Why Do Americans Refrigerate Their Eggs?

Re:Why Do Americans Refrigerate Their Eggs? by pmoriarty on Saturday February 18, 2017 @10:34PM (#13678055)

Soft-boiled eggs don't seem to be cooked enough to kill salmonella.

The FDA's advice is to "cook eggs until yolks are firm".[1]

[1] - https://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm077342...

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Re:Why Do Americans Refrigerate Their Eggs? by jwdunne on Saturday February 18, 2017 @11:23PM (#13678184)

I think salmonella from a UK egg is incredibly rare now. Pregnant women are advised not too but they're advised to eat well done steak too:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25154046

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Re:Why Do Americans Refrigerate Their Eggs? by Reason077 on Sunday February 19, 2017 @04:38AM (#13678922)

All UK chickens are vaccinated against salmonella. Not sure if it's an EU-wide practice but it's universal in the UK.

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Re:Why Do Americans Refrigerate Their Eggs? by jwdunne on Sunday February 19, 2017 @06:28AM (#13679208)

Yes. The lion stamp means that effectively. I think it was a national initiative: Edwina Curry took the rap. In all the EU stuff slung about lately, eggs never get mentioned.

Unusual action for a conservative, however.

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Re:Why Do Americans Refrigerate Their Eggs? by zhte415 on Sunday February 19, 2017 @02:44AM (#13678614)

FDA guidance is good for not getting poisoned. When you know how to cook/eat or appreciate someone that does, it is already redundant.

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Re:Why Do Americans Refrigerate Their Eggs? by dorfsmay on Sunday February 19, 2017 @01:40AM (#13678459)

How do you make mayonnaise then?

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Re:Why Do Americans Refrigerate Their Eggs? by pmoriarty on Sunday February 19, 2017 @02:05AM (#13678507)

I don't. But when mayo is made, one could use pasteurized eggs. Then the mayo should be safe from salmonella. I believe this is what is generally done when mayo is made commercially in the United States.

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