Egg storage

[utefan47]

Has anyone had any experience with this kind of egg storage? Does it work? Does it change the flavor or taste of the egg? Or any other helpful info. Thank you.

 

[All4Eggz]

I have seen many homesteaders use this method, especially on YT, so I'm assuming it works well.

If you end up trying it out, let us know how it goes!

 

[Tami2]

Love Dr. Mercola & he has chickens. Curious as to why it cannot be done with store bought eggs? Thanks for sharing!

 

[All4Eggz]

Love Dr. Mercola & he has chickens. Curious as to why it cannot be done with store bought eggs? Thanks for sharing!

Store bought eggs are always washed.

 

[Tami2]

Okay, got it. Store bought eggs are washed.
Thank you so much!

 

[All4Eggz]

Okay, got it. Store bought eggs are washed.
Thank you so much!

You’re welcome. Happy to help!

 

[TooCheep]

Has anyone had any experience with this kind of egg storage? Does it work? Does it change the flavor or taste of the egg? Or any other helpful info. Thank you.

Yes. I'm in my 4th year of doing water-glassing (aka lime-water preservation). When done properly, the lime water prevents anything (oxygen, bacteria, etc) from getting to the eggs and allows them to sit in a neutral environment with minimal deterioration over a long period- supposedly up to 2 years, though I only use it for about 8 months. I generally gather during heaviest laying in the spring and then use those eggs over the winter when they stop/greatly reduce laying. This is not pickling, so the lime water does not penetrate the egg and doesn't affect the egg taste.

Love Dr. Mercola & he has chickens. Curious as to why it cannot be done with store bought eggs? Thanks for sharing!

Commercial, store-bought eggs (at least in the US) are required to be washed which removed the bloom, a protective waxy coating on the freshly-laid egg surface. Egg shells have natural pores which would allow the lime water to penetrate and ruin the egg taste (yuck!).

Here is a long thread discussing all aspects of this form of preservation. The first post including the video is plenty to give you the idea and the rest explores various questions and people's experience.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/water-glassing-egg-preservation-experiment.1428588/

 

[Luv Ducks]

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Store bought eggs are always washed.

I am very interested in this procedure and sorry to not be able to understand it all. How many eggs will fit into the quart jar and what keeps the water from coming out since the eggs weight. Sorry to not understand. I would love eggs all winter long.

 

[All4Eggz]

I am very interested in this procedure and sorry to not be able to understand it all. How many eggs will fit into the quart jar and what keeps the water from coming out since the eggs weight. Sorry to not understand. I would love eggs all winter long.

@TooCheep likely knows the answer to that!

 

[TooCheep]

Unfortunately, I don't. I've been using a 2-gallon bucket each year and that is sufficient for my purposes: 3 hens feeding 1 person over the winter. I've never bothered to count how many eggs that is, but it is several dozen.

One thing that I recommend for newbies. You will likely have a higher loss rate (commonly 10%) in the first year as you learn the process. If you are uncomfortable and don't want to dive into the deep end, then start with a smaller container and put in some eggs. Store them for a month or more on a shelf or counter top and then try them out. Once you become more comfortable with the process then you can really dive in next time.