white squiggly stuff in eggs
 

When you crack an egg, do you pull the white squiggly stuff out before cooking it? My mom does, my sisters do, and I do. But we are the only ones I've ever met that do...and I've asked a lot of people. So GCMs, anyone out there weird like me?! :giggle

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:no :scratch Why? :shifty

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:no I try to avoid getting my hands all eggy :)

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:shrug3 Because I grew up doing it, that's how I was taught to deal with eggs. I never questioned it, I thought EVERYONE did it :giggle. So I've asked lots of friends since leaving home if they do that and I haven't met one.

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My mom used to do it. I am too lazy, and I don't notice a difference. :)

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YES! Somebody. :D

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It's not harmful and completely unnoticeable after cooking. If I were using raw eggs in something that I wanted totally smooth I might try to remove any lumpy bits, like if I were making raw eggnog, but there's no reason to otherwise.

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Nope.

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I ALWAYS do! :D I use a spoon for it's removal!

It's what my mom has always done, and I do it too.

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No. I've never seen a reason to.

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I don't even know what white squiggly stuff you guys are talking about :scratch. And we use a LOT of eggs in our cooking (probably a dozen and a half per week).

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I do if it is really profuse, but generally only if I am scrambling it. If I am baking or something, I do not. Although I do remember making a baked good once that still had the white stringy thing in it after it was baked. Nasty!
Sometimes, I just wait until I am in the middle of scrambling the egg and pull it to the side and then remove it. It is easier that way.

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I'm lost too!

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Its part of he egg white that holds the yolk in the center of the egg. I think the older the egg is the less noticeable it is.

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Ah, you mean the white 'umbilical cord' looking thing?

Reminds me of another reason I don't eat eggs. :shiver