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I can't recall ever seeing refrigerated eggs in Australia. Where do you find them?
by justasitsounds 7y ago
I can't recall ever seeing refrigerated eggs in Australia. Where do you find them?
- nkozyra 7y agoThe refrigerator?
- stevejb 7y agoJust bought some from Coles.
- askvictor 7y agoSome Coles seem to have them in the fridge, though most seem to still be at room temperature. Same at Woolies I think (don't shop there much though)
- sundvor 7y agoBut at Coles, they're not sold in refrigerated sections. At least the ones I've been to in Melbourne. Bought free range eggs at Coles yesterday. I still put them in the fridge when I get home out of habit; not sure why now. :) Edit: Found this article, probably inspired by TFA linked to story. https://www.businessinsider.com.au/should-you-refrigerate-eggs-in-australia-2014-7 https://www.businessinsider.com.au/should-you-refrigerate-eg...
- stevejb 7y agoI'm in Queensland. At the Coles I go to, they are definitely refrigerated. I have been to NSW ones where they aren't. Maybe in Queensland it is policy. That seems plausible.
- zaphirplane 7y agoPerhaps because it’s hotter in Queensland
- skissane 7y agoI live on NSW Central Coast. Woolworths at Gosford has them in the fridge; five minutes down the road at Coles Wyoming, they are not refrigerated.
- helloindia 7y agoI stopped refrigerating eggs, when i found out I can make better fried eggs if they're at room temperature. :) "if you keep your eggs in the fridge, then you should let them come to room temperature before cooking – if you start with a cold egg, then you're more likely to end up overcooking the yolk trying to get the white to set." https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2012/nov/08/how-to-cook-the-perfect-fried-egg https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2012/no...
- philliphaydon 7y agoI left Australia 8 years ago but the 5 years living there, they were never refrigerated... never seen eggs in fridges :S
- kqr 7y agoThis is interesting. Scandinavia is mentioned as another refrigerating part of the world, yet as a Swede, I don't think I've ever seen cold eggs in stores. On the other hand, virtually everyone I know buys room-temperature eggs, get home, and promptly put them in the fridge.
- hunter2_ 7y agoOff topic: I think the OTOH idiom is for weighing opposing facts. You aren't doing that here: the lack of store refrigeration and the room temp purchase are equivalent. Being mentioned is the opposite, but that was in a distant clause. I won't say the usage is definitely wrong (being English, after all), but it struck me as interesting.
- kqr 7y agoI put the blame squarely on my lack of patience for editing on the phone. You're right, of course. I started writing one thing and then changed my mind partway through the sentence.
- NeedMoreTea 7y agoThe theory goes - and it may be part urban myth - is that you should not refrigerate eggs if the shops in your country don't. There'll have been no refrigeration at any point in the supply chain. Frost free fridges are extremely dry and will shorten the fresh lifespan of the eggs as the shell isn't perfectly air tight, and supposedly - this may be the part that's urban myth - can also damage the natural protective coating. Certainly we've never had problems with eggs staying fresh in the cupboard for months, and would never put them in the fridge. Course it's not common to get that old, but we often go past the 2 weeks best before date. First thing to do with a new fridge is throw away the pointless egg tray. :)
- tus87 7y agoWoolworths. I believe Coles has them on a normal shelf.
- taneq 7y agoWhere are you from? I'm in Perth, maybe we're different to "over east"?
- SyneRyder 7y agoPerth here too, and Coles has a non-refridgerated aisle of eggs at the two Coles stores I usually shop at. I've always kept eggs in the fridge after buying them, though. Now I'm intrigued how different stores / Woolies / Aldi handle this...
- taneq 7y agoHuh, weird. The Woolies, Coles and IGA near me all have them refridgerated. We don't bother keeping them in the fridge when we get home but that's because a dozen will only last a few days.
- prawn 7y agoPretty sure they're in open-fronted cooled shelving or refrigerators in every supermarket I visit in Adelaide.