The egg test
Posted by Don Packett under Uncategorized on February 25 2005 at 9:33 AM
SA is known for it’s farming and other such Afrikaner sports. So it’s no surprise that when it comes to food products, there’s a lot to choose from. Over the past few weeks I’ve been conducting a test to see which are the best overall extra large-size eggs Joburg has to offer. The eggs that competed were:
* Golden Lay
* Farmer Doep’s
* Pick ‘n Pay No Name
The results were as follows:
* Golden Lay: Very hard shell, which makes cracking them open quite a mission, often resulting in the most of the egg white falling outside the bowl. Yolk size – medium. Score: 6/10.
* Farmer Doep’s: Man, did I regret buying a 30-pack of these bad boys! I thought Farmer Doep would be as cool as Farmer Brown! Very brittle shell, making separating the yolk and white a task so insane that it spoilt more than one day for me. Yolk size – smallish. Score: 3/10
* Pick ‘n Pay No Name: Medium strength shell, making cracking and separating a pleasure. Yolk size – medium. Score: 8/10.
There you have it folks, the best eggs in Joburg belong to the coop-slaving chickens that produce for P’nP! Congratulations, your bag of seeds are in the post.
ps. Is it too late to enter the Best SA Food Blog?
February 25th, 2005 at 9:55 am
I guess it depends on what you’re looking for in eggs…. You see, a harder shell means the chickens had more calcium in their diet, which were probably a lot more balanced too – especially if the yolk is nice and dark yellow/orange and the white is firm (doesn’t run all over the place, but sorta makes a “mound”).
After doing a similar experiment, but based on taste, I’m sticking to free-range, grain fed chicken eggs only. Can no longer stomach those slightly fishy-tasting non-free-range eggs, nor the thought of how the poor beasts must live…!
But then again, these days I’m trying to go as organic, home-grown and free-range in my foodstuffs as humanly possible. I like to know where my food comes from.
Anyone want tomatoes? The garden’s over-producing again…
February 25th, 2005 at 11:08 am
Nothing about PnP Omega eggs? Those things scare me, so I have never tried one. They are first call Omega and second there is a sticker on the side saying something like “Made in conjunction with CSIR”
WTF is the CSIR doing with eggs?!?
February 25th, 2005 at 11:30 am
Dude, you just made coffee come out my nose…!
February 28th, 2005 at 12:45 pm
Don, that must be the most random post i’ve ever seen. well done! sh1t like this get’s me coming back for more!
February 28th, 2005 at 1:33 pm
Glad you liked it. Next week: “Regular vs wholewheat spaghetti, the debate continues”
March 2nd, 2005 at 1:18 pm
How about:
Regular bread vs Bread rolls: Which stays fresher for longer?
February 24th, 2007 at 9:15 am
Nulaid/Golden lay/PnP no name/Quantum all are from the same farms,diets all the same,same pack station,only packaging differ.Go see for yourself,I did.Pack station Gauteng Muldersdrift.