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3. Don't store eggs in the fridge, and don't frikking wash them!
by jbverschoor 7y ago
3. Don't store eggs in the fridge, and don't frikking wash them!
- gulabjamuns 7y agoWhy not wash them?
- sethammons 7y agoEggs have a protective coat. Washing them makes them permeable and subject to taking in bacteria.
- georgeam 7y agoFor natural unprocessed eggs you're right. But for most eggs in the US and Canada, the coat has been washed off, as indicated by ihodes in sister thread. So refrigeration is important there.
- sethammons 7y agoIndustrial eggs are washed, but also recoated
- ihodes 7y agoThis depends on how the eggs are processed prior to you purchasing them, so beware. Cf. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/11/336330502/why-the-u-s-chills-its-eggs-and-most-of-the-world-doesnt https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/11/336330502/wh...
- jfim 7y agoMore specifically, eggs in the US and Canada are legally required to be washed prior to be sold to consumers in retail locations, and thus require refrigeration.
- rhlsthrm 7y agoWhy not in the fridge?
- oh_sigh 7y agoMaybe the right advice is to just store eggs how you found them in the store. If they were refrigerated, then keep them in your refrigerator - if they were not, then keep them out on the counter.
- choward 7y agoYou aren't from the United States are you? They are already washed when you buy them here so you have to put them in the fridge.