Why is everyone so obsessed with eggs? Do people really eat them that often and if so, is it some kind of addiction like coffee or what? Stop paying those prices, stop buying the damn eggs.
Eggs aren’t a large part of my current diet, mostly because I am not cooking in the morning often right now, but there was a time when they were very cost effective. Where I was living about a decade ago they were about $1.70 per dozen, and I ate probably a little over a dozen a week. If I was still in that mode; seeing a dozen eggs for $9 would definitely stop me buying them, throw my meal planning into a bit of chaos and tick me off.
Man I love eggs. They are so versatile and easy to cook. Boiled eggs, fried eggs, scrambled eggs, poached eggs… Easy hot meal and a decent bit of protein in like 10 minutes. Breakfast lunch or dinner.
Eggs are also used in a lot of baked goods. If you’re cooking at home and making a lot of things from scratch, eggs are common ingredients. In addition to that they’re also an excellent source of protein that doesn’t require any forethought or planning to just make in minutes. My husband and I go through a dozen every 7-10 days depending on what I’m making. That’s not a ton, but considering most grocery prices are up it’s frustrating. I can cut back on a lot of things, and I can make alternative recipes that don’t include eggs for a lot of things, but then those things have a different texture, less protein, or can’t exist at all. I’m already cooking nearly everything from scratch at home to save money as it is. Not buying eggs is a bigger sacrifice than many realize, especially for someone that loves to bake.
Yep, the only time I buy eggs is if I’m going to be baking things that require them, which I don’t do very often. I just get the 6-pack, then any remaining after baking usually sit forgotten in the fridge for weeks and then I’m not sure if they’re still edible so they go to waste. 🤷
I wonder if a lot of the price increases are due to things like people paying more for free range and cage free eggs and then the companies selling caged eggs and regular cruelty-guaranteed eggs think they can sell their eggs for more since the other eggs are so much more.
If your competition is selling for $8 a dozen no one is going to notice much if your $2 a dozen goes up to $4 a dozen since it still looks good beside the $8 a dozen carton
Eggs are interesting because they are generally a very cheap food for what they are. If you can’t afford to spend much on food, eggs are generally still within your reach. Without cheap eggs the options for nutrition for people without much money are significantly curtailed.
They also drive news because they have dramatic surges with bird flu, which happens every few years.
Unlike other products, they tend to recover from the surge prices to reset things so the next surge still looks dramatic.
Why is everyone so obsessed with eggs? Do people really eat them that often and if so, is it some kind of addiction like coffee or what? Stop paying those prices, stop buying the damn eggs.
Eggs aren’t a large part of my current diet, mostly because I am not cooking in the morning often right now, but there was a time when they were very cost effective. Where I was living about a decade ago they were about $1.70 per dozen, and I ate probably a little over a dozen a week. If I was still in that mode; seeing a dozen eggs for $9 would definitely stop me buying them, throw my meal planning into a bit of chaos and tick me off.
Man I love eggs. They are so versatile and easy to cook. Boiled eggs, fried eggs, scrambled eggs, poached eggs… Easy hot meal and a decent bit of protein in like 10 minutes. Breakfast lunch or dinner.
Eggs are also used in a lot of baked goods. If you’re cooking at home and making a lot of things from scratch, eggs are common ingredients. In addition to that they’re also an excellent source of protein that doesn’t require any forethought or planning to just make in minutes. My husband and I go through a dozen every 7-10 days depending on what I’m making. That’s not a ton, but considering most grocery prices are up it’s frustrating. I can cut back on a lot of things, and I can make alternative recipes that don’t include eggs for a lot of things, but then those things have a different texture, less protein, or can’t exist at all. I’m already cooking nearly everything from scratch at home to save money as it is. Not buying eggs is a bigger sacrifice than many realize, especially for someone that loves to bake.
Yep, the only time I buy eggs is if I’m going to be baking things that require them, which I don’t do very often. I just get the 6-pack, then any remaining after baking usually sit forgotten in the fridge for weeks and then I’m not sure if they’re still edible so they go to waste. 🤷
Cheap protein. Generally the cheapest protein in the store.
Beans are cheaper
And magical fruit
I wonder if a lot of the price increases are due to things like people paying more for free range and cage free eggs and then the companies selling caged eggs and regular cruelty-guaranteed eggs think they can sell their eggs for more since the other eggs are so much more.
If your competition is selling for $8 a dozen no one is going to notice much if your $2 a dozen goes up to $4 a dozen since it still looks good beside the $8 a dozen carton
Eggs are interesting because they are generally a very cheap food for what they are. If you can’t afford to spend much on food, eggs are generally still within your reach. Without cheap eggs the options for nutrition for people without much money are significantly curtailed.
They also drive news because they have dramatic surges with bird flu, which happens every few years.
Unlike other products, they tend to recover from the surge prices to reset things so the next surge still looks dramatic.
It’s 90% due to delicious breakfast tacos