But you will get rotten eggs easily. In thirty years in Europe, I’ve had a single incidence of salmonella infection when I handled egg shells badly while doing

But you will get rotten eggs easily. In thirty years in Europe, I’ve had a single incidence of salmonella infection when I handled egg shells badly while doing a Carbonara (which requires raw eggs to be spread right over the plate). This really, really isn’t a problem if you follow minimal hygiene when cooking (don’t touch food after touching shells without washing your hands in between.