Does McDonald's use Freshly Cracked Eggs? We use a freshly cracked, Grade A egg for our famous
The whole eggs we use in our breakfast McMuffins are cage-free and 100% Aussie, from suppliers like Pace Farm and Sunny Queen Farms. Our shakes and sundaes are made with blends of dairy ingredients including fresh milk made by our supplier, Lactalis.
Our scrambled eggs are made with liquid eggs that are cooked fresh on our grill with real butter. Folded Eggs: Our folded eggs, like the ones on a Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit, are made with liquid eggs that are pre-cooked and folded before being flash frozen by our suppliers.
Freshly cracked for every McMuffin
Once they reach our restaurants our award-winning free-range eggs are freshly cracked into special round rings and steamed, so they fit perfectly inside our tasty McMuffins® every single time.
FRESHLY CRACKED
We're often asked if McDonald's eggs are fresh. The answer is yes – they are delivered fresh from our suppliers' farms each week and are only cracked in-restaurant, moments before being cooked to perfection and served.
As @ essentialmcdonalds shows in his clip, those eggs are made by simply cracking a raw egg into a circular mold on the griddle. Employees then pop the yolks and pour water on top of the grill, creating steam. The egg difference may be a secret to some, but McDonald's has long been transparent about it.
Folded eggs are pre-cooked outside of your local McDonald's and arrive at the restaurant in bags. They get heated up on a grill with a little bit of water and are stored in a tray until needed for a dish. In comparison, round eggs are made on site every day.
Confirming the achievement with Australian Food News, McDonald's said all eggs supplied to its restaurants are now cage-fee.
How are McDonald's Eggs Prepared? Good question. Our breakfast menu items are all made with real eggs—they're just prepared a little differently for each sandwich.
Currently, McDonald's has committed to stop sourcing eggs from battery cages in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Latin America, but not in Asia.
As a McDonald's supplier for nearly 25 years, Cargill was selected for the U.S. Supplier of the Year award for its leadership in supporting the launch and execution of McDonald's “All Day Breakfast,” and pledging to supply 100 percent cage-free eggs for dedicated supply by 2025.
History of Herbruck's Poultry Ranch
For decades, Herbruck's Poultry Ranch in Saranac has been supplying McDonald's with all of the eggs used in its restaurants in the eastern United States.
Making the egg “the McDonald's way” involves two simultaneous cooking techniques: frying and steaming. That is what gives the egg its soft, fluffy texture. Immediately cover the pan so the steam can build and help cook the egg.
There are several reasons why McDonald's eggs are so good. Firstly, McDonald's uses freshly cracked eggs in their breakfast items, which means that the eggs are not pre-cooked or pre-packaged. This ensures that the eggs are fresh and of high quality, resulting in a much better flavor and texture.
If you want a real egg with your breakfast meal, there's your hack: just order a round egg on your sandwich or biscuit. It's easy and free of charge. The difference between the egg sheet and the real, round egg is in more than just the shortened ingredient list.
Neither, our round eggs used in the tasty McMuffin products are actually steamed.
Our eggs are not organic, nor are they free-range; they are from caged hens, McDonald's Australia writes on its website. Caged hens produce the cheapest eggs, which helps keeps McDonald's prices low, the company says. Our goal is to provide customers with great quality food at great value, the company's answer reads.
The folded eggs and scrambled eggs are the only Mickey D's eggs that contain preservatives and additives as they're made using a liquid egg mixture, according to CNBC. These ingredients are needed to preserve the chain's eggs' desired bright yellow color, delicious taste and fluffy texture.
Our smiley Free Range eggs are laid by happy country hens on farms with a maximum outdoor density of 1500 hens per hectare. That's over 6 times more space than the Australian National Free Range Standard Limit and lots of room to roam, peck and play with their friends during the day!
There are three main egg farming systems used in Australia: free range, cage and barn-laid. Free range egg production has grown significantly over the last 15 years and now makes up 52% of all grocery retail sales.
Free-range egg standards in the Model Code include:
hens have access to an outdoor area (range) during daylight hours for a minimum of 8 hours per day, with the exception of adverse weather conditions or serious disease outbreaks when birds may be kept inside.
It was announced in an MDARD press release that in 2021, the McDonald's system purchased 56 million dozen eggs from Herbruck's Poultry Ranch.
McDonald's currently sources 13 million cage-free eggs each year. By 2025, they have made a commitment to transition to entirely cage-free eggs in all of their US and Canadian restaurants. They use roughly 2 billion eggs per year in these stores so that is no small feat!
Taste and Appearance
There is a definite difference in the appearance of backyard eggs and store-bought eggs. Farm raised eggs often have a thicker shell than store eggs. Backyard chickens have more access to calcium than commercial layers, so they often put more calcium into the shell, making it thicker and tougher.