Well - there are people who think that Robusto beans and Kona just taste like coffee... Other who say all beer tastes like beer, and those that SWEAR that you can't taste the difference in something sweetened with Splenda and I know they are wrong. So... I will have to try the eggs on my own. 8-)
My only evidence on this is anecdotal. I've always said eggs are eggs -- but my friend Kristie brought me four eggs from her chickens, and they were AMAZING. We scrambled them. They were MUCH yellower than the grocery store eggs -- so at least visually they were different. And they had a ton of flavor -- scrambled eggs don't usually taste like much. I'm perfectly willing to admit that this wasn't a blind taste-test, so maybe I was predisposed to say they had more flavor. Still, the obvious apparent difference made me think I should at least consider the possibility that free-range eggs could be better. But I haven't tested the theory yet.
I for one can say that not all beer tastes the same -- I could write a thesis. haha
I definitely do think some eggs taste better than others and definitely have different color profiles.
That said, I'm most concerned that chickens, which aren't headed to the chopping block, be treated humanely and eat things that chickens should eat.
If you read about Polyface Farms -- he uses all of his animals to help the other out -- pigs, chickens and cows all have a purpose, altho he does kill most of his chickens. Basically he lets the animals do most of the work and he doesn't need to buy feed or give his animals any antibiotics. Nice.
I agree. Quite frankly, I think of eggs as neutral, so you don't WANT something that tastes too eggy. But I like knowing that the chickens they come from live on a farm and not in a factory and eat bugs and seeds and not unidentified processed mush.
Last night one of my Girl Scouts told me that one of her neighbors keeps chickens and they drive her dog nuts. But they have them in a coop and apparently haven't been ratted out to the county authorities (they are illegal in our county in areas zoned for residential use; I've checked. Backyard fires are also illegal unless you are cooking on them, so always keep a bag of marshmallows handy!).
Never mind the taste--I just think keeping chickens would be fun.
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Well - there are people who think that Robusto beans and Kona just taste like coffee... Other who say all beer tastes like beer, and those that SWEAR that you can't taste the difference in something sweetened with Splenda and I know they are wrong. So... I will have to try the eggs on my own. 8-)
My only evidence on this is anecdotal. I've always said eggs are eggs -- but my friend Kristie brought me four eggs from her chickens, and they were AMAZING. We scrambled them. They were MUCH yellower than the grocery store eggs -- so at least visually they were different. And they had a ton of flavor -- scrambled eggs don't usually taste like much. I'm perfectly willing to admit that this wasn't a blind taste-test, so maybe I was predisposed to say they had more flavor. Still, the obvious apparent difference made me think I should at least consider the possibility that free-range eggs could be better. But I haven't tested the theory yet.
I for one can say that not all beer tastes the same -- I could write a thesis. haha
I definitely do think some eggs taste better than others and definitely have different color profiles.
That said, I'm most concerned that chickens, which aren't headed to the chopping block, be treated humanely and eat things that chickens should eat.
If you read about Polyface Farms -- he uses all of his animals to help the other out -- pigs, chickens and cows all have a purpose, altho he does kill most of his chickens. Basically he lets the animals do most of the work and he doesn't need to buy feed or give his animals any antibiotics. Nice.
I agree. Quite frankly, I think of eggs as neutral, so you don't WANT something that tastes too eggy. But I like knowing that the chickens they come from live on a farm and not in a factory and eat bugs and seeds and not unidentified processed mush.
Last night one of my Girl Scouts told me that one of her neighbors keeps chickens and they drive her dog nuts. But they have them in a coop and apparently haven't been ratted out to the county authorities (they are illegal in our county in areas zoned for residential use; I've checked. Backyard fires are also illegal unless you are cooking on them, so always keep a bag of marshmallows handy!).
Never mind the taste--I just think keeping chickens would be fun.
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