Fresh eggs have a thing called bloom. It’s basically a protective coating that seals the eggs and stops bacteria getting in.
Once you wash the eggs, the bloom is gone and therefore bacteria can get into the eggs hence why you keep them refrigerated.
Curious about how differently Europeans and Americans store eggs though… Is it different?
Edit: I googled it – https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/11/336330502/why-the-u-s-chills-its-eggs-and-most-of-the-world-doesnt
Fresh eggs have a thing called bloom. It’s basically a protective coating that seals the eggs and stops bacteria getting in.
Once you wash the eggs, the bloom is gone and therefore bacteria can get into the eggs hence why you keep them refrigerated.
Curious about how differently Europeans and Americans store eggs though… Is it different?
Edit: I googled it – https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/11/336330502/why-the-u-s-chills-its-eggs-and-most-of-the-world-doesnt
Fresh eggs have a thing called bloom. It’s basically a protective coating that seals the eggs and stops bacteria getting in.
Once you wash the eggs, the bloom is gone and therefore bacteria can get into the eggs hence why you keep them refrigerated.
Curious about how differently Europeans and Americans store eggs though… Is it different?
Edit: I googled it – https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/11/336330502/why-the-u-s-chills-its-eggs-and-most-of-the-world-doesnt
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