Where do you keep your eggs?
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fr33sia12
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I asked on another forum if raw eggs would go bad having been in the fridge all night when it wasn't working. I was basically bombarded with "never keep eggs in the fridge" like it was a rule or something, though no one could answer why. I've always kept (raw) eggs in the fridge. What's everyone's opinion on this?
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I keep mine in the fridge, but they keep well in room temperature too.0
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I keep mine in the fridge. Why is that *supposedly* a bad thing?1
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commercially bought eggs need to be refrigerated. fresh eggs (like from my neighbor who has chickens) that haven't been washed can be kept at room temperature for up to a month. If you wash them, it's best to refrigerate because you will have removed the bloom.
but again, if you're using commercially bought eggs, they need to be refrigerated.
ETA: while not necessary to refrigerate fresh eggs, there's also nothing harmful about doing so and there shelf life will just be that much longer...not that I really need a long shelf life for eggs, we easily go through a couple dozen per week.23 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »commercially bought eggs need to be refrigerated. fresh eggs (like from my neighbor who has chickens) that haven't been washed can be kept at room temperature for up to a month. If you wash them, it's best to refrigerate because you will have removed the bloom.
but again, if you're using commercially bought eggs, they need to be refrigerated.
This.4 -
We keep our farm eggs in the fridge if we are washing them for neighbors or friends. For our family consumption we leave them on the counter out of the sun and only wash them before we eat them. Either way is fine really. There is a protective layer on the eggs so as soon as you wash them that layer is removed. That is why store bought eggs need to be refrigerated. Commercial eggs are actually cleaned with a bleach solution so it chemically strips the layer off. Egg shells are very porous so they absorb anything put on them.8
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I keep my eggs on the counter, but mine are fresh from the chicken's butt and never washed. Store bought eggs are always washed and should be kept in the refrigerator. Eggs have a coating on them called the bloom that keeps bacteria out of the egg. Commercial eggs have had the bloom washed off.5
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Where does your supermarket keep the eggs? Most likely in a refrigerated area, so we should do the same when we bring them home. I don't like to have an overcrowded kitchen counter, and I live in a very warm area so things keep better and last longer in the fridge.5
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But why is it BAD to keep them in the refrigerator? Why would the OP be toldnever keep eggs in the fridge3
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We keep ours on the counter but there is nothing wrong with putting them in the fridge, or freezer if you find a good deal and want to stock up. This time of year a lot of our eggs are frozen before we gather them.2
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Need2Exerc1se wrote: »We keep ours on the counter but there is nothing wrong with putting them in the fridge, or freezer if you find a good deal and want to stock up. This time of year a lot of our eggs are frozen before we gather them.
Thank you. I never thought of freezing them. I just recently started freezing things like butter and cheese so I could take advantage of better pricing.1 -
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I've always kept them in the refrigerator and understood the rule to be as cwolfman says (but even for farm fresh eggs I've always kept them in the refrigerator because that's what we did when I grew up and it's what I'm used to and anyway I'd probably manage to break them if I kept them on the counter).
I can't imagine why putting them in the refrigerator would be wrong, maybe they mixed them up with tomatoes. ;-)0 -
I keep mine in one basket, though I've been told I shouldn't.26
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Mine are fresh from the bird but go into the fridge because I hate things on my counter. But if we gather eggs and get busy and forget them in a corner of the garage, entrance or kitchen for days before they get stored they are fine. I only wash the ones that have poop on them and those go directly into the fridge.
I wonder if the “never keep eggs in the fridge” comment is because they are porous? Like said earlier if you wash the boom off, the shell can absorb from its surroundings. Maybe it would absorb smells etc from the fridge??0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »I've always kept them in the refrigerator and understood the rule to be as cwolfman says (but even for farm fresh eggs I've always kept them in the refrigerator because that's what we did when I grew up and it's what I'm used to and anyway I'd probably manage to break them if I kept them on the counter).
I can't imagine why putting them in the refrigerator would be wrong, maybe they mixed them up with tomatoes. ;-)
I keep my tomatoes in the fridge too.
I'm doing everything wrong. Gaah. I can't do life.5 -
Good article.
If you do get unwashed eggs be sure to wash them in warm water. As someone mentioned above the shells are porous and cold water can cause them to constrict and pull bacteria from the outside of the shell in.0 -
cmriverside wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »I've always kept them in the refrigerator and understood the rule to be as cwolfman says (but even for farm fresh eggs I've always kept them in the refrigerator because that's what we did when I grew up and it's what I'm used to and anyway I'd probably manage to break them if I kept them on the counter).
I can't imagine why putting them in the refrigerator would be wrong, maybe they mixed them up with tomatoes. ;-)
I keep my tomatoes in the fridge too.
I'm doing everything wrong. Gaah. I can't do life.
If they are store bought it's unlikely to make much difference.1 -
cmriverside wrote: »But why is it BAD to keep them in the refrigerator? Why would the OP be toldnever keep eggs in the fridge
No idea why, it must be a British thing. But again I asked why shouldn't I keep them in the fridge and no one could answer, I think they just believe it's wrong for no good reason.2 -
cmriverside wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »I've always kept them in the refrigerator and understood the rule to be as cwolfman says (but even for farm fresh eggs I've always kept them in the refrigerator because that's what we did when I grew up and it's what I'm used to and anyway I'd probably manage to break them if I kept them on the counter).
I can't imagine why putting them in the refrigerator would be wrong, maybe they mixed them up with tomatoes. ;-)
I keep my tomatoes in the fridge too.
I'm doing everything wrong. Gaah. I can't do life.
If you put fresh tomatoes in the fridge they can lose a lot of their flavor and sometimes become mealy. As @Need2Exerc1se said, if they are store bought, they probably don't have much flavor anyway
. But I still feel mine taste better at room temp. 2 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »We keep ours on the counter but there is nothing wrong with putting them in the fridge, or freezer if you find a good deal and want to stock up. This time of year a lot of our eggs are frozen before we gather them.
I had no idea you can freeze eggs. Shell and all, I assume? That's a fantastic idea!
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