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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I wash eggs with dishwashing liquid before cracking them in case a fragment of it drops into the bowl. I can't get past the idea of where the egg has passed through on its way to being laid and arrives in my kitchen without having been cleaned.
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Did you know that by washing (especially rubbing) eggs, you will simply push any bacteria on the outside onto the inside because the shell is very permeable. It has to be to allow gas exchange for a chick. As a former keeper of hens, we were always told not to wash them. |
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By *rivateparts!Man
over a year ago
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"Did you know that by washing (especially rubbing) eggs, you will simply push any bacteria on the outside onto the inside because the shell is very permeable. It has to be to allow gas exchange for a chick. As a former keeper of hens, we were always told not to wash them."
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"Did you know that by washing (especially rubbing) eggs, you will simply push any bacteria on the outside onto the inside because the shell is very permeable. It has to be to allow gas exchange for a chick. As a former keeper of hens, we were always told not to wash them."
Oh yes. Thanks. I'll be more specific. I don't wash the eggs immediately when I get them home. I have a bowl of water with anti-bacterial washing up liquid and drop the eggs into it for about a minute before I crack them immediately thereafter.
In your opinion, does this do what you've mentioned. If it does, then I'll need to change to anti-bacterial wipes. |
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"Did you know that by washing (especially rubbing) eggs, you will simply push any bacteria on the outside onto the inside because the shell is very permeable. It has to be to allow gas exchange for a chick. As a former keeper of hens, we were always told not to wash them.
Well you learn something new everyday "
if you ever get the chance to get eggs from a egg farm.. ask for the dirty ones .. they probably would just have to throw them away  |
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"Did you know that by washing (especially rubbing) eggs, you will simply push any bacteria on the outside onto the inside because the shell is very permeable. It has to be to allow gas exchange for a chick. As a former keeper of hens, we were always told not to wash them.
Oh yes. Thanks. I'll be more specific. I don't wash the eggs immediately when I get them home. I have a bowl of water with anti-bacterial washing up liquid and drop the eggs into it for about a minute before I crack them immediately thereafter.
In your opinion, does this do what you've mentioned. If it does, then I'll need to change to anti-bacterial wipes."
If you use them straightaway then the amount of bacteria pushed through will be minimal, but using a wipe or anything similar would still have the same effect. Any application of water and/or wiping will cause some bacteria to be pushed into the egg due to the permeability of the shell. Obviously I'd say there's no need to do it, but each to their own  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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I see...food for thought. Perhaps I ought to get a UV light oven instead. So many uses for one really.
I am terrible at cracking eggs. A piece will always fall into it, which is not such a big issue if I cooked them but for things that don't require cooking, it makes a little nervous. Of course, I realise the irony of it because eating a dish with raw eggs is probably a million times more risky. |
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