your favorite buffet item?

[LGW59]

17 hours ago, sanmarcosman said:

Now you do know those are liquid, pasteurized eggs and people only call them powdered, right?

They are in powder form, right?

[sanmarcosman]

1 hour ago, LGW59 said:

They are in powder form, right?

No, incorrect. The liquid unshelled egg yolks and whites arrive to the ships packed in a plastic bag inside a plastic pail or box with a tight lid. The plastic bag holds 5 gallons of liquid, pasteurized eggs. This is the same product used to make the omelets in the lido and MDR. The retired maritime chief engineer on this site (chengkp75) has weighed in on this topic in the past. 

Edited June 11, 2022 by sanmarcosman

[LGW59]

20 minutes ago, sanmarcosman said:

No, incorrect. The liquid unshelled egg yolks and whites arrive to the ships packed in a plastic bag inside a plastic pail or box with a tight lid. The plastic bag holds 5 gallons of liquid, pasteurized eggs. This is the same product used to make the omelets in the lido and MDR. The retired maritime chief engineer on this site (chengkp75) has weighed in on this topic in the past. 

Ok thanks, just added to my list of why I never ever eat at a buffet 

[sanmarcosman]

3 minutes ago, LGW59 said:

Ok thanks, just added to my list of why I never ever eat at a buffet 

Like I said, they use them in the dining room as well. 

[icft]

27 minutes ago, sanmarcosman said:

No, incorrect. The liquid unshelled egg yolks and whites arrive to the ships packed in a plastic bag inside a plastic pail or box with a tight lid. The plastic bag holds 5 gallons of liquid, pasteurized eggs. This is the same product used to make the omelets in the lido and MDR. The retired maritime chief engineer on this site (chengkp75) has weighed in on this topic in the past. 

That is the reason I order my eggs over easy at the omelet station. Real, fresh eggs.

[chengkp75]

19 hours ago, Sgwscruiser said:

The hash browns on the breakfast buffet are in my opinion uneatable .  And I think I’m the only person that actually likes the Powdered eggs😂

 

19 hours ago, sanmarcosman said:

Now you do know those are liquid, pasteurized eggs and people only call them powdered, right?

Yes, these are what are known in the food industry as "pasteurized liquid egg product".  Fresh eggs are taken from the shell in the factory, scrambled, an emulsifier is added to keep them from separating again during storage, and then pasteurized.  These are used by the cruise lines for all types of egg uses, like the scrambled eggs, and where uncooked eggs are needed like ceasar salad dressing, and hollandaise sauces.  Since they need to use the pasteurized product for the sauces, it only makes sense for them to use them for scrambled eggs as well, eliminating the added step of reconstituting a powdered egg product.

 

The reason that many people think the scrambled eggs in the buffet are powdered is that there is water that shows up in the bottom of the steam table pan.  This is not powdered eggs separating, this is real eggs (and this happens with fresh eggs as well), when too much heat is used to cook the eggs quickly.  After a short period sitting, water will start to separate from the scrambled eggs.

 

I don't even think the US Army uses powdered eggs anymore.

[Benbrook]

Bacon!!!!

[CarolSW]

Learned about the funfetti cheese cake at lunch on embarkation day HERE on CC, and so glad I did.

I should have tried more of their lunch time cake choices during the cruise I was on last week.  Note to self - will do those fancy lunch cakes more days on our next cruise NEXT month!  Thank you casino offers.

The salad offerings had fresh cauliflower - love that.

I like whatever version they have of a bread pudding, and they have one almost every night in the buffet, with a fun sauce to top it off.

I discovered Parmesan chicken tenders last week.  I think they might be part of the kids offerings, but very crispy and tasty.

I love checking out the soup of the day.

On our final night of our most recent cruise just last week, the buffet had so many things that were tasty to me.  Fried shrimp, sliced turkey…..best night of the buffet all week.

We have gotten lazy about going to the MDR.

We only did it once last week on the first formal night for lobster and prime rib.

Edited June 11, 2022 by CarolSW

[Can I Cruise]

8 hours ago, icft said:

That is the reason I order my eggs over easy at the omelet station. Real, fresh eggs.

I tried poached eggs for the first time on a cruise because the line to make omelettes was so lond and it's become my favorite way to make eggs

[jetsfan58]

Salmon bagel with tomato and mushrooms!!!  

[jetsfan58]

Any item that is not fried, overly seasoned or sauced to drowning! 

[Guest BasicSailor]

17 hours ago, chengkp75 said:

 

Yes, these are what are known in the food industry as "pasteurized liquid egg product".  Fresh eggs are taken from the shell in the factory, scrambled, an emulsifier is added to keep them from separating again during storage, and then pasteurized.  These are used by the cruise lines for all types of egg uses, like the scrambled eggs, and where uncooked eggs are needed like ceasar salad dressing, and hollandaise sauces.  Since they need to use the pasteurized product for the sauces, it only makes sense for them to use them for scrambled eggs as well, eliminating the added step of reconstituting a powdered egg product.

 

The reason that many people think the scrambled eggs in the buffet are powdered is that there is water that shows up in the bottom of the steam table pan.  This is not powdered eggs separating, this is real eggs (and this happens with fresh eggs as well), when too much heat is used to cook the eggs quickly.  After a short period sitting, water will start to separate from the scrambled eggs.

 

I don't even think the US Army uses powdered eggs anymore.

Now I don't know what to call him Chief chengkp75 or Chef chengkp75 ?😁

[Retiredmedic]

19 hours ago, chengkp75 said:

 

 

I don't even think the US Army uses powdered eggs anymore.

I know they did in the 80's.🤢

[Bandman]

On the Mardi Gras last week the Butter Chicken (Indian) was outstanding!

[Badfinger]

Sadly for me this last cruise it was Skim Milk.  The buffet just seemed so blah to me.  We ate in the MDR whenever we could.

[mumofsons]

none lol - we avoid the buffets. 🙂

[floridafish]

Just back from the Paradise. The buffet was one step above prison food.

 

 

[ButterflyGirly]

On 6/9/2022 at 12:25 PM, sthrnbll said:

Breakfast. Every morning on my cruise I get a bagel, cream cheese, 2 slices of ham, and 2 slices of cheese. Then a couple of the apple turnovers. The best breakfast!

This sounds like a breakfast I would enjoy!

[Cherries Jubilee]

I really enjoyed the fried vegetables on the Mardi Gras buffet. 

[Guest BasicSailor]

On 6/13/2022 at 11:10 AM, floridafish said:

Just back from the Paradise. The buffet was one step above prison food.

 

 

I'm not even gonna ask .😇

[Kanyon71]

On 6/9/2022 at 12:25 PM, sthrnbll said:

Breakfast. Every morning on my cruise I get a bagel, cream cheese, 2 slices of ham, and 2 slices of cheese. Then a couple of the apple turnovers. The best breakfast!

I add some hash browns to that and it's my cruise goto from the Lido buffet. I actually look forward to it. lol