Scrambled eggs from powder
Jun 8, 2015 | 8:52 am
#16
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I haven't seen anything on powdered eggs, but liquid eggs and fresh eggs are going to be jumping in price due to bird flu. Sysco and other food distributors have warned their locations.
More places might be going to powdered eggs to save money.
More places might be going to powdered eggs to save money.
Jun 8, 2015 | 10:58 am
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How do you know these are "powdered" eggs? At most low-end chain properties (this would include FF, SHS and competitors like Hampton, Holiday Inn Express etc.) the eggs are usually these discs either served plain or wrapped around a cheese or meat filling (a.k.a. "omelette") that you serve yourself with tongs.
Jun 9, 2015 | 3:57 pm
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I thought about this thread yesterday morning at a Marriott... and decided against the eggs.
Jun 10, 2015 | 7:52 am
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Even if made from "real" eggs, any (scrambled) eggs that have been sitting on a steam table for a long time will be rubbery and gross. I generally avoid them.
Jun 10, 2015 | 11:07 am
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You seriously must be new to mid-tier U.S. properties if powdered eggs and sausage patties as the breakfast protein is a new concept. I'd much rather have powdered eggs than real eggs drowning in cream as they do in Europe and Asia (a little throw up in my mouth just thinking about it).
Jun 10, 2015 | 6:54 pm
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Jun 10, 2015 | 10:46 pm
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You seriously must be new to mid-tier U.S. properties if powdered eggs and sausage patties as the breakfast protein is a new concept. I'd much rather have powdered eggs than real eggs drowning in cream as they do in Europe and Asia (a little throw up in my mouth just thinking about it).
Jun 11, 2015 | 10:25 am
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I have no problem with liquid/powdered eggs at RI, SHS, FI for breakfast. My goal in the morning is to quickly get protein and fiber to power me until lunch. I certainly wouldn't call it a delicious breakfast, but it is quite utilitarian and nutritious. I've been eating roughly the same thing for breakfast on average 3 days a week between SHS and RI for nearly a year.
I will gladly take the scrambled "egg product" over pastries and small boxes of cereal.
I will gladly take the scrambled "egg product" over pastries and small boxes of cereal.
Jun 11, 2015 | 4:36 pm
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I'd much rather eat hard-boiled eggs than that powered egg stuff at FI (though I'm not sure if all RIs and SHSs use powdered or just liquid eggs, which IMHO aren't nearly as bad as powdered).
Jun 19, 2015 | 5:57 pm
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I actually carry a travel sized bottle of hot sauce in my bag for just these situations! They can make eggs like that palatable. I also like when hotels provide shredded cheese for the eggs that also goes a long way.
Jun 22, 2015 | 10:41 pm
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A dozen eggs at wholesale has doubled in price lately. It may take some time to go back down as they need to replace 30 million hens (or some such).
I actually like the big vat of powdered eggs, as long as they are wet.
I actually like the big vat of powdered eggs, as long as they are wet.
Jun 23, 2015 | 5:40 pm
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There go the hard boiled eggs that I eat at most Marriotts...
Jun 23, 2015 | 5:48 pm
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I saw a sign yesterday in a RI saying that there will be no more eggs at breakfast because they cannot be obtained from the food supplier that the hotel uses. Most guests were commenting that there's no egg shortage in the USA, just higher prices for eggs.
Jun 23, 2015 | 5:52 pm
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Jun 23, 2015 | 6:05 pm
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That would piss me off, since I couldn't even eat anything for breakfast then.