Benjamin Shine Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I live in San Francisco, where there are dozens of nearby producers of pastured eggs. These eggs are not like conventional store-bought eggs! They have more body and flavor. The yolks are rich orange, not watery yellow. The whites are firmer than standard runny eggs; they hold their shape to a small oval when I put them into the frying pan. I'd been frying them in bacon grease, which is amazing, but I just tried them soft-boiled for a change. Amazing! It turns out that these eggs have more egg flavor than conventional eggs. So rich and creamy! My current batch is from Soul Food Farms and costs $9.50/dozen. That's 3x what a dozen standard eggs would cost, but it's on par with cost/weight of other high-quality proteins like grass-fed meat and pastured chicken. A sign at the store said that there is 2000 sq ft of pasture for each chicken. That's 4x the size of a studio apartment in San Francisco! I've also had great pastured eggs from Eatwell Farms. Give pastured eggs a try; you won't go back. -benji Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Benji - Pastured eggs are where it's at! It's awesome that you've got such a bounty of good producers out there! There are times, though, that I'm thankful to live in Smalltownville - our pastured eggs sit at btwn $3 and $4/doz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny M Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Benji - good find. You can also buy them at the ferry building farmers market (from Marin sun farms and a couple other suppliers), whole foods, mollie stone, and rainbow. The cheapest I've seen them is around $7.50. Robin - I'm way jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia Jaybird Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Eggs are something that I never thought about in terms of quality before learning about the Paleo diet. The best I can get right now are free range from Trader Joe's, which I think are $4.99 or $3.99/dozen. Even those are infinitely better than the 99 cent conventional eggs I used to buy. One of my roommates learned the same thing and stood cursing in the kitchen one morning about how he'd bought free-range eggs once, and now he was going to have to buy them all the time because they are SO much better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carie Skeahan Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 It's true. I just recently started getting eggs from a farm in the area where the chickens are free and eating bugs, etc. The eggs are amazing. I buy 3 dozen a week from her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrustdc Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Ouch! I feel better about my $5 pastured eggs now. How much do you guys have to pay for pastured chicken? I can get a 4-5 lb bird for abour $20 at the farmer's market just outside DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLK Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I'm so bummed that my local farmers market is really just fruit/veggies and prepared foods. I would love to get meat and eggs. You all are so lucky!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Meredith Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I used to get really frustrated peeling hard boiled eggs and losing a lot of the white because the shells would stick and take a big clump of the white with it. Then I found a really great way to cook them so the shells come right off. Steam them. Yep, put the eggs in a steamer basket over boiling water, cover and steam for 12-14 minutes. (if you like the yolk not quite solid, steam them for 10-12 minutes). Done this way, the eggs are very tender and delicious, and this is the only way I make a hard boiled egg now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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