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| YellowRose |
Posted - Feb 01 2015 : 06:19:26 AM
Looking through MJF Sister issue this morning I read where she had new products. I checked it out and liked the ceramic egg crate. I don't need it for the fridge. So, my question is - how long will eggs keep out on the kitchen counter in a reasonably warm/cool kitchen? Store bought eggs or from backyard chickens. Planning ahead to when I have some.
I also liked the stoneware berry baskets. Nice colors.
Sara
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| rksmith |
Posted - Apr 11 2015 : 4:25:06 PM
I coated ours with oil because we washed them, removing the protective layer. Our hens refused to lay in their boxes, but would lay their eggs on the ground and most of them decided they liked laying them under the roosting poles in the coop and the eggs ended up being rather yucky looking and I did not want poop covered eggs sitting on the counter! I read somewhere (don't remember where) that if you washed the protective layer off of the eggs that they would ruin quickly because air could then get inside the egg and that by washing, drying and applying a coat of oil quickly would prevent that from happening. Whatever the reason, it certainly did work for us anyway.
Rachel
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| oldbittyhen |
Posted - Apr 10 2015 : 11:13:07 AM
when you get a "POOPY" one, just rinse with cool water, don't use any soap, and do not scrub them, this method keeps the bloom on, 95% of the time...
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Apr 09 2015 : 12:49:58 PM
I was telling my husband about this thread and he thought not having to wash them is a great idea. We will have to wash off the ones we sell but as for the ones we use I think leaving them out unwashed is a better way to keep them separate from the ones we sell. Lots of times I go to get a carton for someone and it feels light because someone grabbed one out to use. Maybe keeping them we can avoid that.
Sara,
I laughed when I wrote that but didn't know how else to say it. 
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| ceridwen |
Posted - Apr 09 2015 : 11:43:07 AM
Denise, thank you for your reply. It is strongly suggested that the eggs not be washed as it removes the special coating that seals it. Eggs are extremely porous. As for the poopy one, we wash them and use them first.
Carole
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Apr 09 2015 : 08:36:03 AM
I just asked my dad about this again and he said that the eggs kept all winter until they got more chickens. He said they would kill the chickens and fill their freezer and then they would get more each Spring. He had never heard of washing and then doing the oil.
I was thinking how in his culinary arts classes my son said they always used room temperature eggs for everything but of course they were kept in the fridge because they purchased from the stores.
~Denise~
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Apr 09 2015 : 08:34:02 AM
Now, 'poopy' is a new word for me.
After cleaning the girls' cage this morning it does fit.
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Apr 09 2015 : 08:27:54 AM
Carole,
As I said they had 9 children so I am sure they were rotated to use the oldest eggs first. We do that with them in the fridge once we have washed them. We sell them in the warm weather. We had eggs all winter this year as our girls were still laying for some reason. They did not have a light in the coop so I was surprised. They didn't lay as many but we were still getting them. I have already had people stopping by to get them. We had 19 through the winter so I think that may be why we were getting them. Fox just got one of our girls the other day so we stopped letting them free range for a while.  From what I understand they will keep up to a year with the method my grandmother used. I am sure she must have checked to make sure they were still good.
I was wondering for those of you who don't wash the eggs, what do you do with the really messy ones? Some of ours come in pretty poopy sometimes.
~Denise~
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| ceridwen |
Posted - Apr 08 2015 : 8:04:08 PM
Rachel, Wow, a whole year! Why do you coat them in some form of oil? Does it help with the preserving? Just curious!
Denise, Does your father know how long the eggs kept? I'm curious about this as our chickens take a break in the winter time and we "buy" eggs! Of course we have an over abundance in the spring/summre/fall.
Cheers!
Carole
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Apr 08 2015 : 08:52:02 AM
My dad who is 89 years old, bless him, told me that his mom used to pack eggs in a crock with salt and stored them that way. I never understood why they kept but it was probably because they didn't wash them. They had 9 children so I imagine they went through a lot of them for eating and baking.
~Denise~
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| rksmith |
Posted - Apr 05 2015 : 4:19:01 PM
When we had chickens and would get tons of eggs, I would wash them to remove the poop, dry them and coat them with lard or coconut oil (you could also use olive oil or food grade mineral oil,butter or any food grade oil I would think) and then pack them in salt (we bought the big bags of salt for water softener thingies). I put them in Rubbermaid containers, put the date on them and put them in the pantry. These eggs kept for a little over a year (before we ate them all) and came in super during the winter when the girls weren't laying. All of these eggs looked and tasted fresh and none of them went bad. When we are able to get chickens again, we'll be using this method to store our eggs.
Rachel
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| modernpioneermama76 |
Posted - Mar 26 2015 : 5:48:02 PM
Keeping them out will sometimes vary depending on your weather too or how sneaky your hens are hiding the nests. If you have mildly hot to scorching summers, collect them two or three times a day, also wouldn't leave them on the counter more than five to seven days in summer... rest of the year you can probably get away with up to two weeks unless you are in a hot climate.
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| ellaandrubys |
Posted - Mar 25 2015 : 6:07:15 PM
Im wanting to get some chicks next spring...so thanks for the info! I knew about not washing them but didn't know they would last that long without refrigeration. |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Mar 25 2015 : 3:46:01 PM
I can tell the difference in the fresh eggs I get from my neighbors and those from the store! You betcha!
CJ
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| ceridwen |
Posted - Mar 25 2015 : 10:45:40 AM
Marilyn, I would tend to agree that fresh eggs are the best. I read an article somewhere that in a test trial, people could not tell the difference between store bought and farm fresh. I disagree! I notice a difference between winter (mostly feed) to late spring/summer (bugs, worms etc) eggs.
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| Marilyn Hartman Sullivan |
Posted - Mar 25 2015 : 10:43:26 AM
People always comment that the French do not refrigerate eggs, but as was noted above, they haven't been washed and stripped. Makes a huge difference. But then, fresh eggs make a huge difference!
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| ceridwen |
Posted - Mar 25 2015 : 10:42:46 AM
Lisa, thanks for the info. I didn't know about the bloom. We use a ceramic egg crate to keep tabs on the egg count .... sort of knowing if the girls (chickens) are slaking! lol
Carole
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| oldbittyhen |
Posted - Mar 25 2015 : 09:00:41 AM
did you know you can freeze eggs...use extra large ice cube trays (I use the silicone type)and break one egg in each cube, freeze, then put in what ever type of freezer container you use, you can then thaw as many eggs at a time you need per recipe (note: they can not be fryed as an example sunny side up), but scrambled and in any recipe that uses eggs...
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Mar 24 2015 : 1:37:49 PM
There's nothing like fresh eggs straight from the hen and the coop!
CJ
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| Terralea |
Posted - Feb 01 2015 : 1:07:40 PM
I do the same thing Lisa does and the "bloom" is a protective coating that is part of the laying process and seals the egg from the outside air. You can't see it necessarily but it's there. Once it's gone the air can get into the egg and that's an invite for germs if the egg isn't in the fridge. Fresh eggs can last for many months if properly tended to.
Terralea |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Feb 01 2015 : 08:22:57 AM
Thanks Lisa. I didn't know about 'bloom'. I knew about putting eggs in water to test them, but had forgotten which was which. Will print your answer to have when I need it.
Sara
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| nubidane |
Posted - Feb 01 2015 : 08:06:05 AM
Sara
Don't leave store bought on the counter. They have been washed, probably bleached, and have had their bloom removed. The bloom is a protective layer.
I take my fresh hen's eggs straight from the coop, and put in a wire egg basket and leave on the counter for anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. We wash them and refrigerate before we sell them (hubs takes to work.
Once the bloom is removed, they should be refrigerated.
I have never had one go bad, but if you want to check, put them in a pan of water. If they sink, they are fine. If they float, PITCH IT!
Good luck. I'll have to check out the crate.
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