Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Do you refrigerate your chicken eggs?

I do.

If unwashed, I DON'T. If washed , yes I do refrigerate.
Yes we raise some chickens on the ranch.

In the words of Dire Straits...that's how ya do it.

Don't wash either but we do refrigerate

Yes

Yep

I get my eggs from my buddy unwashed and I refrigerate.

Do any of you guys notice a difference from Just laid and fried up to refrigerated for a couple of days and then fried up? I noticed a difference.

We leave them on the counter for a while at room temperature. We wash them as we use them, but if we're not using them fast enough, we'll wash and refrigerate them.

No

I do. Just because, why not? That said, if you have your own egg laying hens, then it isn't nearly as needed, since unwashed eggs, taken right from the hen's nest box, will stay fresh without refrigeration for weeks at room temperature.

Fresh out of the chicken, they'll keep a month sitting on the counter. Wash off the natural film that's on them when laid and it cuts the shelf time considerably. The film keeps bacteria from penetrating the shell to spoil them. Grocery store eggs have been scrubbed and sterilized so they won't keep nearly as long.

There is a noticeable difference between cooked eggs taken that morning from the nest box and those that have been in the fridge for a few day. I don't do that, though, since it's an inefficient way to proceed. Oldest always get eaten first in my house.

Yes, They are gathered , washed and dated every day.
Then refrigerated.
The others that are found in the haybarn etc we use for our consumption. Don't needed unhappy customers.

Before getting rid of the girls I didn’t wash my eggs and had no problem with them on the counter. The wife did and they ended up in the fridge. I’m pretty sure the US is about the only country that requires them washed and sterilization.

I keep store bought eggs in the fridge, but not the fresh ones I get from my son's place.

Do you was the eggs before you cook with them? Fried, boiled or otherwise?

I have hens, so I wash the eggs just before cracking them.

Ditto...

Here is a safety tip, if you do wash them before cracking them into a pan with bacon grease and you have not gotten around to putting pants on.... dry them off first.