Post here if you DON'T wash clean-looking eggs

[chrisc2865]

NO WASHING HERE!

 

[tinamommy727]

I only wash when they are dirty, They keep alot longer, if I do wash, I do a light coating of mineral oil, they last a long time!

 

[Tikkijane]

ME! I had this debate with the inlaws, who refuse to eat our eggs because we don't bleach them since they are convinced that eggs travel down the poop chute.

Shells are porous, especially once the cuticle/bloom washes off. If they are clean, you aren't doing them any favors by washing off the protective coating, imo.

"Should you wash eggs?
No. It's not necessary or recommended for consumers to wash eggs and may actually increase the risk of contamination because the wash water can be "sucked" into the egg through the pores in the shell When the chicken lays the egg, a protective coating is put on the outside by the hen. Government regulations require that USDA-graded eggs be carefully washed and sanitized using only compounds meeting FDA regulations for processing foods."

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Factsheets/Focus_On_Shell_Eggs/index.asp#20

"Microbiological contamination of the inside of the egg is greatly affected by the ability of the egg shell to stop the invasion of micro-organisms and bacteria from entering the egg through the shell’s pores. When the cuticle or bloom is deposited by the hen on the shell this acts as a barrier to keep bacteria from entering the egg. When eggs are washed, however, this removes most if not all of the cuticle from the shell surface. Thus, bacteria have an easier time entering the egg after washing."

http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/poultry/multistate/koelkebeck1.htm

Sometimes, you have to. Most of the time, you don't.

 

[ronniewayne]

I only wash the really dirty ones..use them for cooking..the clean ones i eat and most mornings i fix a smothie with at least a couple of raw ones in it...

 

[sususa23]

I only clean soiled eggs with light sanding with sandpaper. Any egg that is grossly soiled, I wash well and use right away.
Wuth any cracked eggs I cook them right away and feed them to the girls as a treat.

 

[Whittni]

I wash any with 'unwanteds' on them but if their clean looking - no.

 

[Lyssa]

I don't wash my eggs... unless it's really dirty, but then only before I use it.

 

[chloezoebob101]

POST!!!

 

[amberflea]

I only wash the egg if it has poop on it, and I don't have any problem eating it... most of the time they are clean tho...

 

[Busybee1]

I do not wash my eggs, even if it is lightly soiled. I do give heavily soiled eggs a quick wash. Now that we have a new coop with nests that don't get pooped in I will never have to wash an egg again