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People That Do Not Refrigerate Eggs

Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:10 am
Posted by Hoyt
Alabama: The Beautiful
Member since Aug 2011
5432 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:10 am
Wtf... Are you trying to die a disgusting death?
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
57814 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:11 am to
I didn't know people did that in modern times
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:14 am to
if you get fresh farm eggs and you don't wash them, you don't have to refrigerate them
Posted by AwesomeSauce
Das Boot
Member since May 2015
9964 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:15 am to
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 8:16 am
Posted by SUB
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Member since Jan 2009
22059 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:16 am to
You aren't supposed to refrigerate fresh eggs.
Posted by brett randall
Depends on the moment.
Member since Feb 2007
1766 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:17 am to
<<<<<<< newsflash >>>>>>>>>>
most of the world does not refrigerate eggs.
its definitely an "American" thing.
Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
8037 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:21 am to
Seriously, what do you think people did with their eggs before refrigerators were invented? You can safely keep an egg on the counter in your kitchen for a couple weeks, but once you put them in the fridge, you have to keep them in the fridge. It's actually more healthy for you to keep fresh eggs out of the fridge.
Posted by HaveMercy
Member since Dec 2014
3000 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:21 am to
If it's a fresh egg you really don't need to refrigerate them. In a small henhouse environment, you can gather the eggs before they can become contaminated by prolonged contact to chicken shite.
A store bought egg has gone through some sort of cleaning process that removes a layer of the egg that prevents the growth of bacteria naturally. So if an egg has been washed, bacteria can seep in; so you have to refrigerate them.

Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27580 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:22 am to
North America is the only place that refrigerates eggs.
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
70272 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:27 am to
Fact:

The United States is one of the only countries to refrigerate eggs. Mostly due to how the eggs are farmed and then rinsed of protective coatings.

In Europe no one refrigerates eggs.
Our production of eggs here is disgusting by their standards. So we have to refrigerate. BUT if you have farm fresh eggs, a simple rinse of water and then they are good two weeks unrefrigerated.

ETA : Fact - The Ot is better versed in Oology than expected.
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 8:30 am
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
87780 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:28 am to
This thread hasn't gone as you planned.
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
21474 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:28 am to
This thread did not go as the op planned
Posted by dbeck
Member since Nov 2014
29454 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:30 am to
I could see how OP would be confused. His mom didn't refrigerate her eggs and look what a disaster that has been.
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:30 am to
quote:

if you get fresh farm eggs and you don't wash them, you don't have to refrigerate them



This.

Once they're refrigerated though, you can't store them any other way. We used to have a neighbor with a coop and she'd give us YUGE fresh eggs and we didn't refrigerate those.

Posted by TheWiz
Third World, LA
Member since Aug 2007
11773 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:37 am to
quote:

if you get fresh farm eggs and you don't wash them, you don't have to refrigerate them


This
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
38988 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:45 am to
What everyone is saying about it being okay with fresh farm eggs is true.

We get farm eggs sometimes from my mom who has a couple of laying hens, but we also buy eggs at the store. As a result, when my mom gives us some fresh eggs, we just throw them in the styrofoam egg case with the others in the fridge. It doesn't hurt them.
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 8:46 am
Posted by Boat Motor Bandit
Member since Jun 2016
1891 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:48 am to
In a basket on the counter at our place.
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
28484 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:50 am to
Any store in Mexico...
Posted by Gulf Coast Tiger
Ms Gulf Coast
Member since Jan 2004
19030 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:52 am to
I have a lot of chickens and we never put the eggs in the fridge. It's also hard to keep up with the demand for our eggs
Posted by Cowboyfan89
Member since Sep 2015
12849 posts
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:54 am to
So my question is, how long will the eggs last on the counter? I see "a couple of weeks", but is there a way to tell if they are bad?

We get farm fresh eggz from my FIL every once in a while, and I always just throw them in the fridge.
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