Scrambled eggs definitely look more appetising when they are a pleasing golden colour but this will largely depend on what the hen has eaten – because food a hen eats affects the yolk colour of her eggs.
Generally speaking, if she eats a wheat-based diet, she lays eggs with pale yellow yolks. Feed that contains corn or alfalfa produces eggs with medium or darker yellow yolks. But don’t worry, dark and light yolks have more or less the same nutrition. It’s just the darker yolks look more appealing.
People on BuzzFeed are sharing their simple but genius cooking hacks they think they came up with and one reveals the secret trick to making your breakfast scrambled eggs look more gloriously golden in colour.
They wrote: When making scrambled eggs, I hold back one yolk. I scramble the rest of the eggs per usual and then stir in that last yolk just seconds before serving. It gives you that gorgeous yellow finish.”
Chefs also recommend adding the salt right at the end and a knob of butter as the shine will help to show off the colour.
Another would-be chef on Reddit suggested: “Let them rest 15 minutes before cooking. They’ll get a much deeper gold colour” while another added: “Get some eggs that were under a hen 24 hours ago. They’re so bright yell they’re practically neon.”
However runny egg yolks carry a risk of foodborne pathogens such as salmonella and should be avoided at least until age 5.
The easiest way to tell if your eggs are still fresh is to see if they sink in water.
Simply fill a glass or bowl with cold water and submerge the egg. If it sinks to the bottom and lays flat on its side, it is still fresh.
If the egg sinks, but stands on one end at the bottom of the glass or bowl, the eggs are not as fresh but still edible. An egg that floats to the top is not fresh and could be spoiled.
The science behind this is based on the fact that eggshells are semipermeable, which means air can get through. The older the egg, the more air penetrates its shell, causing it to float.
Rotten eggs also release gases that can make them buoyant. If an egg smells bad or you are uncertain if it’s spoiled, the safest bet is to throw it out.