Why do boiled eggs at restaurants not smell bad?

SharonGAPeach · 05-12-2005, 06:39 AM

I eat a lot of boiled eggs for breakfast at work. But, when I make them at home to bring to work, they smell terrible and I usually eat them away from everyone else because I don't want to gross anyone out with the smell

But, on salad bars at restaurants, the eggs don't smell bad. Do restaurants use some chemical or some process that removes the bad egg smell? I sure would love to know their secret!

Sharon in Atlanta

2BabesMama · 05-12-2005, 06:45 AM

Trying to rack my brain...I think if you boil them too long you create sulfar--that stinkiness. Also if the yolks get greenish around the edges, another sign they've been overcooked.

I worked at a restaurant where the eggs were fake. Those are the ones we put in the salad bar. The eggs came in a tube thingy and looked/tasted real when they were all chopped up.

sanderson76 · 05-12-2005, 06:45 AM

It may be because when you bring them from home, you have them sealed up in a container, so once the container is open, it releases the smell. To where at resturants, they stay in an open container the entire time

cadams · 05-12-2005, 06:50 AM

Could be a freshness factor too. If the restaurant and the grocery store both get their eggs from the same place the restaurant uses them that day most likely but the grocery store puts them on their shelves for you to buy, could be a day or two before you purchase them and another couple days before you cook them. So you could be using eggs that came from the same place as the restaurant but cooking them a week after the restaurant does.

Cosmo35 · 05-12-2005, 06:53 AM

I usually put about a teaspoon of white vinegar in the water when I boil eggs. I don't have a problem with any sulfar smell.

Julia128 · 05-12-2005, 10:23 AM

I saw them replacing eggs at a salad bar once and the eggs were in a liquid. I'm assuming that it was a chemical.

Didn't you every notice that boiled eggs in restaurants are rubbery? I'll bet that is why

CatDogsKid · 05-12-2005, 01:01 PM

I know in alot of restaurants, their egg is usually frozen. I don't know if they are real or not. I don't usually get them on my salad at restaurants anymore because I hate biting down on frozen egg!

Crohnie · 05-13-2005, 12:10 AM

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Lucky4 · 05-13-2005, 03:36 AM

My son who thinks he's a chef told me once that when you're peeling boiled eggs, you should NEVER get them wet--they stink. I don't know really the answer--but you could try this. I could never do it though because I'm contantly washing the eggs to get off any tiny pieces of shell

Celeste2 · 05-13-2005, 07:03 AM

On Good Eats they said the longer you cook them, the more likely you are to get a stinky gray sulfur ring, ESPECIALLY if they were older eggs to begin with.

I'm pretty sure that the food service eggs (which I know are real) are separated at the factory so they can blend them by part and cook them separately. I think that the smell comes entirely from the yolk and that if those are cooked JUST until done, there isn't going to be any stench.

Has anybody ever tried Blue Devils? I heard they're good. It's deviled eggs where you mix some canned blue crab meat into the yolks.

kaisergirl · 05-13-2005, 07:18 AM

If it's the yolk that stinks, how come they smell bad before you bite into it?

Celeste2 · 05-13-2005, 07:52 AM

Don't get me wrong, the whites are not completely unscented, but once the thing is cut open it's the yolks that really seem to have the odors. Maybe it's permeable, or maybe there's even some sulfur in the whites.

What's funny is that I don't even like HB eggs but everybody says I make great devilled eggs.

I'll gladly make them because they are always appreciated, easy, and cheap. But you couldn't pay me to eat one!

January_Sundae · 05-13-2005, 08:05 AM

Does this change the taste?

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Originally Posted by Cosmo35

I usually put about a teaspoon of white vinegar in the water when I boil eggs. I don't have a problem with any sulfar smell.

starstar · 05-13-2005, 08:17 AM

When I worked at a Wendys (quite a few years ago, so I don't know if it is the same now) the hb eggs came in a 1 gallon jar filled with liquid (some type of saline solution maybe??) They were not PICKLED, though.

Cosmo35 · 05-13-2005, 08:23 AM

Vinegar does NOT change the taste at all. I guess the eggs don't sit in the water long enough for it to leach through the shells.

Remember dyeing eggs when you were a kid? Those dyes used vinegar also!

Queeny · 05-13-2005, 08:26 AM

We own bar restaurants..........our eggs don't stink. We also put in vinegar to the water. It keeps the shells from sticking.....also we immediatly put the eggs in a vat of ice water to cool off.

idioglossic · 05-16-2005, 06:09 AM

my eggs do not stink.. I boil them with a toothpick.

kaisergirl · 05-16-2005, 08:33 AM

exactly what does the toothpick do?

05-12-2005, 06:39 AM	#1
SharonGAPeach Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Atlanta Suburb Posts: 469 Gallery: SharonGAPeach Stats: 160/140/134 5'6" WOE: Zero Carb Start Date: November 2002	Why do boiled eggs at restaurants not smell bad? I eat a lot of boiled eggs for breakfast at work. But, when I make them at home to bring to work, they smell terrible and I usually eat them away from everyone else because I don't want to gross anyone out with the smell But, on salad bars at restaurants, the eggs don't smell bad. Do restaurants use some chemical or some process that removes the bad egg smell? I sure would love to know their secret! Sharon in Atlanta

05-13-2005, 07:03 AM	#10
Celeste2 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,480 Gallery: Celeste2 Stats: A chick with sticks WOE: Optifast 291/268/191 Start Date: 2/4/2010	On Good Eats they said the longer you cook them, the more likely you are to get a stinky gray sulfur ring, ESPECIALLY if they were older eggs to begin with. I'm pretty sure that the food service eggs (which I know are real) are separated at the factory so they can blend them by part and cook them separately. I think that the smell comes entirely from the yolk and that if those are cooked JUST until done, there isn't going to be any stench. Has anybody ever tried Blue Devils? I heard they're good. It's deviled eggs where you mix some canned blue crab meat into the yolks. __________________ Celeste

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05-12-2005, 06:45 AM	#2
2BabesMama MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,037 Gallery: 2BabesMama Start Date: LCing 6/1/03	Trying to rack my brain...I think if you boil them too long you create sulfar--that stinkiness. Also if the yolks get greenish around the edges, another sign they've been overcooked. I worked at a restaurant where the eggs were fake. Those are the ones we put in the salad bar. The eggs came in a tube thingy and looked/tasted real when they were all chopped up.

05-12-2005, 06:45 AM	#3
sanderson76 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NC Posts: 1,452 Gallery: sanderson76 Stats: 147/141/125 WOE: LC Start Date: 06/29/08	It may be because when you bring them from home, you have them sealed up in a container, so once the container is open, it releases the smell. To where at resturants, they stay in an open container the entire time

05-12-2005, 06:50 AM	#4
cadams Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dumont, NJ Posts: 247 Gallery: cadams Stats: 248/200/170 WOE: Atkins Start Date: March 2000, Restart on August 2007	Could be a freshness factor too. If the restaurant and the grocery store both get their eggs from the same place the restaurant uses them that day most likely but the grocery store puts them on their shelves for you to buy, could be a day or two before you purchase them and another couple days before you cook them. So you could be using eggs that came from the same place as the restaurant but cooking them a week after the restaurant does.

05-12-2005, 06:53 AM	#5
Cosmo35 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 71 Gallery: Cosmo35	I usually put about a teaspoon of white vinegar in the water when I boil eggs. I don't have a problem with any sulfar smell.

05-12-2005, 10:23 AM	#6
Julia128 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: CT Posts: 446 Gallery: Julia128 Stats: 182~147~125 at 5' 2.5" WOE: Low Carb My Way Start Date: 1/15/07 - Last Restart	I saw them replacing eggs at a salad bar once and the eggs were in a liquid. I'm assuming that it was a chemical. Didn't you every notice that boiled eggs in restaurants are rubbery? I'll bet that is why

05-12-2005, 01:01 PM	#7
CatDogsKid Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 514 Gallery: CatDogsKid	I know in alot of restaurants, their egg is usually frozen. I don't know if they are real or not. I don't usually get them on my salad at restaurants anymore because I hate biting down on frozen egg!

05-13-2005, 12:10 AM	#8
Crohnie Miss Innocent Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: MA Posts: 25,550 Gallery: Crohnie Stats: 196/167/149 WOE: medi-weightloss Start Date: 07/10/08	try here and see if they can answer your question www.aeb.org Good Luck

05-13-2005, 03:36 AM	#9
Lucky4 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: All over the place Posts: 1,840 Gallery: Lucky4 Stats: Size 20-22/18 /8-10 Right under 5'8" WOE: Induction-----again! Start Date: June 2009 (LCer for a long time)	My son who thinks he's a chef told me once that when you're peeling boiled eggs, you should NEVER get them wet--they stink. I don't know really the answer--but you could try this. I could never do it though because I'm contantly washing the eggs to get off any tiny pieces of shell

05-13-2005, 07:18 AM	#11
kaisergirl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma Posts: 1,771 Gallery: kaisergirl Stats: 152~176 (pregnancy)~ 133~130 5'3 WOE: Atkins/low cal Start Date: Jan. 2003	If it's the yolk that stinks, how come they smell bad before you bite into it?

05-13-2005, 07:52 AM	#12
Celeste2 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,480 Gallery: Celeste2 Stats: A chick with sticks WOE: Optifast 291/268/191 Start Date: 2/4/2010	Don't get me wrong, the whites are not completely unscented, but once the thing is cut open it's the yolks that really seem to have the odors. Maybe it's permeable, or maybe there's even some sulfur in the whites. What's funny is that I don't even like HB eggs but everybody says I make great devilled eggs. I'll gladly make them because they are always appreciated, easy, and cheap. But you couldn't pay me to eat one!

05-16-2005, 06:09 AM	#17
idioglossic Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Virgin Islands Posts: 9,728 Gallery: idioglossic Stats: 172/132/125 5'2" WOE: Stillmans, low carb, low fat, low sodium, 2 meals Start Date: August 29, 2004	my eggs do not stink.. I boil them with a toothpick.

05-13-2005, 08:17 AM	#14
starstar Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 804 Gallery: starstar Stats: 255/200/160 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Oct 2003	When I worked at a Wendys (quite a few years ago, so I don't know if it is the same now) the hb eggs came in a 1 gallon jar filled with liquid (some type of saline solution maybe??) They were not PICKLED, though.

05-13-2005, 08:23 AM	#15
Cosmo35 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 71 Gallery: Cosmo35	Vinegar does NOT change the taste at all. I guess the eggs don't sit in the water long enough for it to leach through the shells. Remember dyeing eggs when you were a kid? Those dyes used vinegar also!

05-13-2005, 08:26 AM	#16
Queeny Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 9,024 Gallery: Queeny WOE: Healthy	We own bar restaurants..........our eggs don't stink. We also put in vinegar to the water. It keeps the shells from sticking.....also we immediatly put the eggs in a vat of ice water to cool off.

05-16-2005, 08:33 AM	#18
kaisergirl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma Posts: 1,771 Gallery: kaisergirl Stats: 152~176 (pregnancy)~ 133~130 5'3 WOE: Atkins/low cal Start Date: Jan. 2003	exactly what does the toothpick do?