Reviews by GretaGarbo

I feel like this article is incomplete in explaining WHY you should or shouldn’t refrigerate/wash eggs. No one has mentioned the antimicrobial ‘bloom’ that covers the egg and is WHY they CAN go without refrigeration. I researched this many years ago when I first began keeping chickens and my findings were that we are the only country that washes and refrigerates eggs. First off, if you wash - you refrigerate because you are washing off the bloom and oxygen can get in and they will spoil. Second, from what I learned, the reason, that started decades ago, for this practice is a fear of salmonella however it is only fear. No rash of cases were ever reported to be from unrefrigerated eggs. I personally have the belief from doing taste tests that a refrigerated egg has less flavor in that the cold and no more bloom leaches it out. I have been keeping chickens for over 10 years and I keep my eggs in a basket lined with hay on my kitchen counter. When I start to get more than I can keep track of I put them in cartons marking which are older. Also there is the all important FLOAT TEST. If ever in doubt on the freshness of an egg simply fill a cup (I use a 2c Pyrex measuring cup) of tap water and place the egg inside. If it lays down it’s still fresh. If it stands on end eat soon. If it floats the bloom has worn off and it either is a treat in my Girls (hens) salad that day or my dogs get it.

I’m not an expert nor a scientist, although I do LOVE science experiments like float tests. I’m just a chicken keeper and a gardener sharing information I’ve found through the years and this is my opinion based on those findings and my experience. I believe that eggs are perfect right out of the box. Nature knows what she’s doing. Enjoy!!!