The Great Breakfast photo thread

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mickk

28,772 posts

241 months

Sunday 8th December 2019
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Yep that'll do.

FiF

43,960 posts

250 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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Big Pants said:
Yesterday's leftover spuds and sweetheart cabbage became today's Bubble & Squeak, which fended off the beanage better than the picture might suggest.


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6th Gear

3,561 posts

193 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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Big Pants said:
Yesterday's leftover spuds and sweetheart cabbage became today's Bubble & Squeak, which fended off the beanage better than the picture might suggest.


Top work.

Another egg needed for the win


BrabusMog

20,083 posts

185 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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Big Pants said:
Yesterday's leftover spuds and sweetheart cabbage became today's Bubble & Squeak, which fended off the beanage better than the picture might suggest.


Very nice, I like the idea of a bagel on the plate as well.

Gandahar

9,600 posts

127 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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Some good pictures there but I do have to say

I do think egg yolks are getting smaller as eggs are getting smaller to save money.

A full english with a a duck egg gives not only a bigger yolk but one more sunny in an orange/yellow sort of way.

Like this for instance



Proper sized yokes.

This was the 6-5-4-3-2-1 breakfast platter to encourage mental agility whilst your arteries fattened up..

Edited by Gandahar on Monday 9th December 22:31

ZedLeg

12,278 posts

107 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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Gandahar said:
Some good pictures there but I do have to say

I do think egg yolks are getting smaller as eggs are getting smaller to save money.
Whit? How on earth do smaller eggs save money.

Lemming Train

5,567 posts

71 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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ZedLeg said:
Whit? How on earth do smaller eggs save money.
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Because smaller eggs are cheaper, obviously? idea

CharlesdeGaulle

26,091 posts

179 months

Tuesday 10th December 2019
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Slightly lazy but a simple brunch today as I relax on post-tour leave before disappearing on extended holidays where the all-inclusive breakfasts will undoubtedly be fancier than this.


miniman

24,827 posts

261 months

Tuesday 10th December 2019
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Lemming Train said:
confused

Because smaller eggs are cheaper, obviously? idea
I suppose that's true if you are judging it on simple number of eggs, rather than volume of egg into gullet, in which case 2 large eggs will likely yield the same as 2.6 small eggs meaning you waste 0.4 of an egg which, frankly, is unfair to the chicken.

condor

8,837 posts

247 months

Tuesday 10th December 2019
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I thought it was younger chickens ( pullets) that laid small eggs. though their yolk to albumen ratio was better than a normal everyday egg,

Bonefish Blues

26,448 posts

222 months

Tuesday 10th December 2019
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CharlesdeGaulle said:
Slightly lazy but a simple brunch today as I relax on post-tour leave before disappearing on extended holidays where the all-inclusive breakfasts will undoubtedly be fancier than this.

Appropriate use of beans here smile

loskie

5,144 posts

119 months

Tuesday 10th December 2019
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condor said:
I thought it was younger chickens ( pullets) that laid small eggs. though their yolk to albumen ratio was better than a normal everyday egg,
That's right as the birds become older the eggs get bigger.

Dibble

12,925 posts

239 months

Wednesday 11th December 2019
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scottydoesntknow said:
Dibble said:
I warmed the plate in the microwave
How does this work? confused
Open microwave, put empty plate in microwave, close microwave, switch microwave on at full chat for 30-60 seconds, depending on plate size/quantity. When it’s “cooked”, remove warm plate from microwave.

Gandahar

9,600 posts

127 months

Wednesday 11th December 2019
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Lemming Train said:
ZedLeg said:
Whit? How on earth do smaller eggs save money.
confused

Because smaller eggs are cheaper, obviously? idea
15 eggs are £1.19 at tesco's at the moment all small with small yolks, 6 big eggs from a "happy" chicken are £1.50

Considering the yolk is the best bit you could actually be clever and get the 15 eggs and make 5 tri-yolkers with a bit of deft, rather than 6 "happy" eggs that are bigger but more expensive and only have one yolk per egg.

I haven't seen double yolk eggs being sold for a while as an aside.


Gareth1974

3,408 posts

138 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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Gandahar said:
Considering the yolk is the best bit you could actually be clever and get the 15 eggs and make 5 tri-yolkers with a bit of deft, rather than 6 "happy" eggs that are bigger but more expensive and only have one yolk per egg.
In the UK market there is little demand for small eggs. The British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) have laid out their plans to get consumers to change their buying habits, as people tend to be prepared to shell out more for large eggs leaving an excess of smaller sizes.

"The main difference between a medium and a large egg is not the size of the yolk – where the bulk of the nutritional value is contained – but simply a greater quantity of white"

http://www.poultrynews.co.uk/production/egg-produc...

Lemming Train

5,567 posts

71 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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Gareth1974 said:
Gandahar said:
Considering the yolk is the best bit you could actually be clever and get the 15 eggs and make 5 tri-yolkers with a bit of deft, rather than 6 "happy" eggs that are bigger but more expensive and only have one yolk per egg.
In the UK market there is little demand for small eggs. The British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) have laid out their plans to get consumers to change their buying habits, as people tend to be prepared to shell out more for large eggs leaving an excess of smaller sizes.

"The main difference between a medium and a large egg is not the size of the yolk – where the bulk of the nutritional value is contained – but simply a greater quantity of white"

http://www.poultrynews.co.uk/production/egg-produc...
ISWYDT wink .

Lemming Train

5,567 posts

71 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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Thinking about my own egg buying habits hehe, I always buy the large size ones and just assumed I was getting a proportionately larger yolk than those found in smaller size eggs, but from the link posted above it would seem not! Maybe there is some merit in buying more smaller ones and using, say, 3 or 4 small ones instead of 2 large ones for a greater overall yolk content, but with the price per egg being roughly the same? A greater proportion of yolk per "egg volume" would definitely be better than the white.

eskidavies

5,342 posts

158 months

Saturday 14th December 2019
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Spoons breakfast



Fermit and Sexy Sarah

12,787 posts

99 months

Saturday 14th December 2019
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condor said:
I thought it was younger chickens ( pullets) that laid small eggs. though their yolk to albumen ratio was better than a normal everyday egg,
Correct. 9 of our birds have over recent months have reached sexual maturity. Most if not all of them are now laying (they're 6.5 months old) All eggs started as Bantam Hen sized (Bantam eggs are also smaller) with some now reaching 'normal' sized. By 18 months old batteries are considered spent, as their laying slows down - we're off to collect a dozen this afternoon, god knows what state they'll be in (I'll post photos up on the 'chickens, now she done it' thread.

Fermit and Sexy Sarah

12,787 posts

99 months

Saturday 14th December 2019
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Gandahar said:
6 big eggs from a "happy" chicken are £1.50

I haven't seen double yolk eggs being sold for a while as an aside.
They can't be that happy. We sell ours to a local organic greengrocer for £1.50 for 6, then she puts her mark up on them. OK, she hasn't the buying power of Tesco, but we can't supply her quick enough. At a £ more than Tesco they sell out same day, because they taste so much better.

Double yolks are probably discarded by the supermarkets, as they are visually bigger. In the same way a carrot will be discarded if it's not a perfect cone shape, or an apple if its not perfectly circular. It's all a bit pathetic.
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