How many really wash eggs just before use?

[BCMominMD]

I have been putting my eggs in the frig when I collect them. They have been clean. Then I just crack them and use them cooked in some way.
So am I the only one who doesn't wash my eggs?

 

[Equus5O]

I've only been getting eggs for a week now. Last Saturday was the first one! I haven't washed them, and they're in a carton on the counter. They look pretty clean to me.

 

[hikerchick]

I only wash them when they are dirty.

 

[littlegip]

i havent been washing mine, Mom didn't have us wash them when i was a kid ..let's see what other ppl do .

 

[backdoorchicken]

this will be nice to know when ever i finally get some darn eggs

 

[CoopCrazy]

I dont was them unless they are really dirty ... Grosses my folks out but I know what they eat , where they sleep., and where I got the egg from so I dont worry ...

 

[ranchhand]

I might give them a quick rinse when muddy, but that's it.


ETA, and I NEVER use soap or bleach. Egg shells are porous and absorb anything like that!

 

[Galaxiedriver]

Seems to me washing them is a good idea, so I must ask y'all why you don't wash them?

In the tiny microbe world, a chicken coop and run are filthy.

Our's aren't laying yet, but we will definitely wash the eggs when they start.

 

[Knight Hawk Ranch]

The hen puts a bloom on the egg for a reason. If that is good enough to protect a developing chick then it should be good enough to keep the bad bacteria out for the most part.
We don't wash the egg unless it is 'dirty'. I try to keep the nests supplied with fresh bedding so that they are clean upon collection.

 

[hikerchick]

Quote:
washing them removes the protective "bloom" that keeps bacteria from invading the egg.