Whats happened to the eggs in this country?!
I'm going wrong?
Answers: I've just finished my breafast( a good old fashioned English fried breakfast) and yet again my fried eggs virtually covered the whole of the frying pan when I cracked them open. What happenened to the white being about the same same size as small childs fist, with the yolk sitting high and proud in the middle? No I do not put them in the fridge, yes they are fresh and yes they are free range. Has anyone any ideas where
I'm going wrong?
You didn't say which country you're talking about, but in the US, eggs are graded from AA, to B.
Grade AA eggs have whites that are thick and firm; yolks that are high, round, and practically free from defects; and clean, unbroken shells.
Grade A eggs have whites that are reasonably firm; yolks that are high, round, and practically free from defects; and clean, unbroken shells. This is the quality most often sold in stores.
Grade B eggs have whites that may be thinner and yolks that may be wider and flatter than eggs of the higher grades; the shells must be unbroken, but may show slight stains. This quality is seldom found in retail stores.
It sounds like you bought what would be graded as "B" here in the US. For frying and poaching, I always get grade AA. The A and B grades are fine for scrambled, hard boiled or baking.
Get smaller eggs!
Try heating the oil a bit more so it stops the spread when you first drop it in the pan? or maybe use those metal rings like they use on griddles
Free range has nothing to do with it....
you need to buy medium eggs..
They will keep their shape better as it has more to do with the age of the hen that is laying the egg.
If the yolk is not staying high and tight, then the egg is not fresh. That's the easiest way (aside from the floating trick) to see if an egg is old.
you went wrong when you considered this a problem
Complain to the hen tell her she's not doing her job properly
the eggs are okay its what the chickens eat and where they sleep for shelter this will affect the eggs
A lot of the eggs that we get today are very watery with pale yellow yolks, when I fry eggs and they do as you describe I assume it is because of the water in them !
They've gone commercialized like everything else in the country. If you can, it's best to buy fresh eggs from a farm. I have a daughter who lives in a rural area here in my town and she has a neighbor who sells fresh farm eggs. They cost a little more but worth it.