Oh, for HEAVEN's sake. Deviled eggs.

[troubleinwinter]

Spring, Easter, summer coming up. Deviled egg season. We have discussed them and our favorite versions.

I love making them, serving them or taking them to gatherings. But they are a pain to serve if your platter slopes. They are a real pain in the ass to transport... they slip around, tip over and mush into one another. "A' slippin' and a slidin'", as Bobby Darin would explain.

OMG, I accidentally came across THE solution! A chance photo on a site.



Bamboo steamer baskets!!! I have stacked bamboo steamer baskets and never thought of it... duh.

Plus they would make a nice attractive serving tray (beats tupperware or pans, no need to transfer to platters).

Would be an especially fun serving appearance for wasabi/lime eggs or curry eggs with a tad of chutney.

I just feel so utterly stupid, because my steam baskets are in plain sight.

[supernova]

1. Special DE trays

are popular around here:

Can be made of your best china, rubbermaid, aluminum, but all have the slots for eggs:

[troubleinwinter]

2. I have a ceramic egg platter made by an old family friend.

It holds only 18. When I make 'em, I want to make LOTS. I do not believe in a measley 18!

[troubleinwinter]

3. I have a three-tier bamboo steamer

I can easily fit at least 16 DE per tray = 48 DE, 2 dozen eggs. The steamers stack with no mooshed tops!
I just feel silly that I had a solution right there in front of my face & never figured it out. :dunce:

[Phentex]

4. I love that you found that! Alton Brown would approve!

I have a ceramic one plus a Tupperware version for transporting. I had an armetale one that somehow ended up living at my sister's house. :)

The last time we discussed deviled eggs here, I ate them until I was almost sick!

[troubleinwinter]

7. Funny you mention Alton Brown

I was given two of his books for Xmas a year ago cuz I get such a kick out of him.

He suggests that (especially if you want to do more than a few eggs) you make hard-cooked eggs in the OVEN, not in water. Just naked on the rack, 325 for 30 minutes. I totally, absolutely did NOTTTT believe this, so I tried it. OMG, works perfectly. I had moved to high altitude, where "boiling" water (boils at a low temp) and timing is kinda dicey. It is a cinch to do up a coupla dozen this way.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

6. What a great idea!

I have that steamer, and I surely will think of it for a bunch of different uses from now on. Thanks so much.

[Inchworm]

5. Perfect timing!

I lent someone some deer meat a while back and was handed 24+ eggs yesterday.

I figured I'd hardboil and pickle.. forgot about deviled eggs.

:woohoo:

:*

[troubleinwinter]

8. So did ya ever get the deer meat back?

[troubleinwinter]

9. I'm wondering something.

Do ya think a person could pickle 'em whole and THEN make deviled? So the whites would be pickled, and fillings as deviled?

[susanna]

10. I don't see why not.

But they'd have to time it properly; if they want to pickle only the whites, they'll need to experiment. Eventually the pickling flavor will reach the yolk, if my guess is correct.

Really interesting question!

[troubleinwinter]

11. I don't know how long it takes to pickle an egg!

Shoot, and here I thought I knew absolutely everything.

I must look it up somewhere. Maybe one third as long as long as one ordinarily has to let 'em go, ya think? At least it could give a flavor to the whites. I suppose if the pickling reached the yolk a bit, it would be no harm done either?

[susanna]

12. I was musing on the same thing.

If you get the timing to where the whites are pickled, and it's overdone slightly, I see no harm; the pickling flavor will boost the eventual yolk treatment. Because yolks are pretty bland in and of themselves. Rich, but bland.

I think it's an interesting experiment. I might try to actually do it to figure out where the "stop" point is. Like I said, really interesting question. I like it!

ETA: typo

[lisa58]

13. My stepdaughter gave me two deviled egg tupperware containers...

...just so I'll bring the eggs when I come to visit!