Kalu Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Morning, Now that all three girls are laying (most of the time! although strangely yesterday we only had one egg) I have been giving away the odd box of four. I have been telling people that i have read that they should not be refrigerated but someone has given me a couple of empty boxes today both of which say "keep refrigerated". Should i be advising people to keep them in the fridge? Thanks everyone, K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I do but to be honest they are not there long enough to worry. They will keep longer but baking is better when they are not refridgerated but I could be wrong. I think folks just like seeing them on display. I leave mine out all day until I get round to weighing them. I just keep looking at them and thinking clever girls. I expect the novelty will wear off some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 According to the Brit Egg website, it is the change in temp that are the problem such as occurs with a domestic fridge that is being opened regularly. They recommend keeping in a cool place where the temp is more stable. The supermarkets seem to be advising keeping all kinds of things in the fridge that we never used to...jam for instance. I thought the whole point of jam was to preserve fruits and was developed back when we didn't have fridges. Similarly, pickles are often marked to keep in the fridge. I keep my eggs on my beautiful egg skelter so I and everyone else can admire them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 My eggs live on the Egg Skelter on the kitchen counter and I use them within 28 days from date of lay. 2 years later and I'm not dead yet Supermarkets sell eggs from ambient storage, they don't chill them. I had heard that eggs are best stored at a constant temperature and since a domestic kitchen temperature fluctuates, the supermarkets recomend the fridge for a constant temperature. However, in the fridge, you have to remember that egg shells are porous and the flavour may be impared if they absorb strong smelling odours like onions etc. Funnily enough, before I had chickens I always put eggs in the fridge just out of habit, now I never do. They are much easier to cook, especially when soft boiling, as they are already room temperature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Just checked the Brit Egg website (haven't visited in about a year) and I see they are now saying to store in the fridge...so that's a recent change in advice. I'm still going to keep mine on the work surface though (and keep my jam and pickles in the cupboard) I expect the safety elves will spirit me away now for crimes against food hygiene... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I thought putting them in the fridge shrank the inner membrane and could pull in more bacteria, then if you were boiling them, it expands quickly, thats why the shells sometimes crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 On BBC Breakfast this morning they were advising people to keep them in the egg box pointed end down out of the fridge along with other advise on the correct storage for other items. I kept mine in the fridge in the first year that I had the hens but since then we have kept them out and they now live on my egg skelter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn-Dave Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Hi all............my mum always told me that you shouldn't keep your eggs in the fridge and if you do put them in you should always make sure they are room tempreture before cooking them. How true this is i'm not sure but i like to see my girls eggs on display for all to see in my egg skelter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidygirlsuk Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I have a bantie skelter and a large skelter but both are kept in the fridge in the garage. Our first egg got broken while on display by one of my children, so mine are hidden in the fridge for that reason. I not sure on the guide lines, but these change so much its hard to keep up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I don't keep mine in the fridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I'm wondering if the instructions ought to say keep in larder. But as few houses have larders these days and and kitchens are warmer than they used to be then I expect the supermarkets have to play safe and we're told to use the fridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 We keep ours in our egg collecting basket to admire for a few hours, then box them up & store them in our coolish pantry. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
