Break an egg, get two yolks? Here is why

I have never done my best to buy double launch eggs, but I recently learned that many people do. Tentated by a chance to find a double yellow, the Redditors exchange advice to find rare eggs. Some companies, such as Sauder’s eggs, promise a dozen double yout eggs in boxes called double yellow, a feat made possible by emitting a bright light on each egg before the packaging.

But what creates a double semester egg in the first place? I decided to discover it.

How are yellow doubles produced?

The yellow doubles are a by-product of ovulation, and their production is almost identical to that of a single egg of yellow. In a typical cycle of egg production, a hen releases a yellow from its follicle in one of its ovaries 30 minutes after launching an egg. The yellow travels the Oviduct (the tube of the Fallone, alias the egg mounting chain), which produces albumen (egg whites) and shell materials along the way. Finally, at the end of the Oviduct, the egg is locked in a shell. (Each yellow contains a germinal disc which, if fertilized, develops in a baby chick. In fertilized eggs, yellow is the main source of nutrition for the embryo, but in the eggs bought in store, the yellow remains sleeping and is part of the edible egg.)

The same logic applies to double -floor eggs. Sometimes a hen will release two yellows in rapid succession, and the two yolks will go together to the Oviduct before being locked in a single shell. The young and old hens are particularly likely to release the double yellow, because the two experience irregular production cycles when they accelerate or destroy the reproduction of eggs.

Some eggs may even contain more than two yolks. According to The Guinness World Records, Diane Hainsworth by Hainsworth Poultry Farms in New York said he found an egg with nine yellows in 1971, the most reported. On the other hand, the eggs known as dwarf eggs or fairies do not contain any yellow; Young hens generally pose them when they start their reproduction cycle for the first time.

What to do if you find a double yellow

These eggs are completely safe to eat, and for dishes like scrambled eggs and omelets, you can cook them like any other egg. They seem particularly striking when they are hard, and additional yellow gives omelettes and blurs a brilliant golden hue.

If you cook, note, however, that a double -floor egg is not equivalent to two whole eggs. A large standard egg contains about a tablespoon of yellow and two tablespoons of egg whites. Since a double yout egg generally contains more yolks than whites, it can eliminate fat-sucking relationships in desserts, such as lemon curd and cream chocolate jar, resulting in an unwanted texture. It is generally not a big problem, unless you accidentally make a double yellow in your dough. To avoid this, always crack the eggs in a small bowl first. If you find a double yellow, you can weigh the yellow and white separately and adjust yourself by adding more egg white if necessary.

Beyond the double-yellow boxes, double launch eggs also exist in nature. According to Pete & Gerry’s, their largest eggs – Jumbo or Super Jumbo – are the most likely to contain eggs with double launch by mature hens. Eggs of small producers of producer markets can also transport double yolks, because their eggs are less likely to undergo egg pads, a scanning process used in the commercial egg industry to identify and eliminate the eggs with double yolence in the name of quality control. If you find a double -semester egg in your box, you can find another, because egg producers often bring eggs by age of the herd.

I cannot actively recover the eggs with double Youreau, but I am always delighted when I find one. I consider them a brilliant surprise of nature, and a safe path towards an extra-delicious wheelbarrow.