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Iceland eggs.
Just thought I'd tell you that you can get 15 large eggs in Iceland for £1.75. Everyone's buying some when I'm in there and he told me they're constantly re-stocking the shelf all day. With prices rising, you can't get 6 for that in most supermarkets now and those are good big eggs. We never buy eggs anywhere else now but some days they don't have them.
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The best eggs I've tasted are Waitrose Columbia Blacktail Hens free range eggs. They are so fresh and delicious and light years ahead of ordinary supermarket eggs. Like you, I seldom eat eggs, but when I do I spend a little more and buy these.
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You can get 10 mixed sized eggs in Lidl for 85p.
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Bet they are caged hen eggs though which are rank though ok when used in cake mixes I suppose.
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The best eggs I've tasted are Waitrose Columbia Blacktail Hens free range eggs. They are so fresh and delicious and light years ahead of ordinary supermarket eggs. Like you, I seldom eat eggs, but when I do I spend a little more and buy these.
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I fancy those eggs! Just seen the Waitrose advert with the Eggs Benedict at the end. Looks really yummy!
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I fancy those eggs! Just seen the Waitrose advert with the Eggs Benedict at the end. Looks really yummy!
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Bet they are caged hen eggs though which are rank though ok when used in cake mixes I suppose.
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Do you have to defrost them?.Ba-doom-tish!.
Ok i won't give up the day job.
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Wasn't Iceland the one place that pushed for non modified chicken feed for hens that produced eggs sold there - vaguely remember some advertising stuff about how their egg yolks were naturally yellow, and not the artificial colour created by adulterated feeds. Give them some credit, then, if they still promote this.
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They taste nice to me fried or hard boiled! Free-range are too dear!
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Bet they are caged hen eggs though which are rank though ok when used in cake mixes I suppose.
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How much more are they seriously? You obviously don't care too much about the hens producing the eggs.
That's just ridiculous. We don't eat a lot so 15 lasts us a fortnight about.
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Wasn't Iceland the one place that pushed for non modified chicken feed for hens that produced eggs sold there - vaguely remember some advertising stuff about how their egg yolks were naturally yellow, and not the artificial colour created by adulterated feeds. Give them some credit, then, if they still promote this.
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Well I've seen FR eggs in supermarkets at £2.50 for 6.
That's just ridiculous. We don't eat a lot so 15 lasts us a fortnight about. |
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Battery chicken farming was banned throughout the EU last year. The non-free-range eggs you can get come from barn-raised hens, which is not quite so bad as caged hen eggs, though still far from ethical.
Check the box before you buy - it will state if the eggs are from caged hens. |
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Lidls do 10 medium eggs for, I think, 85p. They're British eggs from caged birds. They taste fine to me. I would buy free range but sometimes they're too expensive for me to buy on my limited budget.
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Tbh, I don't have budget constraints, but even if I did, I'd still buy free range and just eat less eggs. I cannot bring myself to buy anything other than free range chicken/egg produce.
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On the contrary, caged hens are still legal in the uk. The 'enriched cages' are slightly larger with an area to scratch, nest and roost.
Check the box before you buy - it will state if the eggs are from caged hens. I always buy free-range (and preferably organic) in any case.
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On the subject of eggs, does anyone know of anywhere in Edinburgh (or close) where I can sample the dish called Eggs Benedict? I have wanted to try this since I first heard of it. Thanks!
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On the subject of eggs, does anyone know of anywhere in Edinburgh (or close) where I can sample the dish called Eggs Benedict? I have wanted to try this since I first heard of it. Thanks!
![]() I don't know Edinburgh, but a quick Google has revealed that Loudons on Fountainbridge does four kinds of eggs Benedict. |
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Thanks, I didn't know that. I wish a complete ban would come into force.
I always buy free-range (and preferably organic) in any case. |
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They are gorgeous - one of my favourite dishes. Can't believe you've never had them - there must be tons of places that do them! Look for bistro-style restaurants, upmarket burger places and anywhere that does a decent breakfast or brunch menu, and you're bound to find them.
I don't know Edinburgh, but a quick Google has revealed that Loudons on Fountainbridge does four kinds of eggs Benedict. |
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Another vote for the Waitrose Columbian Blacktail Hen free range eggs - they are delicious.
Also good are Sainsbury's Taste The Difference golden yolk free range eggs (can't remember the exact name) Essential Waitrose free range eggs are also pretty good and allow you to have eggs from decently treated hens for a bit less money. You get 9 to a box and they're about £1.40something on offer at the moment. |
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Bet they are caged hen eggs though which are rank though ok when used in cake mixes I suppose.
I use Tesco finest bronze hens eggs, and recently I used Tesco finest eggs which had blue shells. Both superb eggs with the richest amber yolks. |
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That's just ridiculous. We don't eat a lot so 15 lasts us a fortnight about.
I always buy free-range (and preferably organic) in any case.