Refrigerating UN-washed eggs

[Backyard Bruce]

I read everyone who doesn't wash their eggs leaves them out on the counter os some other. Is there a reason why we don't refrigerate these unwashed eggs.
I have googled and cam up with no other reason than "not necessary" If that is the only reason why not to then ...Why Not?

 

[HuskerHens18]

I just don't like them near my other food if they go in the fridge they get washed. They last longer in the fridge though I think? It preserves the freshness better I believe.

 

[WhiteWyan]

Another thing to consider. An unwashed egg has a protective bloom. It has some poop on the outside too, even just a little.
It goes in the fridge and gets cold. No big deal. Then it comes out and gets warm on the counter for a minute because you took them out to make pancakes. Now the poop has condensation added to the mix. Wet, poopy, and now, back in the fridge it goes. Bloom has maybe started to come off too. Why not just wash it before it goes in the fridge? This is my opinion.

 

[SimplyLivinthatFarmLife]

I don't wash my eggs, but refrigerate after bringing them in from the coop. I wash when I'm ready to cook. My fear of washing is that the bloom is no longer intact and therefore is susceptible to bacteria getting into the egg.

 

[50-45-1]

It is a proven fact that refrigeratation preserves the freshness of food.
Eggs come from the south end of a northbound hen, they get washed in my house.
All comercial eggs are washed and refigerated.
I wash and refrigerate my eggs when they come in the house.
200 years ago our ancestors probably did neither, but i have running water and a electricity.
Each his own.

 

[Folly's place]

x2! That refrigerator is my friend, and dirty eggs don't go in there. I wash and refrigerate them every day, because it's safer, and the eggs last much longer, in better condition.
Mary

 

[ChickNanny13]

It's personal preference
I have a new set of 4BO that should be laying soon, hopefully they are "clean" layers like the last 4 I had. Never got a dirty egg although have had others that got their eggs dirty I collect mine on the counter in egg carton, unwashed but if soiled I wash & use next, the bloom keeps the egg shell (porous) sealed. When a dozen is collected they go in the frig, refrigeration keeps things "fresh". I wash under tap water prior to using but this is me No one's gotten sick yet

It's been said to wash under warm water as cold will cause the contraction, drawing in the "nasty" from the outer part of the shell, shell is porous. There's an article about egg washing/storing, look it up and draw your own conclusion.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

I don't wash my eggs, but refrigerate after bringing them in from the coop. I wash when I'm ready to cook. My fear of washing is that the bloom is no longer intact and therefore is susceptible to bacteria getting into the egg.

When put in the fridge the bloom is no longer the biggest obstacle to bacteria or germs entering the egg. The cool temps in the fridge depress germ growth better that the anal fluid that the hen leaves behind on her eggs when she lays.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I don't prewash and I don't leave them on the counter either. I'm used to having eggs in the fridge (and on the counter risks having dogs come and grab them instead). I don't crowd my food into the fridge so there shouldn't be any risk of anything touching the eggs, which are stored in ceramic egg caddies. The eggs are for the most part clean looking, maybe some nest box debris at worst.

If I'm using eggs for scrambling, baking, etc, I just grab them and use them as needed. Hard or soft boil, I rinse them under slightly warm water and scrub the shell with a vegetable brush that's reserved for egg use.