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[-] Damage@feddit.it 113 points 1 year ago
[-] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 83 points 1 year ago

While eggs are being prepared for shipment and packaged they are inspected, or "candleled". A light is shone through the eggs, which makes things like defects, rot, or blood vessels apparent so those eggs can be removed from the line.

Presumably this company processes eggs on such a scale that they pull the double yolks found during candling and sells them as a separate product.

[-] freebee@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year ago

What's the advantage? Why would I want to buy double yolk eggs? Never ever seen it in a shop in europe.

[-] Damage@feddit.it 38 points 1 year ago

For some recipes you need the yolk while the white is refuse, like sabayon for example. Of course if you have white leftover and don't use it to make merengue, you're insane.

[-] Klear@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I don't think you get more yolk from doubles, since they are comparatively much smaller. I guess it could be a tad more, but it never felt that way and I've cracked a lot of eggs.

[-] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

You would probably get less egg whites which would still be a win as some recipes don't use em so it's less waste but these can't be cheap I imagine. I could just Google it but eeeehhhh.

[-] Astongt615@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Or for a cocktail!

[-] Fermion@mander.xyz 17 points 1 year ago

Maybe for someone with a specific baking recipe in mind? One of the egg noodle recipes I like calls for about as many extra yolks as whole eggs. So I could probably just use these without waste or having to make a separate recipe to use up the whites. I've never seen this at stores near me either in the US.

[-] WraithGear@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Aren’t they around the same volume as a single yoke?

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

A yoke is probably significantly larger than an egg since it's gotta fit on the necks of oxen.

Since those are jumbo eggs, the yolk mass is likely near 2x that of a large.

What if it's a small ox?

[-] JamesTBagg@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

For extra yolk-y mess to dip my toast in.

[-] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 1 year ago

I assume somebody will pay for the novelty. Besides, if my summer raising chickens was to be believed those eggs are rare enough that it's not like there has to be a huge demand.

[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago
[-] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I think they are all sold to a company that wants them. Like McDonald's or something. No idea, not going to check either. Maybe a mayonnaise company, that would make sense wouldn't it.

[-] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 year ago

Well, if a product doesn't exist in the European market, then it shouldn't exist at all. /s

The egg processor saw an opportunity to easily offer a novelty product. That's why we're talking about it at all: it's a novelty.

[-] freebee@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

I didn't say it shouldn't exist, I don't care. I was just wondering why it exists and mentioned that i've never seen it irl. Jeez.

[-] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

Or it's the delivery from the barn next to the nuclear power plant.

[-] boatsnhos931@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

You've got to be yolking

[-] ji17br@lemmy.ml 30 points 1 year ago

I once got 5/12 double eggs in a normal ass carton. Still my greatest achievement.

[-] pseudonym 34 points 1 year ago

Why are you getting eggs in your ass carton?

[-] ji17br@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Feels better than the normal carton 😉

[-] Dicska@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Well, that's where they come from, right?

You have to pay for plastic bags now.

[-] 30p87@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

I've never seen or even heard of double yolks before, and I burn through eggs like nothing.

[-] BrightHalo@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

This person should buy a lottery ticket!

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 38 points 1 year ago

But only one that is printed on the outside whether it's a winner or a loser, and what prize it is.

[-] TriPolarBearz@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Bought a bunch of lottery tickets. 2 dollars each.

1st one, won a dollar. Cool.

2nd one, won a dollar. Woah!

3rd one, won a dollar. ???

4th one, won a dollar. WHAT ARE THE ODDS?

Read the ticket name. "Always win a dollar"

[-] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Do you buy a netflix card and think you won something?

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 11 points 1 year ago

Didn't realise this was roastme

[-] ShankShill@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago

We got a triple-yolk from the illegal eggs we buy from a 9 year old girl. But I ain't no snitch so the bacon don't know where I get my eggs.

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Max cholesterol per serving

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So like per egg volume, is it twice the yolk or are the yolks smaller than a normal egg yolk? What's the percentage yolk?

(Yolk is an odd word.)

[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The yolk was yolky to the folks who like yolky yolks

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I got a double double out of a regular carton once and it made my day.

[-] clutchtwopointzero@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

The odds were 1:1

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