eggs - best to keep in the fridge?

Charis

Here's the official advice on storing eggs:

http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/microbiology/eggs2002advice

http://www.deliaonline.com/ingredients/eggs,104,IN.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A251038

http://www.helpwithcooking.com/egg-guide/buying-storing-eggs.html

I have always wondered why they are not refrigerated in the store, although I understand that they are in the US?

ScoobieGirl

Maybe UK supermarkets are cooler than the average home?

That h2g2 link is good. I wondered how long it was okay to keep boiled eggs for (2 weeks). I might be a little more organised with the new years resolution to make my own packed lunches!

DawnW

my chickens lay them, then they go in a china hen on the worktop. They are very fresh, and don't hang about very long.

Wig

I put mine in the fridge, point side up will be because there is a cusion inside the egg at the round end, must have something to do with it.

lynzpower

At college I learned that if you refridgerate eggs it makes the shells more porous, meaning they go off quicker.

I still fridge mine though, as i haveno work surface space what with the slow cooker, breadmaker et al.

Ted_Hutchinson

catz747 wrote:

How many eggs is it ok to eat - lets say in a week?

Eggs How Many Food Standards Agency advice

lil_me

I store in fridge then bring out before cooking them, especially in summer months I find they go off quicker when we left them on the bench. Get them from farm shop and pretty fresh, sometimes even warm/soft shells when they have just been brought in, usually have to clean the poop off myself if making dippy eggs.

Toxic_Lemon

Ted_Hutchinson wrote:

Eggs How Many Food Standards Agency advice

Yea, the same people who told us beef was safe to eat! :rolleyes:

Scar_3

catz747 wrote:

How many eggs is it ok to eat - lets say in a week?

Raw or cooked? :rotfl:

LJM

one of my dads friends used to have a raw egg every morning never did him any harm,though id have to say i wouldnt be trying that:eek: mine are kept in fridge/mums and nans are in there chickens on kitchen side,may have to try both ways and see if i can tell the diff when cooked