Question about washing eggs

[rebecca10782]

We do not wash our eggs in order to get maximum freshness. Sometimes we get eggs with lots of poop on them. So of course we rinse them with water and rub with a paper towel. This I assume is washing off the bloom. Sometimes we get just a spot of poop and use a wet paper towel on the spot. Does this take the bloom of completely? Does getting the egg wet and air drying equal washing or do you really have to scrub it??? I just want to know if I should be keeping track of the eggs we rinse so that we eat them first.

 

[Lollipop]

You know, my whole life I was concerned about just that and never washed a hatching egg, always preferring to toss really dirty eggs. Recently I read a statement by someone who works in a hatchery. They always wash their eggs. I was dumbfounded to think that it makes no difference. I don`t know how they wash them or in what kind of solution, but the fact they do and that`s their business, just threw me. I think I`m gonna wash all my eggs(that need it) from now on and see if it makes a difference. Your method of warm water and paper towel should be the hot ticket........Pop

 

[rebecca10782]

Yea, I know that people use sandpaper to polish and clean. I am sure that gets rid of the bloom. But I was thinking that their are so many things that don't budge unless you use cleaner, so maybe the blooms stays. I was just checking some eggs in a cup of water to see if they were still fresh and after, the water was completley clear. It seems like if the bloom were gone, it would be in the water right?

 

[pinguin]

FWIW, here's an article on the pros of washing eggs for the incubator. While I'd like to see a definitive study, the author's arguments are convincing.

http://www.guineafowlinternational.org/articles/washing.php​

 

[msgenie516]

Hi,

I KNOW the general consensus is not to wash eggs to preserve the bloom. But it just "bugs" me to put eggs in the fridge that haven't been washed so I wash each and every egg, even though I know it's not recommended. Oddly enough, I have had eggs up to one month old that were still fine. Mine usually don't get any older than that before they are used, sold or given away. I don't sell any that are more than two weeks old.

I'm sure there is more than one "right" solution to the egg washing dilemma, but that's what I do and it's working for me. I do wash them in very warm water (as hot as my hands can stand) so that the inner egg expands and the bacteria isn't drawn into the pores of the eggshell.

Hope this helps!

Genie

 

[kingmt]

I don't do everything the said right way. If I'm eating them & it is covered with poop, I wash it at the coop before I bring it to the house & I have no hot water out there. The cleaner ones that I have for hatching. I only wash these if they have a spot of poop on them. I get that spot damp & use only my finger to rub it then rinse the whole egg in warm water & air dry.

I'm not saying this is the way to do it but it is how I do it. I am thinking of useing hydrogen peroxide for my hatchers. I don't see why this would not be a good idea for eating eggs also.

 

[cmom]

I don't wash mine until I use them but I don't refrigerate them either. They aren't around long enough. Either we eat them, sell them or give them away. I do refrigerate them if I happen to wash them for any reason. I had a customer that wanted them washed. It was for a local market and for legal reasons I did wash the eggs. If one of the markets customers got sick and sued the market I could be sued too. That's a chance I would rather not take so them I washed those eggs.

 

[jvls1942]

we wash the eggs .. My refrigerator is not for preserving chicken poop..

we also wash the dirt and poop off the hatching eggs.. I have not noticed any adverse situations because of it.. I know there are purists who advocate no washing of hatching eggs.. If you are one of these, good for you.. do it your way.

I do not understand the reasoning for throwing the soiled eggs away..
why not wash them and take the chance that they will hatch instead of tossing them and getting no chance.?? use some common sense and trust your gut instincts..