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Organic eggs versus regular eggs

I usually buy regular eggs that can be found at any grocery store. As you know the prices can range from $1 – $3 for a dozen. I wanted to try organic eggs so I went to a organic food store and decided to buy some free range organic eggs. They cost me $5 for a dozen (there was also jumbo/ free range/ organic/ vegetarian feed eggs for $10 per dozen, that I want to buy next).

After eating the entire dozen organic eggs over the next week, I definitely could tell the difference between the two. Here are the main differences that I noticed.

  1. Organic eggs are brown as opposed to the usual white. This is not a real difference. It just means the chickens were brown instead of white. I imagine it is a purely marketing thing. I’m sure it effects some customers though.
  2. Organic eggs have a tougher shell. The amount of force you use to crack a regular egg is not enough to crack the shell of the organic egg. You have to hit the organic egg harder against the counter or pan (however you do it). Once I went back to using regular eggs, I actually shattered the first egg by hitting it way to hard and made a mess everywhere. I guess I quickly got used to the toughness of the organic egg’s shell. Keep that in mind when you switch back to regular eggs.
  3. The yoke in the organic eggs takes slightly more effort to break up once it’s in the pan (if you’re making scrambled eggs). The yoke is noticeably thicker.

Those are the main differences for me. As far as taste goes, I couldn’t taste the difference. I use herbs and spices with most meals. My next goal is to buy the $10 per dozen eggs. My prediction is that the shell will be even tougher to crack and the yoke will be even thicker.