What causes scrambled egg patties to turn greyish green on the inside?
I ordered an egg and cheese bagel from a restaurant. The egg patty was unusually thick, uniformly bright yellow on the outside, and grey on the inside (although the computer photo shows a greenish tint).
What could have caused this? Does it tell us anything about the cooking practices of the restaurant? For example, could the patties have been premade in batches from liquid egg yolk, put in the refrigerator, and then microwaved on demand which caused too much heat on the inside, like overcooked hard-boiled eggs? Is something like this safe to eat?
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Yes, too high temp will/can turn egg yolk blue-is/greenish/grayish.
But doing it in microwave will probably not. Mostly beacuse it's harder to heat anything inside than outside in a microwave.
From experience I can tell that in places made to feed a lot of people in short amount of time any breakfast items are premade and then just keep warm. So the patty would be cooked in temperature allowing inside to be done an then kept in an oven or over the lamp. Making inside of the patty to still boil (as energy exchange is slowed) allowing sulfur o bond with water in patty. The longer the heat is provided the longer this process take place.
A) the patties are safe too eat but they might be rich in sulfur
B) you might bought the food some time (few hours) after it was made and it wasn't made fresh
Overall nothing bad but personally that is something I would expect from a food stall rather than restaurant.
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The Formation of Ferrous Sulphide in Eggs during Cooking.Why did my scrambled eggs turn green?
Why do Scrambled Eggs Turn Green In a Cast Iron Skillet? This harmless but unappealing color change is the result of a chemical reaction between iron in the pan and sulfur in egg whites.Why has my scrambled egg gone grey?
These sulfides and sulfates have colors ranging from blue to green, and pure iron sulfide is black. A mixture of them with the yellow yolk can easily look gray, especially when the color is desaturated through the addition of white cream cheese.How do you tell if your scrambled eggs are bad?
Smell test One of the simplest and most reliable ways to tell whether an egg has gone bad is to smell it. A bad egg will give off a foul odor when a person cracks the shell open. This smell will be present even if the person has already cooked the egg.What does it mean when eggs go grey?
The gray layer is caused by a reaction between the iron in the egg yolks and sulfur in the whites. When the eggs are cooked too long or at too high a temperature, they form a drab compound called "ferrous sulfide." You might also notice a distinct sulfury odor when you peel the eggs.How to make Scrambled Eggs | #BacktoBasics | Sanjeev Kapoor Khazana
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It doesn't take long for cooked eggs to develop a greenish hue. And while it isn't dangerous or have any noticeable taste, it does look unappetizing. Most breakfast buffets add a little lemon juice and cream to their scrambled eggs to prevent this from happening. While you can't taste the lemon it does magically prevent them from changing color.
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