Cleaning and storing fresh eggs

There is a lot of good info in this article. There are so many different ways to store eggs

Good source for washing eggs

Very useful information!

1) Some of my more annoying relatives steal my eggs every time they visit, but don't want the "poopy" eggs. I tell my hens to keep those feet dirty .

2) A dirty egg reminds me of getting the freshest produce out of my garden. I mistrust overly shiny produce! Why would you want a sterilized egg?

3) Commercial American eggs have to be refrigerated because they've been pasteurized. They had to be pasteurized because hens that are treated poorly are much more likely to have Salmonella. The system created a terrible problem, and had to use a terrible solution to fix it. My hens are happy and healthy so my eggs are happy and healthy!

4) Oversterilization is bad for your immune system!

I did know about the bloom, I never wash my eggs. I do dust them off on occasion. Family getting free eggs get the second “freshest” ones. I suppose if I was selling them I would keep the clean ones for people giving me money.

what I didn’t know was just how long they are OK not in a cold storage or how long they are good for IN cold storage. So that’s Cool ! Thanks for the information. I love this forum!

I will share it!

Excellent information. Thank you for sharing with all of us. You did a lot of research and it shows as well as one can tell you most likely have a lot of experience raising chickens and handling eggs.

well written and easy to understand

So much information I did not know about egg storage, fresh eggs, and how old store bought eggs could be. Thank you for taking the time to present this information. I love the FIFO egg contraption. Think I'll have to get one.

Washing eggs in warm water instead of cold is a great tip that many people wouldn’t think of.

I learned something new! As I'm waiting on egg-layers to lay their first eggs, I'm trying to learn all I can about storing them since all I've ever done is buy my eggs from the grocery store. My brain has a hard time wrapping around storage on the counter rather than in the fridge but this eases a lot of those fears and explains the reasons behind the choices and/or when to choose fridge over counter! Thanks for the help!

But I believe that the first image shown should be half eggs getting washed and half eggs being left natural. Or even no image at all.
As a skim-reader my first thought when I opened this article was “Oh, I guess I should wash my eggs!” after seeing said picture. I believe an unbiased article such as this should have images of both sides or no images at all.

They never last this long at our house.

Well written, concise, and to the point. Loved it!

I did not know that you can store eggs without refrigeration for such a long time.
The idea of harvesting clean eggs is good, but won't work with ducks! I explained my ducks so many times the purpose of those boxes in their house - the ignore them and lay their eggs wherever they just pop out.

Did not know about keep good for 1 month outside refrigeration. Thank you.

Great article, concise, informative, and perfect for us new to the club. Thanks much.