John: Okay, so this is kind of a screwball tip, but it’s a good one. When you buy eggs—eggs are starting to come back on the market a little bit. Not in any extreme amount, but they’re out there.
I’m going to recommend—Mimi asked me, “What’s your tip of the day?” And I said, “I’m going to recommend jumbo eggs.”
Adam: Of all the things—Mimi calls you up and says, “What’s your tip of the day?” She’s checking to make sure you’re doing a good job?
John: Yep!
Adam: That’s interesting. Well, I like that she’s involved.
John: But let me get back to it—jumbo eggs.
You see, there are all these different egg sizes: medium, large, extra-large, and then there’s jumbo. Now, jumbo eggs are interesting because, besides being huge—and taking an extra minute to cook if you’re hard-boiling them—they’re also rare.
Jumbo eggs indicate that the chicken is done for. When chickens start producing jumbo eggs—sometimes even double-yolk eggs—they have to be culled because the eggs are too big. The chicken can get egg-bound, which is bad.
Egg-bound chickens usually have to be put down, and it’s a really terrible way to go.
So, when you see jumbo eggs—which you won’t find often—buy them. They might cost a dollar more, but there’s almost twice as much egg per egg.
So that’s my tip of the day: buy jumbo eggs when you see them.
Adam: I’ll back you up on that. Tina has been buying jumbo eggs. Not the ones from Costco—those are just regular-sized—but the actual jumbo eggs. More egg for the money.
Adam: You could always go for the emu egg. I think the emu egg is still the way to go.