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This really sucks if you are homeless and don't have a refrigerator. Another great source of protein unavailable. (as once it's washed, you can't safely keep t

by zie 8y ago

This really sucks if you are homeless and don't have a refrigerator. Another great source of protein unavailable. (as once it's washed, you can't safely keep them at room temp anymore).

homero 8y ago
What if you hard boil? It's not like homeless people can go around cooking raw eggs on demand
DoreenMichele 8y ago
If you are homeless, a much bigger problem is that raw eggs are fragile, easily broken and make a mess when broken. Plus most homeless people have no means to cook. If you are homeless but living in a vehicle and have some means to cook, there are ways around such issues. For example, you can store cold items in a cooler, no refrigerator required. When I was homeless and sleeping in a tent, we sometimes kept perishables for short periods by leaving them outside the tent overnight in cold weather or keeping them in the backpack and keeping it out of the sun. If careful, butter sometimes stayed semi solid for a few days. Modern refrigeration is not the only possible solution. It's just the most familiar for most Americans.
- kkarakk 8y ago
  you can eat raw eggs
  - DoreenMichele 8y ago
    Of course you can. You can also eat raw meat. Most people don't. Plus, a high percentage of homeless Americans have serious health issues. If you are, for example, being treated for cancer, you aren't supposed to eat, for example, raw cookie dough because of the raw egg it contains.
    - kkarakk 8y ago
      Eating raw eggs is a common thing in india, for the protein(although this is incorrect as cooking eggs leads to more protein absorption). However if i were homeless, why wouldn't i just crack open an egg and eat it? There is almost zero risk of salmonella
- zie 8y ago
  I agree. I wasn't cool enough for a cooler :) But I agree completely, the best way to keep things cold without a cooler or refrigerator: Bury it if possible, ideally a few feet down. Otherwise put it outside at night and wrap it up in your sleeping gear during the day.
  - DoreenMichele 8y ago
    Oh, hi. I hope life is better now. Cheers.
ars 8y ago
> (as once it's washed, you can't safely keep them at room temp anymore). Yes you can. I'm in the US and I've been keeping my eggs on the counter for years now. They last for months and I have not had a single spoiled one except if it was cracked.
esolyt 8y ago
Plus, you don't have to be homeless to not have a refrigerator. Plenty of people live under a roof, but without a refrigerator. With that being said, I believe American eggs can still be safely kept at room temperature up to several weeks.

by zie 8y ago

This really sucks if you are homeless and don't have a refrigerator. Another great source of protein unavailable. (as once it's washed, you can't safely keep them at room temp anymore).

homero 8y ago

What if you hard boil? It's not like homeless people can go around cooking raw eggs on demand

DoreenMichele 8y ago

If you are homeless, a much bigger problem is that raw eggs are fragile, easily broken and make a mess when broken. Plus most homeless people have no means to cook. If you are homeless but living in a vehicle and have some means to cook, there are ways around such issues. For example, you can store cold items in a cooler, no refrigerator required. When I was homeless and sleeping in a tent, we sometimes kept perishables for short periods by leaving them outside the tent overnight in cold weather or keeping them in the backpack and keeping it out of the sun. If careful, butter sometimes stayed semi solid for a few days. Modern refrigeration is not the only possible solution. It's just the most familiar for most Americans.

kkarakk 8y ago
you can eat raw eggs
- DoreenMichele 8y ago
  Of course you can. You can also eat raw meat. Most people don't. Plus, a high percentage of homeless Americans have serious health issues. If you are, for example, being treated for cancer, you aren't supposed to eat, for example, raw cookie dough because of the raw egg it contains.
  - kkarakk 8y ago
    Eating raw eggs is a common thing in india, for the protein(although this is incorrect as cooking eggs leads to more protein absorption). However if i were homeless, why wouldn't i just crack open an egg and eat it? There is almost zero risk of salmonella
zie 8y ago
I agree. I wasn't cool enough for a cooler :) But I agree completely, the best way to keep things cold without a cooler or refrigerator: Bury it if possible, ideally a few feet down. Otherwise put it outside at night and wrap it up in your sleeping gear during the day.
- DoreenMichele 8y ago
  Oh, hi. I hope life is better now. Cheers.

ars 8y ago

> (as once it's washed, you can't safely keep them at room temp anymore). Yes you can. I'm in the US and I've been keeping my eggs on the counter for years now. They last for months and I have not had a single spoiled one except if it was cracked.

esolyt 8y ago

Plus, you don't have to be homeless to not have a refrigerator. Plenty of people live under a roof, but without a refrigerator. With that being said, I believe American eggs can still be safely kept at room temperature up to several weeks.