Whole Eggs For recipes that require one, two or three large eggs, substituting medium eggs will do. In recipes that call for four large eggs or more, substitute a matching amount of medium eggs, plus one. For instance, five medium eggs are necessary for recipes that require four large eggs.

Substitute eight extra large eggs, 12 medium eggs or 14 small eggs. Twelve large eggs equals approximately 2 1/4 cups plus two tablespoons volume. Substitute 10 extra large eggs, 14 medium eggs or 17 small eggs. Extra large–four.

Two large eggs: If your recipe requires two large eggs, you can substitute two eggs of either medium, extra-large or jumbo size. The only amount adjustment necessary is if you have small eggs instead, in which case, you should use three.

Egg Size Equivalents – Small to Jumbo

If you have a recipe calling for the liquid measurement of eggs, note that medium to large eggs hold approximately 3 to 4 Tbsp. each. The egg equivalents for one cup equals four extra-large eggs, five large eggs, five medium eggs, or six small eggs.

Large eggs are the baking standard, measuring about 2 ounces by weight. Extra large eggs weigh in at 2 1/4 ounces by comparison.

Remember when cooking indirect, your effective cooking area is the size of the platesetter. Welcome to the forum. If you’re going to do full packer briskets or multiple racks of ribs etc, then an XL is better suited as your only cooker. Yes, it can be done on a large, but sometimes you’re squeezing.

In non-baking recipes, such as scrambled eggs, you can safely assume that one egg equals one egg and you won’t notice the small difference in size. In baking, the answer is yes, you can use extra-large and jumbo eggs instead of large, with a few adjustments.

If the magic number is higher than the price difference, the larger eggs are a better buy. Because in the example 9 (the price difference) is less than 12 (the magic number), the extra-large eggs would be cheaper per weight than the large eggs.

For larger quantities, follow these substitution guidelines:

1. 3 large eggs are equivalent to: 3 medium eggs, 3 extra-large eggs, 2 jumbo eggs.
2. 4 large eggs are equivalent to: 5 medium eggs, 4 extra-large eggs, 3 jumbo eggs.
3. 5 large eggs are equivalent to: 6 medium eggs, 4 extra-large eggs, 4 jumbo eggs.

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