Washed or Unwashed Eggs

[3bird]

Thanks, @Redhead Rae . We don't refrigerate the ones we eat, but that's largely a space issue, I think. The ones we refrigerate, we wash. While I know the temperature differential can essentially create a vacuum sucking bacteria and other contaminants into the egg, presumably refrigeration would also retard the bacteria's ability to proliferate, correct?

 

[Redhead Rae]

from my understanding, yes. But it is best to wash any dirt or poo off your eggs before refrigeration.

 

[3bird]

How long do you say they are good for, for the washed and unwashed? Currently my only customers are family, so they don't ask much questions for free eggs, haha. However, I've had a few distant relatives asking for eggs as well and want to know the "expiration date". At our house we will eat eggs as old as 5 weeks as long as

We only provide a "Laid On Date," but duck eggs are reportedly good for months. We've found conflicting data, so we leave it up to the people with whom we are sharing our eggs. I'd love to find good data on this question.

 

[pjsfarm]

We only provide a "Laid On Date," but duck eggs are reportedly good for months. We've found conflicting data, so we leave it up to the people with whom we are sharing our eggs. I'd love to find good data on this question.

I would love for someone to give this a test! It would be fascinating to read the out come.

 

[3bird]

I would love for someone to give this a test! It would be fascinating to read the out come.

There is some good info out there, but we didn't find anything authoritative enough to hang our hats on.

 

[Redhead Rae]

You could run a test yourself. Set a dozen eggs aside (probably in a plastic container that isn't quite airtight, like one of those plastic shoe boxes, so that if an egg does go bad and splatter everywhere, it doesn't end up all over the place) and then do the float test on them every month or so. Just dunking them in water shouldn't hurt the bloom if they are unwashed. Scrubbing them removes the bloom.

 

[pjsfarm]

You could run a test yourself. Set a dozen eggs aside (probably in a plastic container that isn't quite airtight, like one of those plastic shoe boxes, so that if an egg does go bad and splatter everywhere, it doesn't end up all over the place) and then do the float test on them every month or so. Just dunking them in water shouldn't hurt the bloom if they are unwashed. Scrubbing them removes the bloom.

I think I might just give this a try! I'll get a couple chicken eggs from a friend, this way it isnt just ducks. I'll be sure to note any changes to them along the way. Any other suggestions?

 

[Redhead Rae]

with the float test, if it lays flat, it is still fresh, if the aircell end starts floating up, it is getting less fresh. If it floats off the bottom, it is bad.

 

[Mysimplewyominglife]

I personally wash my eggs my washing is wiping them off with a warm damp cloth and drying them right after tho. My eggs don't go in the fridge mostly do to lack of space and they seem to take on a fridge taste and they seem to last at lest 4 weeks out of it so that's ok. I give my mother in law eggs she ain't bothered if they are washed or unwashed tho she goes through 30 in only a couple of days so ya can't say how long her's last LOL

 

[ShayB_318]

With unwashed eggs, do you wash them before you eat them? Or is it okay to just crack them open as they are. Provide any poop, dirt or straw has been wiped off lol.