Up until now I have been keeping my hen eggs in the pantry as its coolish and not in direct sunlight, and we also consume them quite quickly.
having just read the autopsy results for an Aussie mum and her daughter, they suggested keeping eggs in the refrigerator so I thought I would ask you all....
Please don't get picky if your eggs are hen, duck or something else reptile laid, but I don't want to know about your ovaries either.... [}][]
I have always kept them refrigerated, I see no reason not to. In the UK the argument was that they would crack when you boiled them if they were not at room temperature. I find the only need to bring them to room temperature before boiling is if they are old eggs (aka supermarket eggs, sat on the shelf for a couple of weeks before selling which probably was the case as I only bought eggs back then)
I understood that the Bali deaths were caused by toxins for fish but that it is not fully conclusive. they suggested any fish that has an odour should not be eaten as its not fresh.
I keep eggs in the fridge as I have heard they actually keep better
We keep ours in the fridge as well. To get around the cracking thing, I put them into cold water and bring it up to the boil rather than put them straight into boiling water. Works most of the time for me.
Cheers, Mich.
Good exercise for the heart is to bend down and help someone up. Anon.
I put our eating ones in the fridge (Well I would if I had one) and others for sale or hatching I store in a cool room in the house. For baking I use those at room temp.
Did you know, that what you thought I said, was not what I meant :S
Most, if not all, perishable items keep better and longer in the fridge. Unless you're planning to use them in the next day or so, I can't see why this would even be a question.
Name123;484603 wrote: Most, if not all, perishable items keep better and longer in the fridge. Unless you're planning to use them in the next day or so, I can't see why this would even be a question.
I guess the difference is that eggs are made to keep for a more than a couple of weeks at air temperature before the hen starts incubating, and they have to remain fully 'alive' and with all the goodness needed to grow a chick intact for at least that long.
I see them as being different from the likes of meat or milk that don't have this trait.
While all perishables are obviously going to keep longer at a lower temperature, sometimes flavour is compromised so there are lots of things I dont keep in the fridge and fruit and tomatoes are a good example of best kept out of the fridge
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