Author Topic: Exploding Eggs (Read 6570 times)

crafty Chic · « **on:** June 17, 2009, 10:02:53 am »

Hi
Please Help, My chickens have only been laying for a week now, and the eggs from one of chickens seem to be exploding in the frying pan, I thought I’d been shot lol. Has anyone had the same problem or know what it is?
Many Thanks.

doganjo · « **Reply #1 on:** June 17, 2009, 11:04:38 am »

Sounds like water in them somehow - no idea why - Rosemary to the rescue here I think! Have you tried dry frying them slowly in a non stick pan? I always do that with mine anyway as a healthy option to 'real' frying.

sandy · « **Reply #2 on:** June 17, 2009, 01:19:43 pm »

I have not had that problem with my hens but in the past I was burned near the eye by an exploding fried egg I had a scare for ages, I wounder if your eggs get a bit shaken up!!!!!

maybe then they get air bubbles

Wellieboots · « **Reply #3 on:** June 18, 2009, 11:38:39 am »

On very rare occasions you can get small air bubbles forming between the yolk & the albumen which will expand when you put them into the frying pan (heat expanding air). This is very rare so i'd suggest that it is merely air getting trapped under the egg when you break them into the pan.

Try poaching them, if it still happens then it is the former, if not then its how you break them into the pan.

crafty Chic · « **Reply #4 on:** July 01, 2009, 08:35:51 am »

Hi
Thank you for the replies and advice, we have tried dry frying which was a little better, but we have been having scrambled and omelettes, which I must say have absolutely delicious.