Best Western Worker Clocks In. Then She Pulls Back the Curtain on How Hotel Scrambled Eggs Are Made: ‘This Is Why I Don’t Do Complementary Breakfast’

Eggs remain a breakfast staple in the United States. In fact, studies have shown that this dish ranks high in popularity for breakfast choices, especially scrambled. These fluffy, buttery meal can be found in nearly all hotels and restaurants during morning hours. 

If you’ve ever wondered how Best Western Plus whips up its famous scrambled eggs, look no further than employee Mel (@mcm.xx93).

Anyone Craving Scrambled Eggs?

“Y’all wanna see how hotel eggs are made?” she asks, standing in the Best Western Plus kitchen at 8:39 a.m. First, she performs the first step: pulling out a plastic bag full of yellow liquid.

“They come in a bag like this, but you gotta squish it up to scramble it,” she explains, crushing and spreading the contents inside. “They’re pre-cooked, and you can either put this back in the microwave or you can put it in the oven.” 

Subsequently, Mel microwaves it for 6 minutes, then for an additional 4 minutes, for a total of 10 minutes until they’re ready. Afterward, she unveils the solid texture inside. From there, she cuts open the plastic bag, dumps it into a plastic bowl, and stirs until they’re solid and puffy.

“Scrambled hotel eggs. They have a buttery taste to them,” the content creator concludes.

But Mel pulls back another layer by posting a photo of the product in the comments section. A box of Papetti’s Refrigerated Pre-Cooked Eggs with Buttered Flavor in the fridge, which contains whole eggs, whey, soybean oil, nonfat milk, salt, natural butter flavor, xanthan gum, and citric acid.

How Do Viewers Feel?

Mel’s revelation stirred polarization reactions among viewers. While some have sworn off hotel scrambled eggs now, others remained unfazed.

“You ruined this for me. But thank you I needed to see this,” one viewer commented.

“No more hotel eggs for me,” another echoed.

A third added, “This is why I don’t do complementary breakfast! I’ll look for a ma & pa restaurant!”

“I don’t care, I love hotel eggs!” a fourth stated.

“I’m still putting them on my plate,” a fifth said.

Is This How All Hotels Prepare Scrambled Eggs?

No, not necessarily. While wandering through the buffet, you may notice these scrambled eggs have a bright yellow appearance. Despite this, it’s almost unanimous that they taste different from home-cooked. And it’s not in your imagination. Instead of being served fresh off the pan, hotels opt for dehydrated (i.e., precooked) or liquid eggs, according to Tasting Table. 

Since these establishments have many hungry people to serve quickly, egg products are more convenient for feeding large groups and easier to order and store. But fear not, because they are safe for consumption, though as unpleasant as they seem. The Department of Agriculture ensures the reduction and elimination of foodborne illnesses through heavy processing and pasteurization.

If you’re still feeling repulsed, some hotels cook them in-house, and when in doubt, there is still the omelet station to consider.

@mcm.xx93 #hotelbreakfast #hotel #scrambledeggs #work #fyp ♬ original sound – Mel?

The Mary Sue reached out to Mel via Instagram direct message and TikTok comment as well as Best Western Plus via press email.

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