Just Crack an Egg!
By dragon54u
@dragon54u (31634)
United States
January 13, 2019 11:46am CST
I've been curious about these quick breakfast items but at $2.49 there was no way I would try them! I was at 99¢ Only the other day and they had them for-of course-99¢ each! So I picked up 3 of them to try.
This morning I made the Ultimate Scramble and I must say I was pleased at how it went. It's a plastic container, adequately decorative to attract attention, that contains pouches of sausage, cheese, and one of onions and bell peppers. You just crack open and egg into the cup after removing the pouches and then add the contents of the pouches and stir well. Microwave for 30 seconds, stir, then another 30. Voila! You have breakfast!
It tasted quite good and even the consistency was fine. At 99¢ it was reasonable priced but I certainly would not buy one at the regular price. The convenience was the selling point for me--I'm hungry shortly after I wake up but can't stand around in the kitchen to cook for long because of my arthritis and scoliosis. This was fast, easy, and it did not pop and get all over my microwave. 
I like it when I can get fast, convenient foods like this. I'm not normally much for processed foods but as I age I find myself accepting them more just for the pleasure of avoiding the pain standing over a stove. Eggs are not something that taste fresh if you cook them ahead of time, they're rather rubbery unless I'm doing it wrong.
So if you see these at a dollar store and foresee the need for a quick breakfast, get a couple. If you want to save money, freeze small individual bags of cooked omelet ingredients for your own "Just Crack an Egg" homemade breakfast! 
Do you like to try items like this?
I like it when I can get fast, convenient foods like this. I'm not normally much for processed foods but as I age I find myself accepting them more just for the pleasure of avoiding the pain standing over a stove. Eggs are not something that taste fresh if you cook them ahead of time, they're rather rubbery unless I'm doing it wrong.
So if you see these at a dollar store and foresee the need for a quick breakfast, get a couple. If you want to save money, freeze small individual bags of cooked omelet ingredients for your own "Just Crack an Egg" homemade breakfast!
Do you like to try items like this?15 people like this
16 responses
@BarBaraPrz (47274)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
14 Jan 19
I haven't seen this anywhere. I don't know if I'd buy it if I did.
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@BarBaraPrz (47274)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
17 Jan 19
@dragon54u I'd rather just have a plain omelet, or maybe with cheese or mushrooms, Onions, peppers and sausage don't appeal to me.
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
17 Jan 19
It's the same thing as making an omelet. It's just less messy with only a spoon or a fork to clean afterward. You could do the same thing by freezing individual portions of omelet ingredients then adding them to an egg then cook it. It appeals to the convenience that Americans crave. I have to admit I liked it but I won't pay that price for it again now that it gave me an idea that I can use for pennies!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
13 Jan 19
I have seen these and have been curious. I am really glad that you liked them. I may have to try them for myself, though I am not a fan of something like this usually. I'm also not the biggest fan of eggs.
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
13 Jan 19
My mom always said eggs were nature's perfect food. Protein and vitamins enough to carry one through for weeks without getting ill if you have no other foods. A lot of people don't really like eggs, though. Egg casseroles are also good and you might like them as you don't really taste the eggs much but they are full of good vegetables.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
13 Jan 19
@dragon54u I will eat eggs if it's combined with something else. When I make breakfast for dinner, for instance, I'll make myself a biscuit and eat it that way. It's similar to how I feel about sausage, it has to be combined with something else.
I've never made an egg casserole but I can image it'd be good.
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@RebeccasFarm (89831)
• Arvada, Colorado
7 Nov 23
Rarely do I try these types of items.
But I do get jello cups every now and again.
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
7 Nov 23
Oh my goodness, this was so long ago! I have since tried different things in my eggs, my favorite being salsa drained of most of the liquid. Yum! I, too, like jello cups. They are convenient and don't get watery like homemade jello packets!
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
17 Jan 19
That is definitely better. But in my country convenience is valued even before a healthy diet! Thus, products like this are very profitable.
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@LadyDuck (471337)
• Switzerland
18 Jan 19
@dragon54u Those products are coming also here in old Europe. Young people do not want to spend time cooking.
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
17 Jan 19
You can have it at home. Just put whatever you would add to an omelet in a container and freeze it. The night before put it in the fridge. Scramble an egg in a bowl, add the stuff to the bowl, microwave for 75 seconds, stirring halfway through. That's it! Convenient but it takes advance planning, kind of like cooking ahead.
This reminds me of a new product here called Overnight Oatmeal. You add water to the container and put in the fridge overnight. In the morning just microwave it for a minute and there's your "fresh" oatmeal. They cost over $2 each. My sister has been doing this with oatmeal in her own containers for years at the cost of a few pennies per serving! 
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@JudyEv (339536)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Jan 19
@dragon54u I sort of do that now with oatmeal but I don't leave it overnight. Just add oatmeal to water and microwave.
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@MarieCoyle (37226)
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7 Nov 23
My neighbor brought two of them over to me last summer--she had to be out of town unexpectedly and she said they only had a week until they expired. I tried one. It was just OK, I like my own omelettes/scrambled eggs much better. I also do not care to buy the single use items with the little plastic tub thingy that just gets tossed, we use and throw away way, way too much plastic.
I am sorry you are in pain trying to cook, that would not be fun.
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
7 Nov 23
Since then, I have made a lot of adjustments to my lifestyle and I'm no longer reluctant to put a stool in the kitchen to help me cook! I agree with the waste of plastic tubs, etc. I used to re-use yogurt cartons but they no long use plastic lids, just tear-off ones. It's as if they are trying to make us wasteful!
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@MarieCoyle (37226)
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9 Nov 23
@dragon54u
I know what you mean with the waste and the no lid thing. I have 2 elderly neighbors that I take soups, etc. too at times. I save containers for doing this that I can send to their house and they don't have to worry about returning--neither one of the old fellows walks well, one has a cane and one a walker, so I just use that--cottage cheese containers, sour cream ones, etc. When I empty one out, I run it through the dishwasher, so they are sanitary and clean, and they appreciate not having to try to get them back to me.
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@cyclonewriter (2168)
• United States
13 Jan 19
Great review! I've been wondering about these as well! Thanks!
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@Aquitaine24 (11813)
• San Jose, California
21 Feb 19
Some of these really work.
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
13 Jan 19
Where do you live? I'm in America, where people demand more and more convenient, low-labor foods and entertainments. I won't buy these again, even though I like them. I will freeze the ingredients and add them to eggs to save even more money and still have the convenience. I have made things similar to this, frozen them, and they always come out just like freshly made and delicious.
@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
9 Oct 22
I’ve looked at them but haven’t tried them. That does sound promising
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@Marilynda1225 (82710)
• United States
13 Jan 19
Thanks for the review. It does look like something quick and easy to have on hand.
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
13 Jan 19
I usually don't go for such things but it was tasty and gave me ideas for other fast and easy things!
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@sallypup (61000)
• Centralia, Washington
20 Nov
Interesting. If I had a microwave in my kitchen I might try this every once in a while.
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
13 Jan 19
If you can find it cheap, it's worth a try. Otherwise it's too expensive but it's very tasty.
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@porwest (90118)
• United States
24 Feb 19
No. I do not like items like this. It's just way too expensive. Eggs cost practically nothing and chopping up a few extra ingredients costs practically nothing. I could make this for WAY LESS than $2.49, and even WAY LESS than 99 cents. It is a complete waste of money.
@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
31 Jan 19
Sounds OK but like most of these microwave foods they are probably more full of chemicals than nutrients!
