Egg storage

[bigjohn]

Anybody have some actual experience with preserving eggs? How well did it work? How long did they last?

 

[Nobody]

I have heard of you do not refrigerate an egg it will last months, once refrigerated they must remain so or they will spoil.


Old wives tale.... Maybe maybe not

Nobody

 

[gamer_jim]

Mentioned in the chicken thread. If you don't wash them and keep them in your basement, cool and dry, then they should last months.

Aside from that you can dehydrate them. I don't have any experience with this but read articles saying such. Beat, add salt then dehydrate. Aside from texture they are probably going to taste the same.

 

[Johnconlee]

Don’t wash and keep cool they’ll last at least a month

 

[6-Pack]

You can pickle eggs (and just about anything else). Not sure if you like pickled eggs (I don’t), but that’s one option.

 

[Blacksmith101]

Link to the thread

Preserving your chickens’ eggs all winter​

Preserving your chickens’ eggs all winter

Haven’t tried it yet but I’m liking this idea of “water glassing” to store eggs for winter use. Store the fresh, unwashed eggs in a solution of water and hydrated lime. They’ll keep for 8 months like this. bTlcCvvUjl0

www.mdshooters.com

 

[SummitCnty]

For context. A store bought egg on Easter Day can be from a chicken that laid it Christmas Day and meet USDA guidelines for freshness.

If you keep them in a cool dry space unwashed, they are good for a month at least. Probably two.

When eggs are washed it removes the layer that keeps bacteria out. Once you wash them they have to be refrigerated.

 

[rambling_one]

Isn't there an Asian culture that buries 'em for years?

 

[Muleskinner]

I have heard of you do not refrigerate an egg it will last months, once refrigerated they must remain so or they will spoil.


Old wives tale.... Maybe maybe not

Nobody

I'm not sure about that but I do know that the United States is one of the only countries in the world that sells eggs in the refrigerator section of the grocery store. If you go to most European countries eggs are sold warm in the store and usually kept in the kitchen in a basket on the counter or dining room table.

 

[BFMIN]

1: don't wash them, there's a coating on the shell that once removed shortens storage life.
2: Google Water Glass & eggs. https://www.wikihow.com/Water-Glass-Eggs

 

[eruby]

I can eat 50 eggs

 

[Muleskinner]

Isn't there an Asian culture that buries 'em for years?

Filipinos have balut which is a fertilized egg close to hatching that is buried in the sand sometimes or steamed and then there's the 100-year-old egg that's Chinese that's not actually 100 years old. Just a couple of weeks and they're treated it with sodium hydroxide. Honestly I've never had the stomach for trying either because they both look and smell disgusting

 

[Vic]

We glassed eggs, stored fresh in a jar with quick lime. Put them up in October and had them a week ago. Stored in a cool basement. Only thing I noticed was the yolks seemed to break easier than fresh eggs. Used them for scrambled anyway.
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[rambling_one]

Gotta agree...neither sounds appealing.

 

[antco]

Normal eggs, not that yuck that Mule is mentionined, normal eggs are one of my favorite foods. Sunny side up, hard boiled, soft boiled, pickled, raw, and if push comes to shove even scrambled are all acceptable.

Right out of the chicken and still a little dirty, the egg can last over a month at room temperature. Do not wash it!

I want chickens here but don't have any interest in being the only one taking care of them. I have enough to take care of already and I'm the only one in the house that really eats eggs.

There are some methods that can preserve eggs for a long time. Lye or lime and a 5-gallon bucket come to mind. Do your google research on that.

 

[Uncle Duke]

I can eat 50 eggs

Nobody can eat 50 eggs.....

 

[newmuzzleloader]

I can eat 50 eggs

What we've got here is a failure to communicate

 

[hobiecat590]

From my sailing days when fridge space was reserved for fish etc.:

How to Store Eggs without Refrigeration - The Boat Galley

Veteran cruiser Lin Pardey shares five ways to keep eggs fresh without refrigeration and provides other tips for keeping them the longest possible time.

theboatgalley.com

YMMV

 

[Chat-Bot]

I deep freeze my eggs for future generations.

 

[Archeryrob]

1: don't wash them, there's a coating on the shell that once removed shortens storage life.
2: Google Water Glass & eggs. https://www.wikihow.com/Water-Glass-Eggs

What he said with Water glassing will work with the eggs fresh from the chicken. Store bought eggs would need to be pickled for extended length as they are washed. Also, eat the dirty eggs and waterglass the clean ones, if you do it.