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Andrew Smith's avatar

I didn't know about using the shell to clean up soup! Really cool.

I tend to scramble my eggs, largely because they're pretty much universally popular (usually make 'em for more than just me), and it's super duper easy. And I like 'em!

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BrianAlfred1983's avatar

I love scrambled eggs and they are great when you're feeding a crowd. They are one of those simple dishes that chefs get fairly particular about when you get into more upscale dining.

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Andrew Smith's avatar

Poaching eggs on Sundays was definitely an art that had to be mastered! I got plenty of practice on days like Mother's Day.

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BrianAlfred1983's avatar

There is something very satisfying about poaching eggs!

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Andrew Smith's avatar

And something horrible about making hollandaise from scratch...

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BrianAlfred1983's avatar

Hollandaise sauce is something that came fairly easily to me, I've always enjoyed making it but there is a lot that can go wrong. Making it in a blender is a whole lot easier than the double boiler method though.

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Andrew Smith's avatar

We had a bur mixer, and it certainly made it a lot easier than a wire whip! but yeah, you really have to pay attention (or at least I definitely did). After seeing it go wrong in the past, and that leading to Bennies not being available for the open (catastrophe), I was probably paranoid in retrospect.

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Diane Perrine's avatar

I agree. Eggs are extremely valuable and useful. One season, I crushed up my egg shells and placed them around my plants to prevent slugs from eating the leaves. It seemed fairly effective.

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BrianAlfred1983's avatar

They are amazing!

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