Hilary1220
Assistant Cook
Currently I only have jumbo eggs in the house and I have a pecan pie recipe that's calling for 3 eggs. I'm thinking maybe to only used 2 of them. Does that sound reasonable or should I still use 3?
Eggs naturally come in a range of sizes. Recipes have been standardized over the last 50 years or so, and so have ingredients.Bought jumbo eggs one time. They seemed like a genetic abnormality and I haven't bought them since.
Eggs naturally come in a range of sizes. Recipes have been standardized over the last 50 years or so, and so have ingredients.
USDA EU Sizes grams per egg
oz/doz oz per egg grams per egg
peewee 15 1.25 35.4
small 18 1.50 42.5 small <53
med 21 1.75 49.6 medium 53-63
large 24 2.00 56.7
extra large 27 2.25 63.8 large >63-73
jumbo 30 2.50 70.9 very large >73
A screen shot might work better.let's see if the code trick works here....
Code:USDA EU Sizes grams per egg oz/doz oz per egg grams per egg peewee 15 1.25 35.4 small 18 1.50 42.5 small <53 med 21 1.75 49.6 medium 53-63 large 24 2.00 56.7 extra large 27 2.25 63.8 large >63-73 jumbo 30 2.50 70.9 very large >73
A screen shot might work better.
Totally understand that. I'm sure jumbo eggs have been around a long time. Doesn't change the fact I think they're some kind of freak of nature, like the kid I saw in a McDonald's a couple weeks ago who was 7' 4" tall. It happens, but it's not the normal to me.
When I kept hens, I always weighed the eggs. I believe the chart is for in-shell weight. I had one gal whose eggs could weigh up to 125 g! I always weighed the eggs in grams. I still weigh the store-bought eggs when I make Krumkake and other Scandinavian baked goods. There is a range of weight that is allowed for each size. Myrtle's eggs were XLarge Jumbo eggs.I was reading up on egg sizes today. Some of the variation is due to the age of the hen. The older the hen, the larger the eggs.
That's strange that the EU has the large eggs considerably larger than ours. I wonder if that would screw up recipes we use from there? Or maybe their "medium" is the standard there?
When I kept hens, I always weighed the eggs. I believe the chart is for in-shell weight. I had one gal whose eggs could weigh up to 125 g! I always weighed the eggs in grams. I still weigh the store-bought eggs when I make Krumkake and other Scandinavian baked goods. There is a range of weight that is allowed for each size. Myrtle's eggs were XLarge Jumbo eggs.
The amount of shell produced is the same regardless of the age of the hen or the size of the egg. Smaller eggs have thicker shells.