rubbery and sort of mushy, fully cooked and still mushy? Even in the same cooked up batch, some will be fine when others are mushy and rubbery. Are the eggs old? whats the deal? it bothers me.

 

[cuthroat]

I have noticed the same thing...Why, I don't know.

 

[bignate73]

whoa...i dont think i'd eat them if they were fully cooked yet mushy AND rubbery.

 

[caligirl]

they don't smell bad, they are not cracked or otherwise compromised, the sell date is the same as the good ones (granted there could be bad old ones in the bunch)
but, they don't taste bad and never made me sick. The texture is just really, really weird and I want to know why.

 

[heatherrae]

That means your eggs are bad. ugh.

If you put a raw egg in water, it should sink to the bottom. If it floats, throw it away. The gasses have started forming on the inside from it being old and is making the egg float. Throw out any floaters.

 

[cuthroat]

That means your eggs are bad. ugh.

If you put a raw egg in water, it should sink to the bottom. If it floats, throw it away. The gasses have started forming on the inside from it being old and is making the egg float. Throw out any floaters.

You should be given a medal for info like this Thank you!

 

[caligirl]

You should be given a medal for info like this Thank you!

I agree
thanks! I have wondered and have always forgotten to ask. It's been plagueing me today because it happened this morning... k to you HR

 

[heatherrae]

Thanks, you two. =-)

 

[caligirl]

That means your eggs are bad. ugh.

If you put a raw egg in water, it should sink to the bottom. If it floats, throw it away. The gasses have started forming on the inside from it being old and is making the egg float. Throw out any floaters.

Do you know of a test for hard boiled? so you don't have to spend time boiling again...? this happens often to me. like one or two in a dozen.

 

[heatherrae]

I usually just time them. All of them should be done at the same time if you are not crowding the pot. If you are making a whole dozen you need a really big pot. If they are crowded into the pot, they will not all cook at the same rate. HTH