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What he says about the age of the egg is contrary to my experience. I usually get fresh eggs from the farmers market and they peel easier than the store bought
by geomark 11y ago
What he says about the age of the egg is contrary to my experience. I usually get fresh eggs from the farmers market and they peel easier than the store bought eggs which aren't as fresh. Maybe it's the fact that the eggs here aren't washed - they can be kept at room temperature quite a long time, no refrigeration needed.
- Jedd 11y agoThe washing is an important and fascinating distinction. I'm in Australia, and as I understand it the unwashed egg is the default in most parts of the world (certainly here and in the UK, and I think in most of the EU). In the US the default is a washed product. But (!) this is why the default in the US is to have eggs refrigerated from soon after they leave the farm - and they need to remain refrigerated. IIRC this is because eggs that come from ~3C back to room temperature (~21C) will condense, and on washed eggs this massively increases the risk of pathogens penetrating the eggs. On non-washed eggs, this is less of a concern - but here we still recommend to not relocate eggs from the fridge to room temperature unless we're about to eat them. The membrane, though, will prevent spoilage of eggs that haven't been washed (or refrigerated) for weeks, if not months, if kept at a reasonable room temperature. (I qualify reasonable as here in AU room temperature in summer can often reach 35C.)
- geomark 11y agoI am originally from the U.S. and when I came to Thailand I was initially taken aback by the sight of eggs being left out for days or weeks at a time. But they don't spoil. I later learned about the washing affect. Also, it's predominately brown eggs over here. Not sure if that makes a difference. At least as far as appearances go, unwashed brown eggs don't look as dirty as unwashed white eggs.