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I don't buy this since commercial eggs don't feel oily at all. I think they would feel someone oily if they were coated with mineral oil.
Buy it or not it's true I didn't just make it up. From the USDA website:
Should You Wash Eggs?
No. When the egg is laid, a protective coating is put on the outside by the hen. At the plant, government regulations require that USDA-graded eggs be carefully washed and sanitized using special detergent. Then the egg is coated with a tasteless, natural mineral oil to protect it.
I don't buy this since commercial eggs don't feel oily at all. I think they would feel someone oily if they were coated with mineral oil.
Buy it or not it's true I didn't just make it up. From the USDA website:
Should You Wash Eggs?
No. When the egg is laid, a protective coating is put on the outside by the hen. At the plant, government regulations require that USDA-graded eggs be carefully washed and sanitized using special detergent. Then the egg is coated with a tasteless, natural mineral oil to protect it.