Eggs..........to wash or not to wash?

[Chris623]

The title pretty much says it all. My eggs have little brown spots and swirls, etc. on the shells. Is it okay to wash off this residue?

 

[Stephanie-n-Hayden]

I don't know what others would suggest, but I do wash them before refrigerating them. I wash them using my hands and some dawn, to get the poo and nasty off of them. I don't scrub them or anything, but I can't see putting them in the fridge all dirty. Mine sometimes have spots on them and they don't wash off easily. So, I don't worry too much about it. If it comes off with a bit of dawn and my hands, then good. If not, then fine, I don't eat the shells anyway.

 

[Chris623]

If these eggs were for my own use, I'd feel the same way, only I'm planning (hopefully) to be selling eggs. Just didn't know if there would be any reason I shouldn't wash them.

 

[Wildsky]

Only if they have poop or dirt all over that won't just wipe off.

I don't wash the eggs from my girls.

 

[lorrir]

I wash with antibacterial dishsoap. Sorry just paranoid.

 

[davidb]

I would use sandpaper to clean them off , Ive always heard washing them is bad because they are porous, but the eggs you buy in the stores have been though a washer so who really knows

 

[dichotomymom]

When you wash them, you're getting rid of the bloom so I wait until a customer (or myself) need them.

 

[Wildsky]

I can't believe so many of you guys wash em - where are the folks that don't?

Really, I've never gotten sick or anything, but then again I don't eat the shell so

Any GFM read this start a poll and link it here so we can see!

 

[dichotomymom]

Wilsky, I've never gotten sick either. I have had customers (in the beginning) complain if there's any nest goodies on them so I do it to keep them coming

 

[chickendude]

Quote:
I'm with ya
Mine go in the frige the way they came out of the coop. I will wash any dirt or poo off when we use them. When I am going to use them I wash with warm water no soap and simply rub off any debris. So far we are all ok.