How to get rid of the smell and taste of egg whites? I throw up when i eat them

Question

I can eat yellow parts without a problem. But I throw up when i eat whites. I tried many ways to eat but failed. Scrambled, spiced, souce, etc. I need to get rid of the taste and smell of the eggwhite. Any ideas?

Answer 1

According to McGee's, Keys To Good Cooking (Doubleday, 2010), p133,

The key to most good egg dishes is temperature control. Just the right level of heat and protein bonding produces a moist, tender white and a creamy yolk. Too much heat produces a hard, rubbery white and dry, crumbly yolk.

to which he adds

Eggs whites begin to solidify around 140°F/60°C

Exposing egg whites to temperatures anywhere above that may be playing a role in the problem you're experiencing, despite the fact that most people lack that sensitivity.

However, he goes on to establish additional solidification points for

egg yolks around 145°F/63°C, and mixtures of eggs with other ingredients usually between 160 and 180°F/70 and 80°C.

So to be clear, if you want to cook the entire egg together, the minimum temperature you can strive for is 145°F, a full 5°F above what is needed for egg whites alone.

If cooking the egg whites at their minimum required temperature can serve to prevent their developing the taste/smell you find so repelling, then it may be a good idea to prepare them separately and then add them back in later. But you'll have to raise the temperature of your pan to precisely this level and be able to keep it there, which may not be easy to do.

There remain electric skillets on the market with a dial for temperature control. But the truth is you don't really know what temperature corresponds to a particular setting until you measure it, just as with most ovens. So whether using this approach or a gas range (or even an electric range if you've that kind of patience), you'll need an appropriate thermometer. That however is a specialty item which can be hard to find. An oven thermometer with a flat base can do. But not even those are perfectly easy to come by.

For this purpose I recommend the likes of an empty tuna can set into the middle of your pan (so that it comes up to the pan's temperature), into which you drop a small piece of paraffin. (You'll have removed the paper from the can.) You apply heat at a very low setting and then work your way up in tiny increments until the paraffin melts. But the paraffin has to be the proper grade, touted as mid melting. It's melting point ranges between 135°F and 145°F. Careful shopping can produce a product that melts at specifically 140*F.

Once the paraffin melts (or even begins to melt), you know you've reached the desired temperature and can safely remove and set aside the can. And since you've worked progressively in small increments you can be confident the pan will remain at that temperature and, that is, rise back to it even after the eggs have been added.

There's also a time-honored method by which egg whites are made more stable, namely beating them in a copper or silver bowl. Since you're experimenting to uncover what might work for you, that's something else you might try. And best of luck solving this, as it's really a drag to have food sensitivities of any sort. Mine is to anise. I can detect it like a moth. Doesn't hurt me. Just don't like it.

Answer 2

I'm the same way. Add milk to the eggs while beating them for scrambled eggs. Mix well. Even add a little garlic, salt and pepper. Cook low/mid heat until the eggs are somewhat dry.

Answer 3

This response is related to Tom's above....You might try low-temperature (otherwise known a sous vide) egg cookery. Eggs cooked low temp seem to not have that sulfer smell/taste that some people experience. It's all about temperature control. In fact, egg cookery is one of the best uses for this method of cooking. This will help: http://www.chefsteps.com/activities/the-egg-calculator