What do you do with your yolk?

**Chub** · 04-10-2008, 06:03 AM

Usually i'll use 1 yolk and 2/3 egg whites in my morning shakes. Lately i've just been launching the spare yolks in the bin.

I did read a post somewhere on here about freezing the yolks and using them at a later date, but can't seem to find it anywhere! Maybe i imagined it. Anyway, what do you guys do with your yolks? also, how long would yolks last in a sealed container?

RoidRageX10 · 04-10-2008, 06:54 AM

Any reason you dont eat the yolk?

**RedwolfWV** · 04-10-2008, 07:19 AM

I usually eat the yolk, but on those rare times I don't, my dog loves them

Steveoph · 04-10-2008, 07:45 AM

Personally I eat them. I think they are full of useful nutrients, and the link to cholesterol and heart disease is weak at best.

If you choose not to eat them, definitely save them. They can be used in a ton of recipes, by either yourself or give them to a friend that loves to cook. Recipezaar has over 6200 recipes calling for yolks as an ingredient! Freezing them in simple, juding by the 2 dozen or so in the freezer. Just dump them in a small airtight tupperware and they're good for several months.

If you know any people that are eastern orthodox (Eg. Eastern European), in a few weeks they will be baking special easter breads that require dozens of egg yolks! If you're interested in brushing up on Ukrainian culture, a good brief read is at Ukraine and Ukrainian Easter at BRAMA . Each Paska takes anywhere from 8-12 egg yolks, and we usually make 3-4!

**RenegadeRows** · 04-10-2008, 08:35 AM

eat it?

n2bnbig · 04-10-2008, 08:57 AM

i throw them out....yolks are nasty.........

**Chub** · 04-10-2008, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Steveoph

Personally I eat them. I think they are full of useful nutrients, and the link to cholesterol and heart disease is weak at best.

If you choose not to eat them, definitely save them. They can be used in a ton of recipes, by either yourself or give them to a friend that loves to cook. Recipezaar has over 6200 recipes calling for yolks as an ingredient! Freezing them in simple, juding by the 2 dozen or so in the freezer. Just dump them in a small airtight tupperware and they're good for several months.

If you know any people that are eastern orthodox (Eg. Eastern European), in a few weeks they will be baking special easter breads that require dozens of egg yolks! If you're interested in brushing up on Ukrainian culture, a good brief read is at Ukraine and Ukrainian Easter at BRAMA . Each Paska takes anywhere from 8-12 egg yolks, and we usually make 3-4!

Think i'll be eating a lot more of my yolks now or at least saving them and using them in something else. Still need to try out that tuna burger recipe aswell thats somewhere on here! Ta

ManBeast · 04-10-2008, 10:50 AM

Yolks really have been given a bad name... I think they are absolutely fine myself, great source of good stuff!

MB

Itchyscratchy · 04-10-2008, 11:56 AM

the yolk is a tasty piece of yellow just eat it

brandoppsx · 04-10-2008, 12:54 PM

I'd have to agree with everyone else...then again what I do is for a normal breakfast, I'll use 3-4 extra large eggs (yolk and all), and 3-4 egg whites (egg beaters or any other no yolk egg products). Makes for good omellettes....

damn that sounds good right about now...

Bum Mahoney · 04-10-2008, 02:36 PM

I eat them.

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If you're interested in brushing up on Ukrainian culture, a good brief read is at Ukraine and Ukrainian Easter at BRAMA

Thanks. I'm 3/4 Ukrainian, so I am always interested in learning more.

crader · 04-10-2008, 04:35 PM

I myself eat them scrambled but if I did not eat them they would go to my dogs.

Cub · 04-10-2008, 06:40 PM

I eat them. They were made the way they are for a reason.

skunkman · 04-10-2008, 07:43 PM

I agree, eat them. Raw egg whites contain avidin. I believe that avidin binds with biotin (an essential b-vitamin) and the biotin gets flushed through with the feces. Fortunately a large amount of biotin is found in yolks.

Yolks FTW

Condition1 · 04-10-2008, 10:26 PM

Don't the egg yolks contain a majority of the fat? That's why I toss most of them.

Neil5585 · 04-11-2008, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Chub

Anyway, what do you guys do with your yolks?

EAT THEM!

Why wouldn't you eat the yolks and throw out a great nutrition source? That's idiotic...that's half the protein of the egg right there you're tossing out, as well as the majority of the vitamins, minerals, and other important bodybuilding nutrients. Egg whites are the most nutrient deficient protein you can possibly eat.