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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 49 points 1 month ago (6 children)

As an American, I can't afford eggs. πŸ˜”

[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

And even if you could, you’d get RFKitis

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Saw someone buying eggs the other day and asked them what they did for a living

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago

"Egg broker"

[–] NeedyPlatter@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I saw the ridiculous prices just after whatever bill that passed made them more expensive. Have the prices gotten worse or stayed the same?

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[–] fargeol@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Even after something like ~15 years of exposure to XKCD, I still get one of 10 thousand'd

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[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Always eggs in the middle. Because when I pick it up I always want the center of the weight to be in the same place. If all the weight is to one side and I grab the opposite side I'm more likely to drop it. Yes this is how I live my life, by overanalyzing everything.

[–] WatDabney@fedia.io 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's the same reason that I do the opposite - I take an equal number from each end, so the remaining eggs are centered in the carton, so I'm never surprised by a carton that's unbalanced in an unexpected direction.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I think we do the same thing. I meant I leave eggs in the middle I pull from the outside edges.

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[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago

You at least have to keep it symetrical.

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[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Almost out, picking up three more cartons tomorrow from my supplier of eggs from free range, grass fed, goat harassed happy hens.

The cartons are usually whatever my supplier happen to have there and then. Pretty standard egg cartons as sold at the store.

I usually use pairs as it's fastest to mentally intuit how many eggs remain that way.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lol "goat harassed", time stamped and everything lmao

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

A couple of goats share the same forest as the hens. And knowing goats, there's bound to be some harassment involved.

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[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] tasankovasara@sopuli.xyz 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Amateurs.

(90-packs due to two bodybuilder household – amateurs, as in not professional :)

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] twice_hatch@midwest.social 18 points 1 month ago

Eegan bo beegan I'm vegan

2 ounces of plain applesauce is one egg for simple baking recipes

[–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

We have backyard chickens. The huge one was a double yoker and delicious πŸ˜‹

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[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Currently full, but I work my way in from the outside corners to the inside by the hinge so it is balanced when I pick it up one handed. It might be slightly lopsided because I always pull multiple eggs next to each other with one hand, but mostly centered.

So it frequently looks something like this:

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

This is the way.

[–] OCATMBBL@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Normally, I work from one side to the other in pairs like below:

XX

OO

OO

OO

OO

OO

I face the heavier side toward the door so that I will have the majority of the weight in my hand as I pick it up.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I remove eggs opposite each other (front right, rear left and so on) so that it remains level for weight and balance. My partner doesn’t subscribe to my logic and just sprays a machine gun of bullets around the carton, grabbing whatever like she’s blindfolded. It’s not a hill I wanna die on, so I don’t say anything.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

That is a hill I died on, and luckily everyone else in the household got in line so I didn't actually die. I do most of the baking, we're keeping that box balanced for me otherwise no more cookies damnit.

[–] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)

We use this thing instead of the carton.

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[–] NeedyPlatter@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I normally eat scrambled eggs for breakfast so I always grab two at a time. So next time I make breakfast I'll grab the next eggs from the right side.

[–] MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

Guilty, your honor!

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[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Mine is chaos. I purposely grab them at random.

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Eggs in a bowl Normally like this, but we ate them all yesterday.

[–] pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Any particular reason for the markers on the eggshell?

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's the dates they're laid!

[–] Waffle@infosec.pub 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Id be cautious about using sharpies on eggs. The shell is pourous. It looks like you're using a regular pen. You're probably fine but we avoid out of an abundance of caution

[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

pencil would probably work

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

My eggs are notarized homie, $10 each.

https://lemmy.world/post/25286184

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Checkerboard! Keeps it level if I keep the pattern.

I did once replaced half the brown eggs with white eggs and visa versa to screw with my partner. It didn't work. I was just weird.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 6 points 1 month ago

I always remove the eggs in the Fibonacci sequence first until I run out of indices, and then I remove them in order by index.

I have 4 eggs left and they're all right in the middle, 2 in the top row, 2 in the bottom row, to create balance in the flimsy container they came in.

[–] Sergio@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I don't use eggs like that, but my housemate does. Looks like they take em from the carton one row at a time, the carton currently looks like:
1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0

[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 4 points 1 month ago

I normally do 1/3 from first end (start at the right hand end), then start at the other end

[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

No clue why, but I always work from the outside edges and work into the center.

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Back 3 rows are full, front row is empty. Can't be effed to balance em.

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 4 points 1 month ago

Of all the things I could have been embarrassed about today I was not expecting this

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