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[–] RabbitMix@lemmy.blahaj.zone 227 points 1 week ago (7 children)

One time in like 2014 I opened the eggs for a glance to check for brokens at a Stater Bros outside San Diego and an older guy behind me said "yeah, those are eggs, move along" I just turned around and said "yes, but are they cracked?" and then walked off. Hopefully his rude and impatient ass felt stupid.

Anyway, now whenever anyone in my family checks the eggs, someone in the family will, without fail, say "yeah, those are eggs, move along". It's our little running joke and I wish that guy knew that we're still making fun of him 12 years later.

[–] Boe@lemmy.blahaj.zone 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Running yolk was right there for ya

[–] RabbitMix@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hahaha how did I miss that???

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[–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 85 points 1 week ago (5 children)

In defense of walnuts they're very tasty and great in fudge.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

not as much in an omelet though

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They do help mask the shell fragments though.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Have I been making my omelettes without walnut shell fragments wrong this whole time???

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I like most nuts, but not walnuts.

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I was in my 30s when I learned that intensely itchy and stingy mouth is not part of the flavor profile of walnuts and I’m just mildly allergic.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I'm obsessed with peanut butter. I'm also allergic to it. My constant consumption as a child helped reduce my once-moderate allergy to a mild one, according to my allergist.

Which is why it was so wild for me when I temporarily became totally anosmic when I caught COVID. My mom has been completely anosmic the majority of my life, and as someone who loves to cook for her, I took advantage of my situation to quickly taste as many ingredients as possible and come up with recipes that would be more exciting for her.

After trying the entire source rack, fresh garlic, salsas, hot sauces, pepper, lemons and lemon rinds, I got to peanut butter. Suddenly, my mouth and throat were on fire and there was an inescapable flavor of wood. That's when I remembered that I'm still allergic to peanut butter.

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[–] ulterno@programming.dev 8 points 1 week ago

I didn't like walnuts,
until I ate a pack that didn't have the oil extracted from it.

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[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 74 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I learned a quick tip from an old lady many years ago. Open the carton and use your first finger just to tip (slide) each egg a bit so you know it is not stuck to the bottom of carton. Quick and easy.

[–] toofpic@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I just look at the bottom of a closed carton first - if there's a crack it is rare that it didn't leak

[–] this_1_is_mine@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Only works on paper cartons. Shouldn't be buying Styrofoam but still.

[–] virku@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (8 children)

I have never seen anything other than carton boxes for eggs here in Norway. This comment actually baffled me that they came in anything other somewhere.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Ours come in a clear plastic vacuum formed container, compressed paper carton, or Styrofoam, depending on the brand.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (10 children)

As if the grocery store gives you a choice.

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[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have to open and see if there are no cracks on top as well. OC I guess.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yep, that's the move. You don't have to pick up each egg and inspect it. If it rocks, it's good.

If there's just one or two, I look for the bad dozen, which is usually there in the case, off to the side. Open that and replace the good eggs from that carton with the bad ones in your carton. Now you have 12 good eggs, and eventually the store will have a carton of 12 cracked eggs.

You still get dirty looks from dickheads, though, which I enjoy. I'm always pleased to piss off judgemental Karens.

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[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 60 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Greatest trick I learned is to open the carton, and then gently shake it side to side while watching the eggs. Check the ones that didn't wiggle.

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[–] Janx@piefed.social 45 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The real psychos are the ones just grabbing the top front carton of eggs and never checking it. You must live a much more charmed existence than me!

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago

My grocery store usually has a box or 2 at the top front that's mostly full of cracked eggs from people swapping. So yeah, psychos. At least grab from the middle of the pile if you aren't checking each egg.

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[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (4 children)

My mother taught me this at the store when we were little. The lady next to us got this like...fucking sudden realization on her face and she checked her eggs as well. It was wild lol.

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[–] Kaligalis@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (4 children)

This is learned behavior though. It's not obvious. I learned it from my parents. He obviously didn't.

[–] huppakee@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

You can also learn without parents, when you all of a sudden have your hands/shopping cart/shopping bag/car full of raw egg.

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[–] Kimika@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)
  1. Even if not learned through experience, it can also be learned through critical thinking. One could take a moment to ponder why someone is checking the eggs and could easily arrive at the conclusion they're checking for broken ones.

  2. Or they could open their mouth without thinking much and say something ignorant to a stranger in the grocery store

  3. Or they can demonstrate the greater depths of their ignorance and make a post about it on a social media platform showing they had time to figure it out but couldn't despite it being on their mind the entire time.

Sadly, much of our random interactions and popular public discourse are driven by #2 and #3

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[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

It's obvious the first time you get a carton of eggs home and find a cracked or missing egg, or have thought for two seconds about the notorious fragility of eggs.

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[–] Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Eggs are probably one of the few grocery store items, where opening the packaging and checking them before purchase is a must do.

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[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (15 children)

a) Eggs come in 6 or a dozen. Fridge has little shelf with holes for 8 eggs.

b) I always feel as if a supermarket employee is gonna get really offended, and start telling me I can't open the eggs to check they're not cracked. They won't, because they honestly couldn't give a fuck, they're just trying to get through their shift. But the feeling is there. Egganoia makes me feel as if the security cameras are zooming in, though, making sure I don't pocket an egg. "Hey, we saw video of a woman in a supermarket in Russia shoving a raw chicken up her hoo-hah! It's not impossible you might wanna pocket an egg, fella!"

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

id be more suspicious of a store that would take offense at you checking

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[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

yeah, you are egg, move along

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