GetCracking | Your Egg Questions

Your egg questions answered,
from farm to table.

How do eggs get to my grocery store?

How many eggs does a hen lay in a day?

What causes yolks to be different colours?

What’s the difference between white and brown eggs?

How soon can I feed my baby eggs?

Can I freeze eggs?

How to make hard boiled eggs?

Leigh C.

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.

Why am I seeing eggs stamped with a code?

Is there an egg recall in Ontario?

Helene E M.

Arnprior

How much Sodium in hard boiled eggs?

Roni L.

Welland

Are hens ever given antibiotics?

Are hens ever given steroids or hormones?

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

Do you have local duck eggs?

Eleanor S.

Toronto

Why am I seeing American eggs in the grocery store?

Why are eggs sized differently?

What determines the thickness of the egg shell?

How many eggs are needed to make French Toast?

Nate

Hamilton

How do you cook an over easy egg?

Does yolk colour matter?

Julie H.

What are hens fed?

Do eggs come from different types of hens?

How do eggs get to my grocery store?

Are soft boiled eggs safe?

John I.

Toronto

Are Canadian eggs pasteurized?

Rod M.

Ottawa

How much protein is in an egg?

How long do I boil an egg for soft boil?

Norma T.

Where can I buy double yolk eggs?

What makes an egg organic?

What causes yolks to be different colours?

How much fat is in an egg?

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

Pauline H.

Belleville

What is an Omega-3 egg?

What is the nutritional value of an egg?

How many eggs does a hen lay in a day?

How are eggs graded?

What does the stamp on an egg mean?

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

Should I keep my eggs refrigerated?

Where can I buy farm fresh eggs?

How do you peel a hard-boiled egg?