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Professional Cooking: 10th Edition
Professional Cooking

By Wayne Gisslen

Published 2025

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Eggs are also graded by size. Table 25.1 gives the minimum weight per dozen (including shell) according to size category. Note that each size differs from the next by 3 ounces or 85 grams.

TABLE 25.1 Egg Size Classifications

Minimum Weight per Dozen
Size U.S. Metric
Jumbo 30 oz 850 g
Extra-large 27 oz 765 g
Large 24 oz 680 g
Medium 21 oz 595 g
Small 18 oz 510 g
Peewee 15 oz 425 g
Most food-service operations use large eggs, and recipes in most books are based on this size.