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In the US that's debatable. We wash our eggs before selling, but I guess we also wash off the bacteria in the process? I've personally kept eggs on the counter
by jrootabega 7y ago
In the US that's debatable. We wash our eggs before selling, but I guess we also wash off the bacteria in the process? I've personally kept eggs on the counter for weeks and not gotten sick, but the taste might have been a little off.
- rolph 7y agothe biggest issue is fresh eggs that have chicken guano on them. the bacteria can move through the pores of the shell and produce toxins in the egg, the egg itself has enzymes [lysozymes] that attack bacteria, but not perfectly
- saiya-jin 7y agoI see the logic there, but since whole EU and much more (ie Switzerland) works on purely non-washed non-refrigerated eggs, and nobody bats an eye, I think this concern is overblown. I mean we talk about trillions of eggs over the time. You should rather worry about toxic chemicals present (hopefully only) in non-BIO eggs, those are rather guaranteed
- rolph 7y agothe whole point is clean your eggs but dont wash them down unless you want to go the whole nine yards and seal them up again. they may taste funny but eggs canbe cracked into a bakeing pan and freeze dried or airdried for shelvage. i do this all the time and keep egg powder in jars and cans.