My wife has made a kedgeree - which has hard boiled eggs in it - and
wants to know if the extra can be frozen with the hard boiled eggs
left in. IOW - what happens to pieces of HBE's once they're frozen?


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bob > wrote in
:

> My wife has made a kedgeree - which has hard boiled eggs in it - and
> wants to know if the extra can be frozen with the hard boiled eggs
> left in. IOW - what happens to pieces of HBE's once they're frozen?
>
>
> --



Not recommended to freeze them.



http://www.ochef.com/1160.htm


Q. Can you freeze freshly cooked hard-boiled eggs?

A. You won't like the result. The water in the egg white moves about and
crystallizes when it freezes, altering the structure, so that when the
egg is thawed, the white is both watery and rubbery.

You can freeze the yolk, however, and, once thawed, crumble it on salads
or use it for a garnish. But it won't have the smooth, almost paté-like
texture one finds in a freshly hard-boiled egg.

In either case, freezing is not really the highest and best use of a
hard-cooked egg.

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


"And where is the Prince who can afford to so cover his country with
troops for its defense, as that ten thousand men descending from the
clouds, might not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief, before
a force could be brought together to repel them?"

Benjamin Franklin 1748

An impostor or Peter -- probably a pathetic GRUB -- replied:

>> My wife has made a kedgeree - which has hard boiled eggs in it - and
>> wants to know if the extra can be frozen with the hard boiled eggs
>> left in. IOW - what happens to pieces of HBE's once they're frozen?
>>
> Not recommended to freeze them.
>
> http://www.ochef.com/1160.htm
>
> Q. Can you freeze freshly cooked hard-boiled eggs?
>
> A. You won't like the result. The water in the egg white moves about and
> crystallizes when it freezes, altering the structure, so that when the
> egg is thawed, the white is both watery and rubbery.
>
> You can freeze the yolk, however, and, once thawed, crumble it on salads
> or use it for a garnish. But it won't have the smooth, almost paté-like
> texture one finds in a freshly hard-boiled egg.
>
> In either case, freezing is not really the highest and best use of a
> hard-cooked egg.


Hard-boiled egg white is like tofu in that freezing and thawing causes it to
become spongy. But sometimes you WANT a spongy texture, especially if the
ingredient in question is pretty much tasteless (which is the case both with
tofu and hard-boiled egg whites) but will be surrounded by a tasty sauce
which it can soak up. In the case of kedgeree, it's pretty much a matter of
personal taste whether freezing would be a good thing or not. If you prefer
the kedgeree with firm egg whites which have little taste, then freezing is
not recommended. If you're okay with a flabbier texture but greater sauce
absorption, then freezing would be a good thing.

Bob

bob > wrote:
> My wife has made a kedgeree - which has hard boiled eggs in it - and
> wants to know if the extra can be frozen with the hard boiled eggs
> left in.

http://www.incredibleegg.org/egg_facts_handling18.html

"bob" ...
> what happens to pieces of HBE's once they're frozen?
>

They get really hard.

PeterLucas wrote:
>
> bob > wrote in
> :
>
> > My wife has made a kedgeree - which has hard boiled eggs in it - and
> > wants to know if the extra can be frozen with the hard boiled eggs
> > left in. IOW - what happens to pieces of HBE's once they're frozen?
> >
> >
> > --
>
> Not recommended to freeze them.
>
> http://www.ochef.com/1160.htm
>
> Q. Can you freeze freshly cooked hard-boiled eggs?
>
> A. You won't like the result. The water in the egg white moves about and
> crystallizes when it freezes, altering the structure, so that when the
> egg is thawed, the white is both watery and rubbery.

Freeze them with liquid nitrogen to minimize ice crystal growth and size
and they might stand a chance. Same principle as the Dippin Dots ice
cream.

In article >,
bob > wrote:

> My wife has made a kedgeree - which has hard boiled eggs in it - and
> wants to know if the extra can be frozen with the hard boiled eggs
> left in. IOW - what happens to pieces of HBE's once they're frozen?

They get hard. :-) And the whites toughen. I wouldn't.
From the American Egg Board: Hard-cooked eggs
You can freeze hard-cooked egg yolks to use later for toppings or
garnishes. Carefully place the yolks in a single layer in a saucepan and
add enough water to come at least 1 inch above the yolks. Cover and
quickly bring just to boiling. Remove the pan from the heat and let the
yolks stand, covered, in the hot water about 15 minutes. Remove the
yolks with a slotted spoon, drain them well and package them for
freezing.

It's best not to freeze hard-cooked whole eggs and hard-cooked whites
because they become tough and watery when frozen.

http://www.incredibleegg.org/f_freezing_eggs.html
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have this much fun!

In article .com>,
"Pete C." > wrote:

> Freeze them with liquid nitrogen to minimize ice crystal growth and size

Right. Where *did* I put that darned canister?
--
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have this much fun!

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> �bob > wrote:
> > My wife has made a kedgeree - which has hard boiled eggs in it - and
> > wants to know if the extra can be frozen with the hard boiled eggs
> > left in. IOW - what happens to pieces of HBE's once they're frozen?
>
> They get hard. �:-) � And the whites toughen. � �I wouldn't. �
> From the American Egg Board: Hard-cooked eggs
> You can freeze hard-cooked egg yolks to use later for toppings or
> garnishes. Carefully place the yolks in a single layer in a saucepan and
> add enough water to come at least 1 inch above the yolks. Cover and
> quickly bring just to boiling. Remove the pan from the heat and let the
> yolks stand, covered, in the hot water about 15 minutes. Remove the
> yolks with a slotted spoon, drain them well and package them for
> freezing.
>
> It's best not to freeze hard-cooked whole eggs and hard-cooked whites
> because they become tough and watery when frozen.
>
> http://www.incredibleegg.org/f_freezing_eggs.html

But, but, that's about freezing unadulterated hard cooked eggs... that
doesn't adress the OP's question; freezing hard cooked eggs _in a
dish_;

---> http://www.incredibleegg.org/egg_facts_handling18.html

Melba's Jammin' > wrote in news:barbschaller-
:

> In article .com>,
> "Pete C." > wrote:
>
>> Freeze them with liquid nitrogen to minimize ice crystal growth and size
>
> Right. Where *did* I put that darned canister?



You *don't* have a canister of liquid nitrogen in your kitchen???!!!



How antiquated are you???!!!



;-P

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


"And where is the Prince who can afford to so cover his country with troops
for its defense, as that ten thousand men descending from the clouds, might
not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief, before a force could be
brought together to repel them?"

Benjamin Franklin 1748

bob > wrote:

> My wife has made a kedgeree - which has hard boiled eggs in it - and
> wants to know if the extra can be frozen with the hard boiled eggs
> left in. IOW - what happens to pieces of HBE's once they're frozen?

I suspect they get really cold.

-sw

On Jan 17, 8:45*am, Melba's Jammin' >
wrote:
> In article .com>,
> *"Pete C." > wrote:
>
> > Freeze them with liquid nitrogen to minimize ice crystal growth and size
>
> Right. *Where *did* I put that darned canister?

Garage, upper right hand corner near the cyclotron.

John Kane Kingston ON Canada

John Kane wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >�"Pete C." wrote:
>
> > > Freeze them with liquid nitrogen to minimize ice crystal growth and size
>
> > Right. �Where *did* I put that darned canister?
>
> Garage, upper right hand corner near the cyclotron.

My ex kept liquid nitrogen between her legs.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> In article .com>,
> "Pete C." > wrote:
>
> > Freeze them with liquid nitrogen to minimize ice crystal growth and size
>
> Right. Where *did* I put that darned canister?

Dunno, mine is sitting in my shop at the moment...

In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> In article .com>,
> "Pete C." > wrote:
>
> > Freeze them with liquid nitrogen to minimize ice crystal growth and size
>
> Right. Where *did* I put that darned canister?

I keep my flask in my hip pocket.

:-)

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

John Kane > wrote in
:

> On Jan 17, 8:45*am, Melba's Jammin' >
> wrote:
>> In article .com>,
>> *"Pete C." > wrote:
>>
>> > Freeze them with liquid nitrogen to minimize ice crystal growth and
>> > siz
> e
>>
>> Right. *Where *did* I put that darned canister?
>
> Garage, upper right hand corner near the cyclotron.
>



LOL!!! I hope you haven't left your ZM-87 laying around, like you did with
the canister!!


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


"And where is the Prince who can afford to so cover his country with troops
for its defense, as that ten thousand men descending from the clouds, might
not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief, before a force could be
brought together to repel them?"

Benjamin Franklin 1748

Dan Abel > wrote in
:

> In article >,
> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
>> In article .com>,
>> "Pete C." > wrote:
>>
>> > Freeze them with liquid nitrogen to minimize ice crystal growth and
>> > size
>>
>> Right. Where *did* I put that darned canister?
>
> I keep my flask in my hip pocket.
>
>:-)
>



If it leaks, you're going to have cohones that clack when you walk :-)



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


"And where is the Prince who can afford to so cover his country with
troops for its defense, as that ten thousand men descending from the
clouds, might not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief, before
a force could be brought together to repel them?"

Benjamin Franklin 1748

On Jan 18, 4:43*am, "Pete C." > wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > In article .com>,
> > *"Pete C." > wrote:
>
> > > Freeze them with liquid nitrogen to minimize ice crystal growth and size
>
> > Right. *Where *did* I put that darned canister?
>
> Dunno, mine is sitting in my shop at the moment...

I have heaps of Liquid Nitrogen here
So I tried it out.

Advice = Don't freeze hard boiled eggs -tuned out horrible and
tasted worse

In article > ,
PeterLucas > wrote:

> John Kane > wrote in
> :
>
> > On Jan 17, 8:45*am, Melba's Jammin' >
> > wrote:
> >> In article .com>,
> >> *"Pete C." > wrote:
> >>
> >> > Freeze them with liquid nitrogen to minimize ice crystal growth and
> >> > siz
> > e
> >>
> >> Right. *Where *did* I put that darned canister?
> >
> > Garage, upper right hand corner near the cyclotron.
> >
>
>
>
> LOL!!! I hope you haven't left your ZM-87 laying around, like you did with
> the canister!!
>
>
> --
> Peter Lucas

Ok, once I googled that, it was pretty funny. ;-)
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:28:58 -0800 (PST), Sheldon wrote:

> John Kane wrote:
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>�"Pete C." wrote:
>>
>>> > Freeze them with liquid nitrogen to minimize ice crystal growth and size
>>
>>> Right. �Where *did* I put that darned canister?
>>
>> Garage, upper right hand corner near the cyclotron.
>
> My ex kept liquid nitrogen between her legs.

i guess anything would be better than having your dick in there.

blake

On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:58:22 +1300, bob >
shouted from the highest rooftop:

>My wife has made a kedgeree - which has hard boiled eggs in it - and
>wants to know if the extra can be frozen with the hard boiled eggs
>left in. IOW - what happens to pieces of HBE's once they're frozen?

Thanks for all your answers. Normally, there's never any of my wife's
kedgeree left over, but I let the side down by forgetting the dinner
menu and defrosting a tuna steak that had to be eaten that night
(sacrifice, sacrifice).

So we decided to experiment and froze the remaining portion and my
wife ate it for lunch today and - guess what? The yolks were fine, but
the pieces of defrosted (in the fridge) and reheated (in the microwave
in a small glass casserole dish and sprinkled with water) egg whites
were a bit "rubbery." Not badly so - I tried a bite or two - but not
like they would have been had the kedgeree been fresh.

Altogether, I wouldn't say no to eating it again, but my wife polished
it off before I had a chance.



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una cerveza mas por favor ...

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