laying eggs...

[rosemarythyme]

Eggshells are porous so some small bubbles are completely normal. If there's an actual visible hole or crack in the egg, I personally wouldn't eat it. My dogs get the eggs that have minor cracks.

 

[aart]

It's hard to say what you're seeing...almost any egg submerged in liquid will stream some bubbles.
Many do not wash their eggs.
Not a great idea to submerge them IMO.
If you do wash, submerged or not, use water that is warmer than the egg, this will make the egg contents swell and push dirt out and away from the pores of the egg.

 

[NikAndHerChicks]

The bubbles were teenie tiny and in a constant stream, I was soaking them in the cleanser/water mixture. Do you think they are safe to eat?

Thanks!

As long as they were just tiny bubbles and you didn't visibly see any holes in the egg shell, I would eat them. Egg shells are porous & it is perfectly normal to see some bubbles.

This may sound silly, but how do you wash them? Just warm water?

Yep. I just wash them in warm water. If they are hard boiled I just peel off the shell & crush it into small pieces. If it is not hardboiled I just give the shell another rinse after the egg has been cracked leave it on the counter to dry & then crush it once dry.

It's hard to say what you're seeing...almost any egg submerged in liquid will stream some bubbles.
Many do not wash their eggs.
Not a great idea to submerge them IMO.
If you do wash, submerged or not, use water that is warmer than the egg, this will make the egg contents swell and push dirt out and away from the pores of the egg.

I agree with Aart here. You will find a lot of different opinions on this forum as to the best way to clean/store your eggs, so I'll just jump right in & tell you mine! I personally don't wash or refrigerate my eggs before I am ready to cook them. I wash each egg right before I cook it. I always wash them in warm water (aart already explained why ). Eggs have a natural protective coating on them (the bloom) that keeps unwanted bacteria out of the egg. When the egg is washed & then refrigerated it is actually more susceptible to bacterial contamination than unwashed, room temp eggs sitting out on your counter.

Thank you! this forum thing is Really helpful!

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