Whole eggs

asyouseefit
asyouseefit Posts: 1,265 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Should they be weighed with or without shell? Mfp verified entry doesn't say anything about that...

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  • Chezzie84
    Chezzie84 Posts: 873 Member
    I weigh without
  • crispsandwich
    crispsandwich Posts: 177 Member
    presume without, but cant see the shell making much difference x
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Weighing eggs??? Really ? Too funny. ;)
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    unless youre eating the shell, without.....
  • asyouseefit
    asyouseefit Posts: 1,265 Member
    Thanks everyone!

    (I put the shell in the compost bin, so I eventually eat part of it I guess...)
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Weigh the edible part
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Yes, without.
  • CassidyScaglione
    CassidyScaglione Posts: 673 Member
    The shell weighs almost nothing. Users choice.
  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
    Weigh the whole egg, weigh the empty shell and see what the issue really is.
  • FunkyTobias
    FunkyTobias Posts: 1,776 Member
    Chezzie84 wrote: »
    I weigh without

    How do you get all of the raw egg off your scale?
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    I've never weighed an egg. I log it as it's size/grade. If one is small or larger than the average egg of its grade, it evens out over time. I believe machines weigh them to classify the grade.
  • lyndseybellz
    lyndseybellz Posts: 62 Member
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    unless youre eating the shell, without.....

    lolz
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    WalkingAlong wrote: »
    I've never weighed an egg. I log it as it's size/grade. If one is small or larger than the average egg of its grade, it evens out over time. I believe machines weigh them to classify the grade.

    Probably true. I get mine from a farm, though, and they can vary quite a bit, from 40 g to 65 g, although they average around 50-55. I can judge them by sight almost exactly now, but for me, since I break them into a bowl when making an omelet anyway, weighing makes sense if I happen to be logging.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    edited February 2016
    FunkyTobias wrote: »
    Chezzie84 wrote: »
    I weigh without

    How do you get all of the raw egg off your scale?

    You put your pan or your dish or whatever on the scale. Hit the tare button. Then add your eggs. The raw eggs never actually touch the scale.

    Then if you want to add additional ingredients you hit the tare button again. Add the new items. Hit tare, add the new items, etc.. Much easier and cleaner than trying to use 100 different measuring cups and spoons.


    (But personally I never weigh eggs - I just select the size I purchase and go with it. I weigh pretty much everything else, but not eggs).
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    The nutritional information is for the edible portion...you don't eat the shell.

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