Scrambled eggs

[Thirteen]

And... DH cracked a rotten egg yesterday. Ewww ewww ewww! I think he's traumatized and may never eat eggs again. How common is that with fresh eggs? These were from the farmer's market. I may need to go back to buying them from the grocery store...

I've never actually had a rotten egg (barring one or two that weren't developing during incubation, and promptly removed).



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[HouseofWool]

I usually check my eggs before I crack them open. I place them in a bowl and cover with a few inches of water. If they float, they get tossed.

[JDAZ11]

Bacteria usually gets introduced because Americans love to wash things.
When you wash an egg, the protective bloom that keeps the egg safe is removed and bacteria can easily enter the egg.

I store mine (laid by our hens) at room temp and don't wash until ready for consumption.
http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydis...714-story.html


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Oops. Never knew you should wash eggs! Good to know!!


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[ladymoreta]

Oops. Never knew you should wash eggs! Good to know!!

You don't have to if you get them from the store - they're already washed.

[spotty_dog]

Oops. Never knew you should wash eggs! Good to know!!

Eggs come out of a chicken's cloaca, which is also their poop-hole. At some point between the time they squeeze out (sometimes into a poop-strewn nesting area) and when you crack the shell and pour the contents into your food dish, you might want at least a bit of a rinse. Grocery store eggs are scrubbed long before they hit the carton (and yet salmonella still persists on -- and in -- some shells, and makes us nervous about eating foods with raw egg in them!) Homegrown eggs are usually just rinsed lightly at the most, and it's up to you to scrub them if you are so inclined. But some well-meaning chicken growers might scrub before you ever get them, which makes them more perishable.

USDA's answer to should you wash (grocery store) eggs: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/...x/!ut/p/a1/#20
Backyard chicken growers' advice on washing: http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/cl...ing-fresh-eggs

[Thirteen]

I highly recommend grabbing a "just laid" egg out from under a hen, and touching someone with it. 😜
(It squicks DH out)


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[rainbabies]

I had the best double yolkers come out of my coop the other day😍...Araucana eggs.



~shacked up with an ob/gyn~
~three munchkins 11,12,13~

[Howfunitis]

I realized today that I absolutely hate it when hubby doesn't let the pan get got enough to crack the egg so there is a film of egg on the pan