I'm not quite sure where to post this but I thought I'd try here.
So, I just started doing a self-serve farm stand at the end of our driveway using the honesty system. Long story short I left some eggs out there overnight and we had a strong thunderstorm roll through and the wind blew the heavy rain everywhere and the entire stand got wet including the eggs. Obviously I want to be able to sell the eggs still but I'm wondering if they're now ruined, or aren't worth trying to sell at this point? If it's too risky I won't bother. I got them drying out right now. I haven't done anything to them except take them out of the wet cartons and put a fan on them. One of the things I'm wondering is how long can they last after they get wet? Most of the articles on Google say they have to be used or refrigerated right away, but I think there's a least a slight difference in whether or not they were actually "washed". Like I didn't scrub them, or use soap. I know for sure scrubbing would ruin the eggs. Does just getting wet ruin their bloom? They were mostly sheltered cause of the cartons, but the cartons did get soaked. You'd think if the bloom was still intact, getting it a little wet wouldn't be as big of an issue. I think I should mention the eggs I had out on the stand were all duck eggs. I know duck eggs are a lot more tough compared to chicken eggs. But I know they're still not invincible though.
Anyway, thanks in advance for any answers.
I should/wish I had done an experiment on eggs to see what would happen if I just got them wet and left them on the counter vs. regular unwashed eggs. To see if they're more prone to rotting and how quickly they went bad if they did. That way I'd know if they're still okay to try to sell or not.
Edit: I want to add that if I did put them back out for sale I'd monitor them daily for any signs of going bad. I've already been occasionally checking the eggs I've left out there to see if they show any signs of funk by candling them. But even if I did that I'd worry they might go bad not long after selling them. So, I'm just not sure what to do here.
So, I just started doing a self-serve farm stand at the end of our driveway using the honesty system. Long story short I left some eggs out there overnight and we had a strong thunderstorm roll through and the wind blew the heavy rain everywhere and the entire stand got wet including the eggs. Obviously I want to be able to sell the eggs still but I'm wondering if they're now ruined, or aren't worth trying to sell at this point? If it's too risky I won't bother. I got them drying out right now. I haven't done anything to them except take them out of the wet cartons and put a fan on them. One of the things I'm wondering is how long can they last after they get wet? Most of the articles on Google say they have to be used or refrigerated right away, but I think there's a least a slight difference in whether or not they were actually "washed". Like I didn't scrub them, or use soap. I know for sure scrubbing would ruin the eggs. Does just getting wet ruin their bloom? They were mostly sheltered cause of the cartons, but the cartons did get soaked. You'd think if the bloom was still intact, getting it a little wet wouldn't be as big of an issue. I think I should mention the eggs I had out on the stand were all duck eggs. I know duck eggs are a lot more tough compared to chicken eggs. But I know they're still not invincible though.
Anyway, thanks in advance for any answers.
I should/wish I had done an experiment on eggs to see what would happen if I just got them wet and left them on the counter vs. regular unwashed eggs. To see if they're more prone to rotting and how quickly they went bad if they did. That way I'd know if they're still okay to try to sell or not.
Edit: I want to add that if I did put them back out for sale I'd monitor them daily for any signs of going bad. I've already been occasionally checking the eggs I've left out there to see if they show any signs of funk by candling them. But even if I did that I'd worry they might go bad not long after selling them. So, I'm just not sure what to do here.
