Do you keep eggs in the fridge?
Poll: Do you keep eggs in the fridge?
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Discussion
The great debate!
Some people say that they are too 'stiff' if kept in a fridge. Others say they fry better if they ARE kept in a fridge.
Supposed to be better for baking if kept at normal room temperature.
Then again, 99% of fridges I have seen seem to have holders for them.
So what is better? Or not
Some people say that they are too 'stiff' if kept in a fridge. Others say they fry better if they ARE kept in a fridge.
Supposed to be better for baking if kept at normal room temperature.
Then again, 99% of fridges I have seen seem to have holders for them.
So what is better? Or not
I didn't used to but I do now. Keeping refrigerated multiplies the shelf life by a factor of 10. Not that you want eggs that old but an egg a week old in a fridge will be much fresher than one kept at ambient temperatures.
I "debated" egg storage with an EHP who insisted eggs should be refrigerated. I pointed out supermarkets et all don't. His response was it was more about the egg being in a reasonably consistent environment and that superm arkets are air-conned. The best way to store them in a variable environment is in the fridge.
It only takes 10 minutes to bring an egg up to ambient temp anyway even if it does make a difference (which I doubt).
I "debated" egg storage with an EHP who insisted eggs should be refrigerated. I pointed out supermarkets et all don't. His response was it was more about the egg being in a reasonably consistent environment and that superm arkets are air-conned. The best way to store them in a variable environment is in the fridge.
It only takes 10 minutes to bring an egg up to ambient temp anyway even if it does make a difference (which I doubt).
Plotloss said:
They shouldn't be kept in the fridge.
The shells are porous, if they are chilled the holes get larger as the shell contracts, more air gets in and they go off quicker.
That makes sense but is at complete odds with FSA advice. Is there anything to back this up? Personally I keep eggs on the side at home but in the fridge at work as it's a requirement.The shells are porous, if they are chilled the holes get larger as the shell contracts, more air gets in and they go off quicker.
Keep the egg in the chicken and eat it when it's deliveredas a chef for 35 years at home, fridge: tidier
in my oppinion keep longer
at work out the fridge as we use them so,
for reference, egg whites warm and old make better meringues
eggs cold split in the frying pan or poaching water more so than warm ones
warm (being room temp 22c by the way) make better sponges, cakes etc
HTH
in my oppinion keep longer
at work out the fridge as we use them so,
for reference, egg whites warm and old make better meringues
eggs cold split in the frying pan or poaching water more so than warm ones
warm (being room temp 22c by the way) make better sponges, cakes etc
HTH
When I lived in the US, supermarkets refrigerated them and when I got them home I followed suit. It also said directly on the boxes that they should be refrigerated.
In the UK they aren't refrigerated so I don't put them in the fridge. Pretty sure the eggs aren't any different, so it must mean that I am a sheep for blindly following along.
In the UK they aren't refrigerated so I don't put them in the fridge. Pretty sure the eggs aren't any different, so it must mean that I am a sheep for blindly following along.
redtwin said:
When I lived in the US, supermarkets refrigerated them and when I got them home I followed suit. It also said directly on the boxes that they should be refrigerated.
In the UK they aren't refrigerated so I don't put them in the fridge. Pretty sure the eggs aren't any different, so it must mean that I am a sheep for blindly following along.
Eggs in the USA are washed and it removes some natural protective coating that allows bacteria to grow easier.In the UK they aren't refrigerated so I don't put them in the fridge. Pretty sure the eggs aren't any different, so it must mean that I am a sheep for blindly following along.
In all my years in Austraia, NZ and Asia, with hot climates I've rarely seen eggs refrigerated and I've certainly never been sick from eating any.
redtwin said:
Pretty sure the eggs aren't any different, so it must mean that I am a sheep for blindly following along.
Biggest difference I noticed between the US and the UK is that US eggs are predominantly white, and UK eggs are almost 100% brown (from supermarkets anyway). Inside the eggs are the same though, as I understand that the colour is purely cosmetic.
I keep free range hens, producing eggs for supermarket.
Eggs are best stored at a constant temp.
In the UK eggs would only be refridgerated by consumers, Producers/supermakets maintain environments of less then 20c (our aircon is only on in the height of summer)
Room temp would previously been optimal in houses prior to central heating in UK but now a cold room or cupboard would suffice.
Quality deteriates more rapidly as moisture is lost thought the shell, this accelerates in hot envrionments as too within the dry envrionment of of fridge, so depends on the storage available to each househoulder as to what's optimal.
Eggs are best stored at a constant temp.
In the UK eggs would only be refridgerated by consumers, Producers/supermakets maintain environments of less then 20c (our aircon is only on in the height of summer)
Room temp would previously been optimal in houses prior to central heating in UK but now a cold room or cupboard would suffice.
Quality deteriates more rapidly as moisture is lost thought the shell, this accelerates in hot envrionments as too within the dry envrionment of of fridge, so depends on the storage available to each househoulder as to what's optimal.
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