To wash or not to wash eggs?

[jackhorn01]

no special recipe passed down for generations for the eggs, you can find recipes anywhere on the internet, mostly for various refrigerator pickled eggs. if anyone comes up with one that you can store normally I would be interested--canning by pressure cooking I would assume. I have to find out what she did with the kielbasa tho............
having olive oil and canola oil on hand is always a good thing --I keep a year supply on hand at all times and rotate the stock.(also cans of shortning) if you have to wash your eggs and want to store them for an indefinite period of time, coat them lightly with some canola.
rotation is the key in keeping any backstock.

So even If you wash the eggs good, you can coat them with regular ole canola oil and store them at room temp

 

[houseofknauss]

So even If you wash the eggs good, you can coat them with regular ole canola oil and store them at room temp

experiment is all I can tell you---I haven't tried the room temp thing. but I know refrigerated I got over 6 months. haven't had time to do more experiments. I started all this due to reading all the information I could on prepper websites
obviously, if you don't have to wash the eggs--don't- but if you do, at least it is a option.

 

[TREX]

Being in the medical profession, I am germ conscious and chickens can carry salmonella...and that disease is NOT so much fun.

Most domestic animals including reptiles, cattle, pigs, ducks, dogs, and cats have been found to carry the bacteria. Wildlife and insects also carry the bacteria.You can also get it from contact with an infected person, especially in daycare centers for children.You can get it from eating at your favorite diner when an employee does not bother washing up his/her hands or cleaning the kitchen properly. Its also found hanging out on your store bought veggies and fruits and even on shopping cart handles. So chickens don't exactly have the market cornered on carrying salmonella.You face exposure risks everywhere you go on a daily basis.

 

[sean2571]

This is contrary to what I've been taught my whole life. Washing removes the protective bloom from the eggs. I can't say that I'd recommend this to anyone. There is never a situation where I wash my eggs

 

[EricaD]

We sometimes have to wash our eggs in the winter, when the run gets a bit muddy (lots of rain here in the Pacific NW!) and the eggs are covered in little muddy smudges, lol, but we try to avoid washing them if possible. But in any case, we use the eggs so fast that we don't have any concerns about storing them, so bloom or no bloom doesn't really matter to us. But we prefer to leave them unwashed.

 

[chrissyr]

I read an interesting article(can't find it now) that said ALL of your dairy and eggs should be brought to room temp before mixing and cooking. Somehow it's supposed to give a better result. Will try it next time. They recommended not putting cold eggs or milk into your recipe. That had never crossed my mind before as to effecting anything So gives new insight on leaving eggs on counter for convenience

 

[foreverlearning]

I read an interesting article(can't find it now) that said ALL of your dairy and eggs should be brought to room temp before mixing and cooking. Somehow it's supposed to give a better result. Will try it next time. They recommended not putting cold eggs or milk into your recipe. That had never crossed my mind before as to effecting anything So gives new insight on leaving eggs on counter for convenience

It is kind of like the difference between a plain omelet and a scrambled egg. A room temp egg binds better (meatloaf/cakes) and is more fluffy.

 

[TREX]

While I'm on the subject of salmonella here's another fun place you can find it that you can add to list I posted above...

http://www.examiner.com/article/iam...ood-recall-2013-pet-food-recall-list-released

 

[chrissyr]

It is kind of like the difference between a plain omelet and a scrambled egg. A room temp egg binds better (meatloaf/cakes) and is more fluffy.

interesting, thank you!

 

[farmgirl06]

Cortner1195, do you remember the name of that book?