• bstix@feddit.dk
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      10 months ago

      It’s not metric, but there’s another logic to it.

      Those cartons are available for 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20 eggs.

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        10 months ago

        I feel old seeing to many variations on egg volumes. When I was a boy the tray had 36 and you could fill a half dozen carton or two hals dozens stuck together.

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          10 months ago

          The standard wholesale tray is 30.

          They stack better than boxes, so it makes sense to transport them that way for restaurants and other kitchens.

          I haven’t seen the 30 trays in retail stores in several years. I guess most people don’t need 30 eggs at a time or it’s difficult to transport unwrapped

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            10 months ago

            I couldn’t remember I was recalling them and figured it was a 6x6 carton.

            Where I saw them was at dedicated grocers and they were open top cardboard bases you could select the eggs from as required.