How does everyone clean their eggs?

[angie3881]

Just a damp cloth if necessary. I've had a couple bloody one's that I have had to clean, but I try not to clean them if I don't have to.

 

[yankeedoodle300]

I use nothing! ( unless there are tons of poop )

 

[pontoosuc]

just like the above poster. nothing, unless the egg is discusting.

 

[chicken-whisperer]

I just read in a book called "Keeping Chickens" by Jeremy Hobson & C Lewis " That it has been found that Marans eggs remain free from Salmonella infection possibly because the pores are small

 

[JodyJo]

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TRUE....so wash them before you use them....problem solved.

 

[pertybirdy]

I rinse with cold water, let dry, then into recycled egg cartons they go. Husband rinses again before using, but I don't.

 

[Darklingstorm]

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x2

 

[chickendude]

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I only rinse with dish soap and warm water if the egg is covered in poo. This rarely needs to be done. Don't use cold water. Cold water will force any bacteria into the egg through the pores in the shell. The water should be warmer than the eggs temperature.

 

[Patricia Jane]

I run them under cold water right before using them.

 

[cassidy22]

I use an organic enzyme wash. At the height of egg season, I get 140 eggs a day, and I sell them to a restaurant. Washing is not an option. Poop, dirt - but the worst offender is that often eggs get broken, then they get eaten. Any eggs in the same nest then get yolk on them, and everything sticks to the yolk! I might get 80% clean eggs that don't appear to have issues, but the other 20% - it can be egg yolk, dirt, poop, especially on wet days when they come into the nest with muddy feet.

If anyone sells commercial, read the laws in your state, the FDA does have some requirements on sizing, candling and washing, and your state may or may not require you to follow them in order to get a license to sell eggs.