how to sanitize eggs?

[Farm_Maven]

The bloom is actually on the outside of the egg. Again, it's matter of personal preference if you are using them pretty quickly. Are your dogs the only ones eating them? If so, I wouldn't worry bout it, they do lick their butts you know, lol.

 

[Young Heritage]

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but true

 

[Farm_Maven]

The possibility of the bloom actually having some anti-bacterial properties would be a good subject for a new thread! I have wondered about this myself.

 

[Tracydr]

I believe in Europe,Mexico, the Carribean, Central and South America, eggs are only brushed off. They are never sold refrigerated and the reason they stay fresh on the shelves is because they haven't been washed.
I have never sanitized the eggs my family eats, although I do store them in the fridge. If I were selling eggs I would wash them. I've raised eggs for about 25 years, including guinea eggs, and have never gotten sick from. Eggs. My dogs eat raw eggs and meat for their diet instead of dog food. They've never gotten food illness, either.

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

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The process you are putting your eggs through is not going to do you or the dogs any good. Probably more harm then anythings.
If you are concerned about salmonella, then be aware that if you actually have it (not likely given stats) then its inside the egg as well as on the outside.

Remember, a sanitized life is far from a healthy life. Exposure is required for immunity.

 

[LiLRedCV]

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[bigredfeather]

I remember reading a funny part of one of Joel Salatin's books about washing eggs. He had a friend that had traveled to France and talked to a farmer about how they wash their eggs. The Frenchman said that in France, an egg that has been washed cannot be sold, it must be made into an "egg product" (I assume he means like an egg beater or something). In contrast, and egg sold in America cannot be sold without being washed.

We only wash our eggs if they are really dirty, and then, we do it right before it gets cracked. No soap, bleach, or any type detergent, just warm water.

 

[ECBW]

I wash my eggs as I do my hands. Keep the germs off in the first place so they don't get to go into the eggs or other items in the fridge.

Even the eggs may be visually clean, but the fact they were in the nest...

 

[frostbite]

Sounds like the best plan is to not wash the fresh eggs, but keep them isolated from other food products so they don't cross-contaminate, and wash hands after handling them. I always cook 'em before I eat 'em anyway, so brief contamination as the food part leaves the shell shouldn't be an issue.

I guess I should avoid kissing chicks too.

Salmonella isn't any fun.

 

[gritsar]

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I don't wash eggs. I'm cooking the contents, not the shell. Not too long ago I decided to start selling excess eggs at the local farmer's market in addition to the eggs I sell to neighbors/coworkers. I contacted the state to see what the requirements were for selling eggs in that setting (vs. the eggs I sell from my home). I was told all that was necessary is that I don't sell eggs with visible manure on them. It was suggested that I scrub off any manure with a fine grit sandpaper. Thankfully the majority of eggs I collect are manure free. The occasional dirty egg gets fed to the dogs, shell and all.