Anyone made scrambled eggs with an Ostrich egg?

[UTH]

Keen to get a few people round for brunch in the summer and give this a go! They say it's equivalent of 24 normal eggs, but it doesn't look THAT big!

[boxst]

I haven't made it myself, but was looking a few weeks ago. On the videos it did look quite a lot being created, not sure about 24 eggs worth though ..

(I got slightly put off by having to saw the egg open!)

[tog]

I have scrambled an ostrich egg on a stag do weekend away about 15 years ago. It is a lot of egg, 24 eggs equivalent sounds right. (We drilled the shell at each end to empty it and then all signed it as memento of the weekend.) I am a believer in cooking scrambled eggs slowly, but even so this took ages - even longer than I was expecting. I don't recall it making particularly memorable scrambled egg, but it was certainly expensive and a pain to get it out of the shell the way we did. (If you don't drill it you'll want a hammer.)

[UTH]

Sounds like I'll do it once just so I've done it.

[joshleb]

Just watched the Gordon Ramsey video, woah, that's a lot of egg!

Do you need to order the eggs, or has anyone got a local butchers or somewhere that has them?

[UTH]

joshleb said:

Just watched the Gordon Ramsey video, woah, that's a lot of egg!

Do you need to order the eggs, or has anyone got a local butchers or somewhere that has them?

https://www.exoticmeatco.co.uk/Product-Listing.aspx?Category=16

[number2]

UTH said:

https://www.exoticmeatco.co.uk/Product-Listing.asp...

Looks like they're out of stock and selling shells for £20 a pop!

[UTH]

How about that link: https://www.exoticmeatco.co.uk/Product-Details.asp...

I definitely added one to my basket a few mins ago!

[tog]

I got mine at Borough Market, but I see them in Waitrose these days (not by the dozen...).

[UTH]

tog said:

I got mine at Borough Market, but I see them in Waitrose these days (not by the dozen...).

You've actually seen them in the store?

I know they do them online: https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/clarence-co...

[Morvan]

Made scrambled eggs and an egg custard tart, both very, very rich in fact the custard tart was too rich.

[tog]

UTH said:

You've actually seen them in the store?

I know they do them online: https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/clarence-co...

Yes, they've definitely had them in store. Top shelf next to quail eggs and other essentials. I'm not sure they are regular stock though; it was a few months ago that I recall noticing them so it may have been at Christmas. I'll check next visit.

[UTH]

tog said:

Yes, they've definitely had them in store. Top shelf next to quail eggs and other essentials. I'm not sure they are regular stock though; it was a few months ago that I recall noticing them so it may have been at Christmas. I'll check next visit.

I moved to Surbiton a few months ago and we’ve got a big Waitrose, I wonder if they’ll stock them on the shelves when they’re in season. Would love to see an ostrich egg on the shelf!