Question about eggs

[mbg]

I see Large and X-Large eggs in the supermarket but does anyone know if you can get Small or Medium eggs? I never see them.

Also, how do I know they are from a chicken? The box doesn't say.

Thank you.

[drdrma]

I've seen small and very small eggs at the grocery store, PA on fort st, Montreal. They doubled up the eggs, two per regular sized egg-cup in the container.

[_Allan_]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_egg_sizes

I remember buying eggs without a size on them. Then "Medium" and "Large" became standard. Probably a CFA decision for 'more clear packaging".

[peanutz]

I've seen tiny little brown-spotted quail eggs at the supermarket...

[iEyeCaptain]

Chinese hotpot restaurants seem to have bought up all the extra small and small eggs. >=(

I seem to have to order at least 3 to use for one hotpot outing as opposed to one large egg at home. >=(

This is an outrage. >=(

[Pigeu]

farmers' market

pee wee, small, medium. pee wee isn't always available though.. their yolk ratio is generally greater, so I tend to purchase these over other sizes when available.

[ippon]

i buy smaller sized ones sometimes to marinate in soy/beef broth concoction.
see them at foodymart all the time.

[jayt90]

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see them at foodymart all the time.

Skyland too. A tray of mediums (30) is around $4 www.skylandfoodmart.com/

[mbg]

So what does one do with the very small eggs?

[amz155]

I see Large and X-Large eggs in the supermarket but does anyone know if you can get Small or Medium eggs? I never see them.

Also, how do I know they are from a chicken? The box doesn't say.

Thank you.

Chicken eggs are the only ones that are required to be graded. So if they have an official grading, they're chicken eggs.

[Mars2012]

Is it possible for them to downsize eggs? I swear the large eggs today are more like the medium of yesteryear. The only place that seems to have decent sized eggs is Costco.

OP, check out the medium sized at a place like Superstore, they are probably the size you want.

[jayt90]

Is it possible for them to downsize eggs? I swear the large eggs today are more like the medium of yesteryear. The only place that seems to have decent sized eggs is Costco.

Costco sells 18 EXTRA-LARGE eggs for $3.29. They seem to have thin shells, and yolks break a lot, so my guess is they are from older hens, at least in Ontario. They get worked over in the display case as well!
I have not heard of any downsizing.

[mbg]

Does anyone know what size eggs are supposed to be?

I mean, what kind of chicken do they need to make an XL egg? It seems kinda big.

Or where do the extra small eggs come from? Someone said it was always a chicken.

[hany1991]

If small egg is more essential for you.... i can give a suggestion plz don't mind, i know birds egg is so small, so you can found it in birds' nests.

[Catherine111]

Does anyone know what size eggs are supposed to be?

I mean, what kind of chicken do they need to make an XL egg? It seems kinda big.

Or where do the extra small eggs come from? Someone said it was always a chicken.

There are quite a number of different sized eggs as medium, large and extra large. And i think the size of an egg depends on several factors, for example the breed of the hen, the weight of the hen, the hen's age, what the hen was fed on and the environment in which the hen was brought up. So may be those XL eggs are from well breed hen so without any doubt you can buy those, if you want.