GetCracking | Your Egg Questions

Your egg questions answered,
from farm to table.

How do eggs get to my grocery store?

What is the nutritional value of an egg?

What causes yolks to be different colours?

How do you cook an over easy egg?

How are eggs stamped?

Ron K.

Why am I seeing eggs stamped with a code?

Are hens ever given antibiotics?

How much protein is in an egg?

What causes yolks to be different colours?

What determines the thickness of the egg shell?

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

Janina S.

Is there an egg recall in Ontario?

Helene E M.

Arnprior

How much Sodium in hard boiled eggs?

Roni L.

Welland

What does the stamp on an egg mean?

How soon can I feed my baby eggs?

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

Sarah C.

Guelph

Can I freeze eggs?

How do eggs get to my grocery store?

How many eggs does a hen lay in a day?

How are eggs graded?

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

Should I keep my eggs refrigerated?

Where can I buy farm fresh eggs?

Are hens ever given steroids or hormones?

What are hens fed?

Does yolk colour matter?

Julie H.

Toronto

Where can I buy double yolk eggs?

How long do I boil an egg for soft boil?

Norma T.

Richmond Hill

How to make hard boiled eggs?

Leigh C.

Norwich

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

Rosemarie S.

Tiverton

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

Barry T.

Elliot Lake

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

Ray K.

Cambridge

Are Canadian eggs pasteurized?

Rod M.

Ottawa

Why are eggs sized differently?

How do you peel a hard-boiled egg?

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

Pauline H.

Belleville

How much fat is in an egg?

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

What is the nutritional value of an egg?

What’s the difference between white and brown eggs?

Do you have local duck eggs?

Eleanor S.

Toronto

Do eggs come from different types of hens?

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

Are soft boiled eggs safe?

John I.

Toronto

My are are floating, are they still good?

E.Sophie S.

What is an Omega-3 egg?

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

What makes an egg organic?

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

Yvonne O.

Innisfil

How many eggs are needed to make French Toast?

Nate

Hamilton

Why am I seeing American eggs in the grocery store?