Free Range Eggs

CoffeeNut · ‎03-15-2010

Last week the grocery store had them on sale. The sale price made them about the same price as the regular eggs. I had never bought free range eggs before so I thought I would give them a try.

First thing I noticed was that the shells were thicker. The yolks had such a rich looking color.

I make scrambled eggs each Saturday for breakfast and these eggs by far were the best I ever cooked with. The flavor was outstanding.

I will even pay full price from now on.

GenXmuse · ‎05-15-2016

I only buy free range on principle. Plus they do taste much better.

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

We have a few local farms in the area that sell free range eggs. You can see the chickens out in the pasture. Dh and I have been buying these eggs for several years now. It's hard to go back to regular grocery store eggs.

I agree they are so much better!

Snowpuppy · ‎03-09-2010

Free range is not organic but I agree they are better tasting and better quality.

While I live rural and both are a LOT cheaper from a local farm than the grocery, try your local farmer's market as a source for less expensive eggs.

Eggs actually have a coding on their container at the grocery so you'll know how old the eggs are you're buying.

faeriemoon · ‎03-14-2010

I only buy free range.

Just an FYI, cage free is not the same as free range. Buy free range.

~What a terrible era in which idiots govern the blind.~ William Shakespeare

CoffeeNut · ‎03-15-2010

I did not tell my husband that I had bought different type of eggs just to see if he could taste any difference.

My scrambled eggs are simple. 6 eggs lightly whipped with a fork. Pinch of sea salt and a pinch of pepper. Tablespoonful of Kerrygold butter, melted in my non stick All-clad frying pan over medium heat and occasionally stir until i get the consistency that we like.

When they look 90 to 95 percent done. I take it off the heat because we like ours with the yolks still a little runny. Then they set up quite nicely on the plate.

Husband said those were they best tasting scrambled eggs he has ever had (and I would have to also agree"

So I am glad I tried something new and afterwards did some research on how free range offers better living conditions for the chickens. So for me I will not hesitate one bit on the higher cost of free range eggs

Zernia Rose · ‎04-16-2011

We eat free range eggs and meats that are organic and without growth hormones or antibiotics from local farms and farmers within a 100 mile range that participate in our farmers' markets. We love the tastes, richness, and textures. The fruits and vegetables that are fantastic although not perfect as they are supermarkets. The food is expensive but we value the work of our small farmers and the hard work each family undertakes to keep these national treasures open. It's nice to talk with them, share in there lives, and the community that emerges out of these transactions. One of our farmers writes the best newsletters monthly and also invites customers out to the farm for food, hayrides, and fun twice a year. Love the Kerrygold butter also. Bon appetit!