[net.cooks] Frozen Eggs?

heliotis (01/04/83)

I left a dozen eggs out in my car all day yesterday until after
dark, and I fear they may have been subjected to temperatures
below freezing.  Can eggs freeze?  If so, at what temperature?
What are they like after they thaw?

			Jim "Huevos Frios" Heliotis

dkatz (01/05/83)

According to my references (incl. "Joy of Cooking", "Settlement Cookbook", ...)
eggs should not be frozen whole (if you are doing it intentionally).  In that
case, they should be separated, and frozen in two containers.  They can be
thawed at room temperature and 're-constituted' later.

I have successfully used whole eggs which got cold enough to have some ice
crystals in them.  They were used immediately without thawing first.

Good Cooking       %(o)  Egg-on-your  FACE

Dave Katz