Weather Question

[ojust4today]

Could you all provide your knowledge or advice to a question I have. So I get an abundance of eggs daily. All through the winter I have got eggs. Here in MD on the eastern shore we have had a pretty cold winter this year.
I do not have a fridge to store my eggs in. I have did loads of reasearch about egg storage and do believe eggs can be left out of the fridge for a period of time. I sell most of the eggs I get to friends. I do not clean the eggs until I am getting rid of them. ( Once a week I take them to a location and get rid of them all) I clean them on this day. I keep them stored in a cool dark space until the day of cleaning.
My question and concern is when the eggs go from extreme cold to about room temperature to the refrigerator is that harmful? Meaning the change in temperature. My family has ate eggs all winter under these circumstances without an issue.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hi, welcome to BYC!

The longer you store your eggs at room temp (or warm) will essentially make them a little thinner (and probably degrade some of the nutrients).

I don't wash my eggs ever, but also only keep clean eggs. Anyways, is running under water really washing? I found stained ones still leave the stain so just wash those off and feed back to the animals cooked. Of course I realize some locations require you to wash eggs if selling and some customers will prefer it.

At fridge temp unwashed they have lasted us as long as 6 months and still been as fresh or quality at least as store bought ones, which can be as many as 60 days old.

Biggest issue going from real cold to room temp is the sweating, which would in theory ruin the bloom. The bloom degrades over time also, as I guess most things do. Putting them back in the fridge and consuming within a week or so shouldn't be a big deal. If anything I expect it would effect the texture of the white or yolk but if you aren't having an issue there, then whatever. If I wanted to store them more long term, I would avoid the sweating. And obviously for hatching, but that wasn't your question.

For me, I try not to let the ones I'm selling or giving away sweat. I just don't like to see it or appreciate the condensation on the carton or in the bottom of the egg well. So would TRY (doesn't mean I'm successful) to bring them up a little slower.

I'm no pro, just sharing my thoughts and experiences. Please always do what makes sense to YOU. And if you learn something new, switch it up if needed.

Eggs can even be used in certain recipes after freezing.

 

[ojust4today]

Thank you Eggsighted4life!!
Well they get washed after they sweat. Days after usually. They are stored in a plastic coffee container until then. The protective bloom is something to consider.
I wait to clean them because I want the bloom to be protected until then as after they are cleaned they are sold. If they are sweating and unthawing from the cold I may as well clean them right away.
Unfortunately, we have had the wettest coldest winter here on the Eastern Shore of MD. Some days eggs are not bad and others it is awful. When the weather is not like this I can have perfect eggs that never need to be cleaned.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Thank you Eggsighted4life!!
Well they get washed after they sweat. Days after usually. They are stored in a plastic coffee container until then. The protective bloom is something to consider.
I wait to clean them because I want the bloom to be protected until then as after they are cleaned they are sold. If they are sweating and unthawing from the cold I may as well clean them right away.
Unfortunately, we have had the wettest coldest winter here on the Eastern Shore of MD. Some days eggs are not bad and others it is awful. When the weather is not like this I can have perfect eggs that never need to be cleaned.

We get tons of wet weather here too. So some days there are more mud marks on them from the feather legged ladies, especially.