What do you store your eggs in?

Stompa

Fraise wrote: »

You should never keep eggs in the fridge...

Opinion is divided on this though. For example, it says on the box 'Keep refrigerated after purchase'.

Fraise

Stompa wrote: »

Opinion is divided on this though. For example, it says on the box 'Keep refrigerated after purchase'.

Supermarkets don't store them in the fridges.

ERICS_MUM

Apologies for lowering the tone. My ovaries.

Stompa

Fraise wrote: »

Supermarkets don't store them in the fridges.

Indeed, and if the DM is to be believed:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2421530/So-eggs-fridge-Scientists-crack-age-old-argument-chilled-room-temperature-best.html

...according to the pro- chilling British Egg Information Service: ‘For optimum freshness and food safety, eggs should be kept at a constant temperature below 20 c. Most modern supermarkets are kept below 20 c so it is not necessary for retailers to store them in a fridge.’

Fraise

Stompa wrote: »

Indeed, and if the DM is to be believed:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2421530/So-eggs-fridge-Scientists-crack-age-old-argument-chilled-room-temperature-best.html

...according to the pro- chilling British Egg Information Service: ‘For optimum freshness and food safety, eggs should be kept at a constant temperature below 20 c. Most modern supermarkets are kept below 20 c so it is not necessary for retailers to store them in a fridge.’

Yes, but it then goes on to say:



"The company kept two batches of eggs for a fortnight, one at room temperature, the other at a typical fridge temperature of 6c.
Samples from both batches were regularly tested for nasties such as E.coli, the superbug staphylococcus aureus, salmonella, listeria and campylobacter.
The results, taken at the start point of the test, at the end of the first week and at the end of the second week, were all the same.
There was no difference whatsoever between the two batches. Both remained bacteria-free."

thriftwizard

I keep mine in an Egg Skelter on the kitchen windowsill. As we keep chickens & get 4/5 eggs daily, it's quite important to keep them in date order so we use up the older eggs first, and the Skelter makes that automatic; you put the new-laid eggs at the top and take eggs for use from the bottom. There are currently 7 of us living in the house, including two fitness fanatics who eat poached or boiled eggs for a snack, a vegetarian who relies on them for protein, plus two young ladies who love to bake, so we easily keep up with production and the eggs are probably only indoors for 4 days max. The windowsill is north-facing and single-glazed, so quite cool.

I thought I had a spare Skelter out in the garage, but DD1's just reminded me I sold it at a car boot sale last summer - sorry!

Stompa

Fraise wrote: »

Yes, but it then goes on to say:



"The company kept two batches of eggs for a fortnight, one at room temperature, the other at a typical fridge temperature of 6c.
Samples from both batches were regularly tested for nasties such as E.coli, the superbug staphylococcus aureus, salmonella, listeria and campylobacter.
The results, taken at the start point of the test, at the end of the first week and at the end of the second week, were all the same.
There was no difference whatsoever between the two batches. Both remained bacteria-free."

Indeed, but I was merely pointing out why supermarkets choose not to have them in fridges.

kboss2010

A 50p wire basket I bought from a charity shop!