When Refrigeration Was Controversial

Re:When Refrigeration Was Controversial by nicolas_t on Sunday August 21, 2016 @04:22AM (#12329977)

True, unrefrigerated eggs only last for 3 weeks. But if I remember correctly, even with refrigeration, eggs cannot last more than 6 weeks and still be safe to consume. So, I'm a bit skeptical about keeping the eggs up to a year like this..

Of course, there's always preserved eggs which are quite delicious :-)

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Re:When Refrigeration Was Controversial by ratacat on Sunday August 21, 2016 @08:20AM (#12330659)

Do you have any thing to back up this claim? I've kept chickens for 15+ years.

I don't wash, nor refrigerate my eggs. I regularly keep eggs longer than three weeks. There was a whole box i consumed once that was at least 6 months old. Not one egg was bad, although they were "drier" then usual.

Bad eggs are incredibly easy to detect. They don't smell right.

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Re:When Refrigeration Was Controversial by mercer on Sunday August 21, 2016 @01:44PM (#12331834)

You can also dunk eggs in some water. If they float, they're bad. If they sink, you're good to go. It's so easy to do that I always check before I eat an egg.

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Re:When Refrigeration Was Controversial by nicolas_t on Monday August 22, 2016 @01:08AM (#12334241)

Nope, I based myself only on the guidelines given in EU for unrefrigerated eggs... Good to know that I was wrong and thanks for the clarification.

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