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Re:Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in a... by gulabjamuns on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @07:45AM (#21583395)
Why not wash them?
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Re:Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in a... by sethammons on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @08:00AM (#21583490)
Eggs have a protective coat. Washing them makes them permeable and subject to taking in bacteria.
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Re:Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in a... by georgeam on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @08:56AM (#21583880)
For natural unprocessed eggs you're right. But for most eggs in the US and Canada, the coat has been washed off, as indicated by ihodes in sister thread. So refrigeration is important there.
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Re:Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in a... by sethammons on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @09:00AM (#21583918)
Industrial eggs are washed, but also recoated
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