I haven’t tried the Trader Joe’s but we did go there last week for a dozen eggs. Our regular egg friends had their production drop with the cold. They raise and get the best eggs. Deep orange yolks and I have no qualms about having a soft boiled one. We got a dozen pricey organic ones at Trader Joes and when I crack them into a bowl they are so pale yellow and anemic looking. We only used them for recipes that call for an egg. Fortunately we got a real dozen yesterday.
Whole Foods generic brand “365” produce deep orange eggs. In winter those are the only kind I use. I do buy them at the farmer’s market in summer. But the WF ones are cheap!
We used to get eggs like that at our local farmers market. Haven’t found a good one here yet that I could get to. Relying on vital eggs which are pastured, but they have such huge production now country wide it seems that the yolks aren’t orange enough any more. I’d love to have chickens and we are zoned for it but I just don’t have the time.