How do I wash/clean/disinfect the eggs before I put them in the fridge

[Sissy]

I never wash Eggs may use a paper towel
if they are really dirty but the is very far and few between.

 

[CovenantCreek]

I wash the dirty eggs in hot water, then dip them in Egg Wash for sterilizing, dry them with paper towels and rub a little food grade mineral oil on them. An egg caked in poo may just get thrown out.

 

[Carolyn252]

You've all given me amazing information on this topic. I am so surprised by all this. No routine refrigeration needed, no routine washing. Amazing to me. Ok then, will follow suit. Thanks muchly.
-Carolyn

 

[cmom]

I agree with the other posts. I have a counter that I keep my eggs on. I never wash them. You can use an egg wash or dip them in 1 tbsp bleach to a gal of warm water then rinse if you want to sanitize them, but you must refrigerate them.

 

[luvmychicknkids]

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Awesome!!! And just think, when you are baking and the recipe tells you to let your eggs sit until room temperature, you will never have to wait again!!!

 

[Sunny Side Up]

Sometimes I'll use a bit of sandpaper to scratch off any dried poop or dirt.

 

[bluie]

Hey Carolyn! I rinse our eggs off right before using them. Have only had one slightly dirty egg so far. Its true, they keep the nest boxes clean.

 

[DDRanch]

I don't wash my eggs either. If one is a bit dirty or poopy, I use a damp paper towel to clean it off. Of course, removing the eggs daily and keeping nesting boxes super clean is a must.

 

[ashtray]

hmm i do not think i would want to eat a egg that was not cleaned ... i worked on a chicken farm when i was a kid they had a machine that would wash the eggs with hot water and some kind of cleaner .. washing eggs must not be that bad for the egg pores

 

[Sunny Side Up]

There are a lot of reasons why folks with just a small backyard flock don't duplicate the same practices commercial egg ranches use with 1000's of chickens.