GetCracking | Your Egg Questions

Your egg questions answered,
from farm to table.

What’s the difference between white and brown eggs?

How do eggs get to my grocery store?

What is the nutritional value of an egg?

Should I keep my eggs refrigerated?

How are eggs stamped?

Ron K.

My are are floating, are they still good?

E.Sophie S.

Does yolk colour matter?

Julie H.

Toronto

What makes an egg organic?

How do you cook an over easy egg?

How much protein is in an egg?

Are soft boiled eggs safe?

John I.

Toronto

What are hens fed?

Can I freeze eggs?

Do eggs come from different types of hens?

What determines the thickness of the egg shell?

What does the stamp on an egg mean?

How to make hard boiled eggs?

Leigh C.

Norwich

Is there an egg recall in Ontario?

Helene E M.

Arnprior

Do you have local duck eggs?

Eleanor S.

Toronto

How long can I leave egg dishes out when serving them?

Sarah C.

Guelph

Why am I seeing American eggs in the grocery store?

Why are eggs sized differently?

What is the difference between a brown egg and a white egg?

Yvonne O.

Innisfil

How do you make perfect boiled eggs and remove shells easier?

Pauline H.

Belleville

How are eggs graded?

Where can I buy farm fresh eggs?

Why is there sometimes a spot of blood in the egg? And is this okay to eat?

Janina S.

Canada A on the cartons doesn't guarantee Canadian eggs. Some cartons are not marked Product of Canada. How do I know they're from Ontario?

Paula M.

Hamilton

Are hens ever given steroids or hormones?

What is the weight of a dozen Grade A large eggs?

Barry T.

Elliot Lake

Where can I buy double yolk eggs?

How much Sodium in hard boiled eggs?

Roni L.

Welland

What is the nutritional value of an egg?

How many eggs are needed to make French Toast?

Nate

Hamilton

Can raw eggs be used in a non-cooked recipe?

Rosemarie S.

Tiverton

How do you peel a hard-boiled egg?

I’ve heard people say that eggs have a lot of cholesterol. Are they safe to eat?

Is the date stamped on my egg carton a "best before" or an "expiry" date? Can I still use eggs for baking past a best before date??

Danielle S.

Thunder Bay

Can you tell me why some eggs in the carton, are stamped , and some are not ? Is it safe to eat the eggs that are not stamped ?

Linda W.

Waterdown

How do eggs get to my grocery store?

Are Canadian eggs pasteurized?

Rod M.

Ottawa

How soon can I feed my baby eggs?

What’s the difference between white and brown eggs?

Can I freeze egg yolks, if so how and for how long?

Ray K.

Cambridge

What causes yolks to be different colours?

How many eggs does a hen lay in a day?

Are hens ever given antibiotics?

How much fat is in an egg?

How long do I boil an egg for soft boil?

Norma T.

Richmond Hill

What is an Omega-3 egg?

Why am I seeing eggs stamped with a code?