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I always stored eggs in a box in the fridge before I had hens.

 

When I had fresh eggs from my own hens I stored them in a hen house egg holder in the kitchen. In the summer some of the eggs smelt fishy, not off, but just a bit smelly. It turned out to be all of them and I read on a link that it could be the temperature in the kitchen was too high and that they were absorbing cooking smells.

 

So I went back to storing them in the ridge in the door as I had no egg boxes. Now I've gone and ordered myself one of those egg skelters as they are so cool. Now I'm wondering about where to put it. Last time eggs were stored on the window sill.

 

I've googled and read on most sites they should be in a fridge? Who do I believe?????? Any advice?

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Hm, I keep mine on the windowsill, but they don't seem to be around long enough to absorb any smells. Do you wash them at all? Washing can destroy the natural protective coating and make them more porous. I know that if you don't keep them in a fridge you should keep them in a cool, dark place. Maybe sunlight affects them. My windowsill doesn't get much sun! :?

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A lot of cookery books recommend bringing eggs to room temperature before cooking them, especially when putting in cakes, etc, and since I'm not that organised, it's easier to have them at room temperature all the time! Most of the year I keep mine in a little bowl on the kitchen windowsill - but my kitchen is north-facing so it doesn't get any direct sunlight except in the height of summer, when it's usually warm enough that it makes sense to keep the eggs in the fridge anyway.

 

Also, unless they're disgustingly filthy, I don't wash them until just before I use them (unless I'm selling the excess to colleagues at work). In any case, mine rarely hang around long enough to pick up kitchen smells!

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I always used to store eggs in the fridge, then I read somewhere that it wasn't necessary, and when you think about it- if ;you buy eggs :shock: they are not refrigerated.

 

So at the moment I am storing my own just in egg boxes that I have been saving for the past year in our larder under the stairs, but I do like those egg skelter thingies- so cool! 8)

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I used to keep mine in the fridge, pointy end up.

 

I now keep them in the cupboard under the sink pointy end down :roll: .

 

I want a skelter though, which would have to live on the kitchen counter.

 

(Could someone who owns a skelter already do me a favour and measure the gap where the eggs sit? I think Maisie's eggs might fall through :?. If I ask on enough different threads, I'll surely get someone :wink: .)

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I'm a fridge person, but only because I have a small kitchen and its just easier to store them in there out of the way.

 

I now keep them in the cupboard under the sink pointy end down

 

A heard from some one else the other day that your supposed to keep them pointy end down, why is that? As I've never done it :shock:

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I lay mine on their sides in my lovely wire egg-basket thingy, they are not in direct sunlight. If they are very poo-ey, I do wipe them, I know you're not supposed to but I am paranoid about getting chicken poo on food preparation surfaces.

 

I've never kept them in the fridge, my mum didn't and so neither do I. It's also because I like baking, and would never remember to take them out in time to 'warm up'. Mine rarely hang around long enough for me to worry about it anyway!

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I used to keep them in the fridge years ago but they live happily on the side and have done for over 2 years (Not the same eggs I hasten to add they never last that long)

 

Ain't "Ooops, word censored!"ody here see you measurement question has already been answered on the other thread so I'll put my tape measure away

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Eggs in supermarkets are sold ambient (not chilled). Eggs are best stored at a constant temperature. So supermarket labelling will advise to keep them in fridge because the temperatures in a kitchen can fluctuate significantly. Egg shells are porous and can absorb the strong smells if stored to close to them.

 

I store my eggs in a wire basket on the kitchen counter (but not near the window or the oven so they are kept quite cool). Never had any problem.

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