Farm eggs: to wash or not? Refrigerate or not?
Should the eggs that are dirty be washed and stored in FRIG??.
Washed and stored OUT OF FRIG?
Not washed and stored out of FRIG?
Or not washed and stored in FRIG
Please help.
Should the eggs that are dirty be washed and stored in FRIG??.
Washed and stored OUT OF FRIG?
Not washed and stored out of FRIG?
Or not washed and stored in FRIG
Please help.
Carole Q
put in a separate container such as an egg carton and refrigerate to keep them fresh longer. Wash prior to use. Open egg into dish to examine before dumping into skillet, cake mix, whatever then go to next egg. Reason for this is to take a spoon to scoop out any 'stringy white' or 'blood spots' found in farm eggs (it is not harmful. Those 'spots' are just letting you know that farm had a rooster running with the hens and the eggs were 'fertilized'... I just prefer to scoop that out of my egg.) I still prefer the brown eggs from the Red Rock hens or my favorite are the little Banty hen eggs. Those little eggs have more yolk than white which I prefer.
Ray
Wash, candle and the refrig.
Candling means to take a box, cardboard or whatever cut a hole in it about 2.5" round place the box over a light bulb then take each egg and hold it over the hole to see through the egg - for any defects, such as blood spots in it.
We used to sell eggs to our neighbors - and to find a blood spot in an egg after it hit the frying pan - was a big no-no.
Jay
In the USA, I would wash the eggs with cool water and mild soap, dry them and store them in the fridge until ready to use.
random_man
I would refrigerate, and wash before use.
Eggs don't need to be refrigerated, strictly speaking, but they'll keep longer if you refrigerate them.
Valerie
Bring them in, fill sink with dish soap, drop eggs in, wash with cloth, rinse w water, dry and put in fridge. Poop on eggs will contaminate fridge, and food.