[bunch29]

Hi

Just wondering how you all store your eggies my husband is adament they should be kept in the fridge. Just wondered what you all do ?

[Debz]

I never put my eggs in the fridge especially as I take some into work for other people and they sit on their desks all day.  They don't put them in the fridge in the shops so why should you need to at home.

[GrannieAnnie]

I agree, and if you sell to anyone else, you can't be putting eggs in fridge then taking them out again.  It's not good for the eggs.

We keep ours in the utility room until they are used or sold.

[Kate and her Ducks]

Never put mine in the fridge either.

[poultrygeist]

This is what DEFRA says about it....

http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodrin/poultry/faq/marketing.htm#eggfrig

Rob

[andreadon]

which are exactly the reasons i  would give - mainly the condensation thing.

[Aunt Sally]

This is the relevant extract from the link that Rob gave:


Why are eggs not refrigerated?

Before purchase by the consumer, EC legislation requires that eggs are stored and transported at a preferably constant temperature. This is current practice within the UK egg industry and the reason why the majority of retail outlets' egg displays are not refrigerated. Changes in storage temperature and humidity can lead to condensation forming on the egg shell which can cause mould growth together with the possibility that any bacteria may infect the eggs as a result. After purchase, the consumer is advised to refrigerate the eggs to maintain freshness and reduce the possibility of bacteria growth resulting from exposure to the temperature and humidity variations of the domestic kitchen.


I've highlighted the relevant sentence for keeping them at home. 

The 'not refrigerated' part is to prevent big changes in temperature and therefore a risk of condensation forming on the eggs during packaging, transportation and at point of sale. 

Anyone not selling their eggs but using them themselves should refrigerate them to keep them fresh.  They will store almost indefinitely in a fridge but only for 3 weeks at room temperature.  Incidentally eggs store their very best in an egg box in a fridge as this cuts down the evaporation through the shells in the dry fridge atmosphere.

[shiatsusu]

We've never kept ours in the fridge and I'm still alive  Maybe not completely sane but definately alive...   

[Aunt Sally]

We've never kept ours in the fridge and I'm still alive  Maybe not completely sane but definately alive...   

... but your days are numbered 

[shiatsusu]

Hee Hee  Read a brillant letter reacting to the current obession with health and safety which ended by saying the most dangerous thing any of us can do is be born as it's fatal so we should really all stop it! 

[poultrygeist]

I for one, don't plan to go through it again 

I feel that every day I'm one day closer to death  :blink:

Rob

[Jane-M]

I for one, don't plan to go through it again 

I feel that every day I'm one day closer to death  :blink:

Rob

This is not a feeling Rob - it's a cold hard fact 

[poultrygeist]

Noooooooooooooo !!

I've got a painting in the loft that ages while I get younger everyday 

[shiatsusu]

Ok- we'll just call you Dorian from now on then 

[poultrygeist]