Thread: scrambled eggs

You can get eggs cooked any way you want them at the Omelet Station. I like just plain omelets but have had scrambled and over easy cooked there.

Garry

Ah, see I'm a scrambled egg/omelette person only(don't really care for over easy, etc.) In any case, there's usually a pretty good selection of other food if the scrambled eggs aren't up to par.

I prefer the dining room for breakfast where I have them make me a Lox and Onion Omelete, not usually available at the buffet.

On carnival and ncl they always tasted real to me. I don't like the fake eggs.

I actually hope the eggs are not real. What if one is no good after they already cracked 300 eggs? EWWW.

Know what, omelet station for now on.

I never grab the scrambled eggs on the buffet line - no idea whether they're real or fake, nor how long they've been there. And the same thing about omeletes since most of the time they don't crack the eggs in front of you, preferring instead to use a ladle and scoop out a mixture from a bowl. I usually eat breakfast in the main dining room, but when we're in a hurry and eat in the buffet, no matter how I want my eggs, I will always request fresh eggs. I'm funny that way, having been raised in the country and raising 300 chickens on our property when I was a kid. But then again because of that, I really don't like store-bought eggs of any kind - preferring to buy brown eggs from a local farm whenever possible.

But here's some comments I made in my review while on the NCL Pride of America I thought you'd find rather interesting.

My normal breakfast consists of two eggs over easy, home fries, bacon or sausage, an English muffin, coffee, and orange juice. I normally don’t vary much from this as I find it filling, but sometimes will get a bowl of fruit and occasionally a pastry. My vice is a chocolate covered donut, but will hold back to only one or two during a cruise, if they have them. They didn’t on this cruise, so I substituted a cinnamon bun, which is another vice I have. While it looked really good, it was like most food on this ship and was just so-so – lacked the flavor I expected. Nancy usually has a bowl of oatmeal, yogurt, fruit – all the good stuff you’re suppose to eat. It really irritates her that I eat wrong and don’t gain any weight, while she eats right and gains weight. What can I say – I just have a high metabolism.

Okay, so I walked up to one of the three stations where I could get an omelet or eggs made-to-order and asked for two eggs over easy. I kid you not – I watched this guy screw up 7 eggs! He broke every one while trying to cook them in the pan. He never did get it right. (Guess that’s why they have him working at the omelet station!) After waiting quite a while, I told him he needed to practice and left to find someone else to cook my eggs. While this time she at least didn’t break the eggs, she didn’t understand the concept of ‘over easy’ getting them pretty much over hard instead. We only went to the buffet three times during our cruise and the second time I finally found someone who at least knew how to cook fried eggs properly.


Pete

great read Pete...

Here is one non-cruise but true story. A local deli in my town will give you two pieces of cheese rather then 2 cheeseburgers together when you request a double cheeseburger...and they do not get the concept

I guess only in America do we insist on two burgers on the same bun?

Originally Posted by sk8erguy1978

I actually hope the eggs are not real. What if one is no good after they already cracked 300 eggs? EWWW.

Know what, omelet station for now on.

Yeah..cracking a bunch of eggs at once:probably not a good idea.I've noticed a lot of TV chefs will crack their eggs in a separate bowl, on the off chance one is bad. Good idea.

Okay, guys!

Over the years, I've become an omelet-to-order guy! Granted, this does not necessarily mean that I'll get as good an omelet as I might make for myself at home! But, for the most part, the guys operating the omelet stations can do a great job!

I tend to avoid fried eggs - if I have them, they must be sunny side up - and scrambled eggs - which have inevitably been poured from a carton, then let sit in a big pan for several hours!

SWR