General Chat

Mind you, supermarket eggs can be very fresh too. A story in the paper a few weeks ago of a woman who bought some (i think organic) eggs just for her broody hen to sit on - one of them actually hatched!! Kxx

gosh,ime surprised,that this is still going. think i will also try the dry cure bacon,as i love a fried egg,and bacon toastie. bryan.

I know its not funny but had a good chuckle!! Try again tomorrow luv when you get your appetite back! Maz. XX

Bendy did you have it yet - the sarnie I mean .... ?? Maz. XX

From someone in the industry, yes it does boil down to what is in the feed. Due to BSE all animal feed has to be vegetarian. This is fine for cows and sheep as they are herbivores, but chickens are not vegetarian, especially as young birds. Free range birds have access to the outside world and so also have access to worms, insects and even the odd mouse. It is known that someone experiencing increased pecking in his few hens fed them some dried cat food and that solved the problem. Vegetable protein is different from animal protein. Remember free range chickens are more likely to carry salmonella, so wash your hands after handling them, the bugs are on the shell. Unfortunately our taste buds do diminish as we get older, and has been said before nothing tastes like it did when your mum cooked it. Ros

Yes I have had fishy tasting eggs. It all depends on the feed. Eggs used to have a much darker yolk than today's standard. Another thing which I was reminded of only yesterday is that they are not as cohesive as they used to be. Once an egg would hardly run on the pan bottom, nowadays they are all over the frying pan like liquid. Even trying to get them out without busting the yolk seems almost impoosible these days.

It all depends on what the chickens have been fed on. I once had (in Nigeria) some eggs that had been fed on some fishy food - ugh! It was like eating fishy eggs. Mind you, these were on an experimental farm out there. Sylvia xxx

Blimey, hope it lives up to your expectations or I'll have to go into hiding! Maz. XX

No, just deserve a nice dry cure bacon and organic egg sarnie!!!! mmmmmmmmmmmmm

Ahhh - you're not buying the right sort of bacon!!! You must get Dry Cure - it hasn't got that added water and it goes lovely and crispy. Again it is more expensive, but again worth every penny!!! Maz. XX

Free range eggs are definately much better, well worth paying a bit extra for. I have to agree that bacon is useless - I like mine to go crispy - almost impossible these days. Jack

I used to have some chickens. They were called Sweet 'n' Sour, Soup, Korma, Chasseur, and Kiev. The best eggs I've ever had. The cockerel was called Pox! Kxx

Also why don't you get cream on the top of your milk like you use to ? Steve.

Because your taste buds die off as you get older Gwynne (to whom everything still tastes fine, honestly, really)

I think chickens and eggs taste horrible these days due to the food that they receive in these mass farming facilities. we have our own chickens and eggs - they eat (the chickens) our home grown veg and other bits and pieces from the garden and they taste wonderful. I have heard of an hotel in England someplace that got quiet a name for itself for its home grown turkeys that were feed on amongst other stuff large portions of sage and onion

I buy organic free range and they are GORGEOUS!!!! Worth every penny Maz. XX

I buy mine from a farm and I often have double yokers. They are much better than shop bought eggs.

Because your taste buds deteriorate over time? Because no one can do it like Mum? who knows? nell

Oh, right, Bob, I see what you mean!! No, I didn't eat the birds. I tend to give names to them and can't bring myself to eat anything with a name. I did wonder if names like Sage or Onion or Stuffing would make a difference, but I haven't tried that yet!

No Felicity, I mean't did you eat the birds!!! Bob :))