egg washing

[new2ducks]

Thaks again for the water temp. I plan on making noodles one day this week. I can't wait to see how they come out! I also have a recipie for homemade dog food....I'm so tired of the prices and crap that they put into dog food so this recipie calls for eggs!

 

[mightymouse]

I have found the best way for me to wash the eggs is as follows, I run warm water from the sink, then I wash the egg gently with my hands to get any dried mucus or goo off. Next I gently wash the entire egg with a green 3M scotch pad to remove anything else off the shell. After I dry them I check again for any stains and do those again. Using this method leaves me with beautiful eggs

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

I just rinse off the eggs with water if there is any major dirty spots.

~ Aspen

 

[CarolJ]

I've found that there are a lot of strong opinions about whether or not to wash eggs. Here's what I do. I buy a concentrated natural egg wash at the farm store. I have a spray bottle that I mix 2 capfuls of the egg wash concentrate to 1 quart water. I keep the spray bottle by the kitchen sink. When I bring the basket of eggs in, I spray them with the mixture, and then rinse them off with very warm water. I pat them dry with a paper towel and immediately put them in the refrigerator. If there is poo on the eggs (not very often), I use an antibacterial dish detergent, too. I never submerge the eggs in water, though - and I always use very warm water. This is what works for me. The eggs stay fresh for weeks, and I always know that every egg in the refrigerator has been washed. It just seems like extra work to wash/rinse them as you use them. I'd rather go ahead and wash the day's worth of eggs at one time and be done with it. I read that it takes a refrigerated egg a week to reach the level of deterioration that an unrefrigerated egg reaches in one day. So it makes sense to me to keep them refrigerated.

But - everybody has to decide what works for them. There's no right or wrong.

 

[zooweemama]

I run warm water in the faucet, I hold the egg under for 2-3 seconds and get a wet papertowel and rub off the goop. A final quick rinse and I dry with a papertowel. I had wished to not clean them at all but unfortunately I have a soccer player in the bunch. They usually lay in the boxes but I think 1 tries to practice being broody and rolls a couple across the coop to her next of the day and some get kicked around by the others in the process. Equals dirty eggs lol.

 

[Critterwoman]

I was wondering about you comment that if you don't wash them you don't have to refrigerate them. I have mine for eating and selling, and I hate to send out eggs with poo on them. I'm afraid it will gross people out or some of it drop into the egg when you crack it. I'm intrigued by not having to refrigerate. Tell me more, please. Length you can leave them out, etc.

 

[zooweemama]

I've read most people will leave them out for about a week on the counter. Assuming your house isn't 80 degrees inside. The warmer the house, the faster they spoil. We are one of the few countries that handles our eggs the way we do. We have become very phobic about them. Oh gosh- they've been out for an hour time to trash them. In other countries (not 3rd world countries lol) you buy eggs from a shelf...not the fridge section.

I rinse mine with slightly warm water, using a soft wet paper towel I clean off the crud and then pat dry with a clean paper towel letting them sit out for a few minutes to let the air finish them off (they are pretty dry but I just like to do that before I drop them in the carton). I store my eggs that I am not eating that day in the fridge. I get a dozen eggs a day. I cannot consume them fast enough to keep 7 dozen eggs on my counter. Let alone keep track of the freshness of them all.

I have left mine out for a few days in a pretty bowl on my counter and use them up fast. They are easier to crack open and the whites are not as thick and snotty and hard to get out of the egg when they are room temp.

 

[Critterwoman]

Thank you for sharing your experiece and information with me.

 

[onebigglo1]

I store my eggs I sell in 3 different shelves on the door of the fridge. When I start filling a carton I begin at the top left corner and fill to the right then continue to the bottom left and fill to the right again. I usually don't need more storage space because my customers come running whenever I call. I never wash my eggs unless they are dirty but I do refrigerate them unless I have plans for them that day.

 

[DenverDucky]

I use MannaPro Wipe 'N Wash. I asked the woman who works at the local feed store what she uses to clean her chicken eggs and she recommended the wipes. I do rinse the egg off first under warm water to get poops off before I use the wipe.