How do you store your eggs?

[TAM Farm]

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I store unwashed eggs in these baskets in my kitchen. They go in the top basket, when full I rotate them to the bottom putting the newest eggs in first, then refill the top basket.

I love these! Where did you get them?

 

[Latestarter]

Soon as I read the title, I knew there was going to be a LOT of responses! This is one of those questions that it seems everyone has a strong opinion on (me included). I never wash the bloom off my eggs. The bloom is the last thing applied before the egg is laid and it "seals" them from bacteria entering the egg. If you wash the egg, you are washing off the bloom. This will make refrigeration a hard requirement. If you do not wash them, refrigeration isn't really necessary (though I DO refrigerate regardless). Since an unwashed egg is good for up to 4-6 weeks, I don't bother putting dates on them but I do use the FIFO method (first in first out), and rotate cartons. Damaged or extremely dirty eggs get used vice stored.
www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/how-to-store-fresh-eggs-zmaz77ndzgoe.aspx#axzz2wLLhdBnZ

 

[cmom]

I get a lot of eggs and sell most of them. I do refrigerate them. The newer eggs go in the back and the older eggs in front.

 

[igorsMistress]

I love these! Where did you get them?

Thanks! I do too Amazon, they come as a pair and hold about 3 1/2 dozen. I think they were $25 so a little pricey but I hate stuff on my counters and it's not like they don't get used.

 

[theuglyduckling]

I use a plastic easter egg basket that i keep on the top shelf in the fridge. I dont really rotate but they always get eaten and once the basket gets too full i give them to my mil. Then the process begins over again.

 

[cmom]

Soon as I read the title, I knew there was going to be a LOT of responses! This is one of those questions that it seems everyone has a strong opinion on (me included). I never wash the bloom off my eggs. The bloom is the last thing applied before the egg is laid and it "seals" them from bacteria entering the egg. If you wash the egg, you are washing off the bloom. This will make refrigeration a hard requirement. If you do not wash them, refrigeration isn't really necessary (though I DO refrigerate regardless). Since an unwashed egg is good for up to 4-6 weeks, I don't bother putting dates on them but I do use the FIFO method (first in first out), and rotate cartons. Damaged or extremely dirty eggs get used vice stored.
www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/how-to-store-fresh-eggs-zmaz77ndzgoe.aspx#axzz2wLLhdBnZ

I read that article years ago and it is still very interesting.

 

[LucyLobo39]

Unwashed on the counter. Not worried about date I figure people are eating eggs that are up to 60 days old from the store so mine are fresh no matter what.

 

[lazy gardener]

I keep them in a basket on the counter until they are boxed up and refrigerated. Any skid marked eggs are washed and refrigerated. If stained, or "not so pretty", weak shelled, they go in a carton that is well marked for family use. Newest eggs on bottom left, older eggs pushed to right of that first stack of 4 cartons. I can't keep enough eggs for my customers right now, after selling 8 birds. If I had a small flock, and only kept eggs for my own use, I'd love to use an egg skelter.

I use an egg skelter...this is an inexpensive plastic one that comes disassembled and snaps together, it can be made double this height, when I took the pic, I had less chickens:
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How sturdy is that one?

 

[Dawnclucks22]

How does everyone store their eggs? Just wanting to work out a storage plan before I start getting eggs.
How do you ensure you are eating the older eggs prior to the newer ones?
Would love photos an ideas.

Thank you xx

For me, we keep the clean ones in a basket on the kitchen island and the washed ones go in the plastic carton in the fridge.

 

[Chickassan]

Mine just sit in a big glass bowl on the counter. I keep track of age by putting a colored dot for each day of the week. I don't have many hens so it works fine.