The Cook wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 23:13:06 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:35 -0500, wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is it my imagination or are eggs getitng smaller? I have always bought jumbo
>>>> size eggs as opposed to extra large. It seems lately that the eggs are smaller
>>>> than they used to be. Is this possible? Wouldn't size of eggs be regulated by
>>>> some government agency? Dept. of Agriculture or some such.
>>>
>>> Graded by weight. X-Large must be 2.25 ounces or more. They are 1/4
>>> ounce increments. Maybe your hands are getting bigger.
>>>
>> I disagree with that, too. The sizes of eggs in a box vary considerably.
>
> In the US a box of eggs is graded by the net weight of the box. You
> can have some large and some small ones if the total weight of the
> eggs in the box meets the standard.
> Google "egg size chart" and see the standard size of each egg and the
> box total.
>
> The 3 digit number on the box is the date they were packed.
>
> If you are buying directly from the farm, a box can have a variety of
> sizes in one box.
>
I will start weighting the boxes. For that matter, I wonder how much of
the time people are going through the boxes and switching eggs?

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 2/1/2015 8:05 AM, The Cook wrote:
>
>> In the US a box of eggs is graded by the net weight of the box. You
>> can have some large and some small ones if the total weight of the
>> eggs in the box meets the standard.
>> Google "egg size chart" and see the standard size of each egg and the
>> box total.
>>
>> The 3 digit number on the box is the date they were packed.
>>
>> If you are buying directly from the farm, a box can have a variety of
>> sizes in one box.
>>
>
> I used to go to a local egg farm until they burned down. The sorting is
> all mechanized and very precise. Any of the larger farms will be very
> consistent package to package. The small had filled egg cartons will
> have some varition.

I am speaking of eggs that I get in stores like Whole Foods. The ones
from the little egg farms (or little farms with eggs) are a whole
different matter.

Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 23:13:06 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:35 -0500, wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is it my imagination or are eggs getitng smaller? I have always bought jumbo
>>>> size eggs as opposed to extra large. It seems lately that the eggs are smaller
>>>> than they used to be. Is this possible? Wouldn't size of eggs be regulated by
>>>> some government agency? Dept. of Agriculture or some such.
>>>
>>> Graded by weight. X-Large must be 2.25 ounces or more. They are 1/4
>>> ounce increments. Maybe your hands are getting bigger.
>>>
>> I disagree with that, too. The sizes of eggs in a box vary considerably.
>
> The physical size/configuration is meaningless, eggs are measured by
> weight... some chickens produce eggs that are more round than oval, to
> the human eye they appear to be larger but by weight they fall within
> the standard.
>
It isn't meaningless. If you break them into a measuring cup, you can
see the difference. I don't know why I ever speak about such things. I
sometimes see cookbook writers et al. who will say the same thing, but
this is a losing battle.