I drink raw eggs.
I also use pasteurized egg whites when available.
You people really think too hard about this.
And re: "Read a book"... the 'book' which says that drinking raw eggs is 'bad' is propaganda.
They've been people on both sides of the fence for decades now.
Some would argue that reduced raw food intake is the reason we're sicker now.
Read 'that' book.
As for the salmonella poisoning bit...when's the last time (if ever) that you've heard of someone getting salmonella poisoning from a raw egg?
I'll wait on the corroborating facts.
The truth is... you're more likely to get food poisoned at McDonalds.
Post that study.
It's amazing that people who claim to have read 'studies' on protein availability then suggest hard-boiling/scrambling eggs... both of which make digestion harder.
Poaching is the ideal way to prepare an egg, if digestion/assimilation is the primary concern.
70% coagulation of the albumin...the process by which the fat is cooked slightly, but does not solidify... THAT is ideal for assimilation.
However, this is primarily because it was found that the egg yolk's fat in the raw form was difficult to digest for infants...and those who were convalescing.
I'm waiting for this mysterious 'anti-digestive' factor which these websites and forums talk about.
Because it can't be avidin.
Eggs are bio-available period.
Avidin:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3593216
Is it now?
References please.
-CNS