egg washing?

[Chicabee19]

thanks Stella for the coconut oil info! Is there any other thing in the kitchen that can be used in the same way (if one doesn't have any coconut oil)?

 

[dancingbear]

You can use any vegetable oil on the eggs, it will seal the air out and help keep the egg fresh. I used to do that all the time, because I want my eggs washed, and so do my customers. After they dry, I put a tiny bit of oil on my hands, and rubbed them all over, and rubbed them with a clean paper towel or a cloth. Just a very thin film is left. Not enough to make them feel slick or greasy.

Ok, why on earth would anybody feel guilty about eating the eggs? If the hens aren't broody, (and most of the time, they're not) they won't hatch them. They'd just rot. The hens do not care what happens to those eggs, unless they are broody. Even then, they can only hatch so many, one clutch at a time, of maybe 12-14 eggs, marked and dated, put under a broody all at the same time. Any new eggs added to the nest would just go bad or get broken.

I'd feel guilty if I wasted perfectly good eggs!

 

[joebryant]

There's no way that I would crack an egg that had a dirty shell and then eat the contents. If I did nothing else, I'd wash the egg thoroughly just before getting ready to cook it.
It's for sure that eggs from the store which some people say might be a month old are ALL washed.

 

[Stella1964]

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sure, i suppose any kind of oil will do...coconut oil solidifies at temps lower than 73F, creates a great barrier. but your choice...doesn't matter.