Question on scrambled eggs for large breakfast events.

[swag]

I heard this morning that some large hotels, catering services at convention centers, etc. don't bother cracking the eggs they use for scrambles and omelettes at those awful large corporate breakfasts in ballrooms. They just throw the eggs, shell and all, into super-blenders and pulverize the shells along with the rest of the egg. I bet airlines do this too, don't they?

I understand why they would do this rather than crack thousands of eggs. And my source on this heard it directly from an events director at a convention center declared, "WE CRACK ALL OF OUR EGGS."

Anybody know anything about this stuff? Anybody care?

[MissMillie]

1. I think they buy cartons of genuine egg product

that's what our school cafeteria does.

[BOSSHOG]

2. I have no idea but

do egg shells have any nutritional value? I wouldn't think it would of much harm especially if they have been doing it for some time.

[swag]

5. Lotta Calcium in there, right?

Get some nice kidney stones for later in life.

[redqueen]

11. Kidney stones are from calcium?

But... I take calcium supplments.

:scared:

I don't want to catch the kidney stones!

[MissMillie]

14. not all kidney stones are from calcium

but some are.

But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't take calcium supplements. Talk to your doc.

[redqueen]

16. Only messin...

But thanks :)

[Arugula Latte]

3. It doesn't seem possible that they could pulverize the shells enough

to get rid of that awful "crunch" sensation, but, hey, what do I know? :shrug:

[AngryAmish]

4. Steam table eggs suck

They should be outlawed.

[underpants]

9. but then where would all the little steam tables come from?

:shrug:

[redqueen]

10. Oh man...

:spank:

[AngryAmish]

12. Sometmes when a steam table loves another steam table very much...

[underpants]

17. My mom told me about that once

one steam table was sick and the other one was pushing it to the doctor

it's what love is about

[unpossibles]

6. I doubt it

it would be harder and more labor intensive (ie: expensive) to try to get rid of all the eggs.

Most big event places and restaurants now use cartons of eggs - they are homogenized, so "safer" if undercooked, etc.

[ohiosmith]

7. What MissMillie said.

[swag]

8. I have to take my car in for lube/oil/filter.

Keep this kicked!

[DS1]

13. I would say as opposed to buying egg in half gallon cartons like lots of high-output

institutional breakfast places do.

Quick for omelettes and scrambled, other orders can be done as needed.

[Blue Diadem]

15. uhhh NO. Listen to Miss Millie n/t

[cwydro]

18. oh my goodness

what nonsense.

[Rabrrrrrr]

19. OMG, no!! If they pulverized the eggs enough for the shell to be unnoticable,

the eggs would be nothing but pure foamy tough awful crap, unrecognizable any longer as eggs.

[MonkeyFunk]

20. So you HAVE had steam-table eggs, then

[swag]

21. Thank you all for your excellent participation in this excellent thread!

An urban legend effectively debunked before it could even get started.