https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 17:11:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs/page/2#post-1482467 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 22:41:28 +0000 Penny Lane 1482467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: I voted other, since they go in the pantry, not on the counter ;) I'm in NZ.</p> <p>my ILs in the US keep their eggs in the fridge, and they get freshly laid eggs from their daughters chickens </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs/page/2#post-1482446 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 22:25:36 +0000 mamimami 1482446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We keep them in a basket on the counter. We're in Mexico and buy them at walmart so they're definitely commercial, but I do believe it if you say they're not super washed because occasionally I find schmutz or a feather or something stuck to them. Anyway never had any food borne issues.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs/page/2#post-1482343 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 21:08:08 +0000 charmed 1482343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eggs go in the fridge, both store bought and the farm fresh eggs we get from my parents. (they always wash then refrigerate the eggs as soon as they collect them).<br /> I've never heard of leaving eggs out on the counter! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1482066 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 19:25:15 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1482066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: my ILs had chickens and kept them on the counter but they did wash them (just soap and water) and once washed they out in the fridge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1482063 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 19:23:15 +0000 birdofafeather 1482063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: same. When we got eggs from our friends chickens they didn't wash them yet so they kept them on the counter. We just had no room so I wiped them off and put them in the fridge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481975 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 17:57:05 +0000 skibobrown 1481975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the fridge. When I studied abroad in France my host family would keep fresh chicken eggs out on the counter, and it totally weirded me out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481951 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 17:27:58 +0000 Running Elley 1481951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Huh. We have a chicken and my parents have had chickens for forever and we always store our eggs in the fridge. I never would've thought to do anything differently!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481934 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 17:12:54 +0000 lemondrop 1481934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the US. Store = always in the fridge. </p> <p>If I get them from my parents' chickens, I'm never in a rush to refrigerate but try to remember to put them in by the end of the day just to keep them fresher longer. </p> <p>I've honestly never thought about how I treat the two different sourced eggs, I just figured that the ones from home had been out for a while anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481918 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 17:03:42 +0000 MediaNaranja 1481918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am in the US now, so fridge. But when I lived in South America, I just had a bowl of eggs on the counter and never had any issues, and I was Iina tropical climate. The eggs either came from my neighbor or the corner store. I'd run them under water before using to wash off any dirt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481882 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 16:25:31 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1481882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in Canada, and everyone I know keeps them in the fridge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481831 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 15:47:15 +0000 mfa_lady 1481831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePeony: Ahh, thank you! So interesting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481821 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 15:42:19 +0000 chopsuey 1481821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>in the fridge! never heard of leaving them out before! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481781 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 15:15:47 +0000 PurplePeony 1481781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: there's an explanation here: <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/is-refrigerating-eggs-necessary-176617" rel="nofollow">http://www.thekitchn.com/is-refrigerating-eggs-necessary-176617</a>. Basically, eggs in the US are power-washed and it strips off the natural sealant that keeps bacteria from crossing the shell. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481776 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 15:14:22 +0000 JessKas 1481776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The eggs sold commercially are washed which removes their protective coating. If you have your own chickens (or farm fresh eggs) this coating is still intact and the eggs do not need to be refrigerated. </p> <p>Growing up my family lived abroad for a while, and the eggs in other countries were never refrigerated. It is just in the US that eggs are washed in a manner that removes the coating. </p> <p>This explains it well!</p> <p><a href="http://io9.com/americans-why-do-you-keep-refrigerating-your-eggs-1465309529" rel="nofollow">http://io9.com/americans-why-do-you-keep-refrigerating-your-eggs-1465309529</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481767 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 15:10:41 +0000 spaniellove 1481767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was visiting a farmer a while back, he handed me some freshly laid eggs. I asked what to do about the fact that they wouldn't be refrigerated for a while, and he told me they were fine at room temperature. Now I understand why! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481759 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 15:04:51 +0000 looch 1481759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I lived in Europe, eggs were unrefridgerated in the store, but I would put them in the fridge when I got home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481751 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 14:58:06 +0000 BananaPancakes 1481751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our eggs come fresh from my parents house and I keep them in the fridge. I've heard you can keep them on the counter, but I just don't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481663 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 13:31:38 +0000 mfa_lady 1481663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is so interesting. What exactly is it about the process that makes refrigeration necessary here in the US? (I store in the fridge. :)) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481603 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 12:49:07 +0000 Crystal 1481603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the US, and fridge. Always fridge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481588 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 12:29:59 +0000 mrskc 1481588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: I only know because I have a friend who has chickens. So she told me they are fine on the counter but eggs you bought in the store are cleaned so those have to be refridgerated. I'm in the US btw. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481564 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 12:08:25 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1481564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: there's no way in hell I'd eat counter eggs. I have only ever heard of leaving them in the fridge? But I buy my eggs from the grocery store so there's that...U.S here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481563 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 12:08:05 +0000 Mrs.Panda 1481563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have heard about preserving eggs by rubbing mineral oil all over them so they repel bacteria and the like. A quick search yielded this website which talks about how different places store eggs differently, though it doesn't talk about the cleaning process of eggs.</p> <p>"When a chicken lays an egg, it has a natural coating on it known as the bloom. This bloom is a layer of protection for the egg which keeps out oxygen as well as harmful bacteria and germs. It’s very, very common for those who raise chickens for their eggs to collect them and then keep them on the counter until they are ready to use—not put them in the refrigerator. And in fact, the majority of the grocery stores in the world don’t put their eggs in a refrigerated environment. When they’re ready to use the eggs, they either wash them, which eliminates the bloom and any bacteria or germs, or they crack them open—just as is—but take care not to do so over food that they are going to eat. ... ... While it’s absolutely normal for you and I to get our eggs from the refrigerated department of the grocery stores, it’s actually very unusual in the rest of the world; eggs, butter, and most cheese products are usually just sitting on the shelf, not in a refrigerated display. Mind you, that doesn’t mean that the U.S. is wrong in such practice, but it’s important to remember that the majority of steps taken by the food industry are to avoid a lawsuit or to comply with whatever figments of grandeur the USDA wields as it creates various requirements. Such policies are not necessary to practice in your own home. Keeping that in mind, there are several steps you can take so that you can take advantage of great sales on eggs and not have to worry about whether or not they will all fit in the refrigerator." </p> <p>Then they go on to talk about how to preserve them with oil.</p> <p><a href="http://www.preparednesspro.com/safely-preserving-eggs" rel="nofollow">http://www.preparednesspro.com/safely-preserving-eggs</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481554 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 12:00:17 +0000 Cole 1481554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I lived in France they were sold on a shelf but I was told to keep them in the fridge when I got home. It seemed like the people I knew there all kept them in the fridge. I live in the US now and they are always kept in the fridge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481546 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 11:55:24 +0000 PurplePeony 1481546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I lived in England, eggs in the supermarket were out on a shelf and it weirded me out. I put them in the fridge when I got home and my roommates thought I was nuts. I didn't know about the difference in washing techniques back then, though. Since I've been back in the US, I keep them in the fridge but try to pull out the ones I'm going to use a little while in advance so they warm up. Cold eggs don't cook as well or mix as well into recipes as room temp ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481544 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 11:54:52 +0000 pui 1481544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the fridge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481530 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 11:45:53 +0000 regberadaisy 1481530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always put chicken eggs in the fridge. Farm fresh or store bought. The only time I leave them out is when they're preserved eggs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481524 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 11:37:33 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1481524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I go by how they were when I bought them. So when we are in the US and I buy them from the fridge in the grocery store I keep them in the fridge. If I buy them from a shelf, like I do in Mexico, I keep them on the counter, (unless I am going out of town in which case I fridge them so that they keep a little longer). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481521 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 11:35:32 +0000 MrsH 1481521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have never heard of leaving them on the counter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481517 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 11:30:40 +0000 blackbird 1481517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I buy farm fresh eggs in the spring and summer and them from a big fridge at the farm stand....so I put them in my fridge </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-chicken-eggs#post-1481516 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 11:30:22 +0000 Beyond2 1481516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm from the US. I put store bought eggs in the fridge if we have them. We have our own chickens though and that's where the majority of eggs come from. Those we keep on the counter or in the fridge if we aren't going to use them with in a week or so. </p>