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Convenience
Howard Helmer, the Guinness record-holder for omelet-making, can make an omelet in about 40 seconds. It usually takes ordinary people a few minutes more. The Omelet King’s record, though, shows just how fast egg cooking can be. If you know the basic egg-cooking methods, you can put an egg dish on the table fast – faster than you can get pizza delivered or pick up a to-go order from a fast-food outlet. Eggs are the answer when you need a quick-and-easy solution to the “What’s to eat?” question.
In addition to being nature’s own fast food, eggs are easy to cook. The basic methods of cooking – scrambled, fried, cooked in the shell, poached and baked eggs – are often among the first foods a beginning cook learns to prepare. Other eggs dishes, including deviled eggs, omelets, quiches, frittatas, range-top bakes and strata casseroles, are also uncomplicated and make great family fare.
Conveniently, nature packages eggs in their own portion-control shells. And egg producers package eggs in a variety of quantities so it’s easy for you buy eggs to suit the size of your family. In some regions, you can buy eggs in cartons or other packs of 6, 8, 12, 18, 30, 36 or 60 eggs. For high quality, buy only as many eggs as you can use within three to four weeks or so. |
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