Anonymous wrote:OP here- I ended up tossing because even if there was a small risk of picking up salmonella, I just have to much going on this week to risk missing work!

Well that’s anticlimactic.

I wanted to know if they were witches or not.

OP here- I ended up tossing because even if there was a small risk of picking up salmonella, I just have to much going on this week to risk missing work!

It's the law in the US that all eggs intended for consumption have to be washed prior to sale, even for the ones you get at the farmer's market. When eggs are washed, it removes the protective "bloom" from the shell so they need to be refrigerated after that. If OP's eggs have been out for two days they need to be tossed.

I sell eggs at farmers markets and the health inspectors will come by booths and always check the temperature of the eggs and the coolers, and then give me a pop quiz on if I wash eggs (the answer is yes, duh, it's the law) and what I use for a wash (dish soap/water, followed by a bleach water sanitizing rinse). Some chickens are not the most hygienic when they lay eggs and sometimes poop happens at the same time as egg laying. Some of them also like to lay eggs in places other than their nesting boxes which leads to really dirty eggs. There is no way I would eat an egg that was not washed and sanitized, not after what I've seen over the years. It's not just salmonella I worry about, but garden variety E.Coli can also cause problems.

One way to look for salmonella free flocks is to look for a National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) producer - those hens get tested 2X a year for Pullorum disease (salmonella) and avian influenza and flocks are required to be NPIP in order for the farm to legally sell live birds or what's called "hatching eggs"- fertilized eggs. Just because they are free-ranged doesn't necessarily mean they will be salmonella free- the bacteria is transmitted through rodents so if a farm doesn't have a decent rodent mitigation method and keep coops clean, it's possible that birds are exposed even while free ranging. I occasionally catch my hens running around with field mice "treasures" they've captured while they are roaming our farm (chickens are ominivores), and my flocks are NPIP.

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Anonymous wrote:I’d do the water egg test and eat them if they sink.

This. As long as they don’t float in water you’re fine.

Wow no. That doesn't test the Salmonella level. Just if it's rotten or not.

Or if it’s a witch.

LOL I like you a lot.

OP, if they're from a farm -- and the farm is a good farm that lets its chickens run around with plenty of space and fresh air -- it's much less likely that salmonella is endemic there. I'd probably still use them but you have to make your own call about comfort levels.

Anonymous wrote:It's fine. They literally sell eggs unrefrigerated across many parts of the world and billion n of people love. Good grief.

Read. The. Thread. You might actually learn something. They literally have different processes regarding eggs in different countries.

It's fine. They literally sell eggs unrefrigerated across many parts of the world and billion n of people love. Good grief.

In the US they have to wash the eggs and they’re not safe if left out. I’d toss them.

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Anonymous wrote:I’d do the water egg test and eat them if they sink.

This. As long as they don’t float in water you’re fine.

Wow no. That doesn't test the Salmonella level. Just if it's rotten or not.

Or if it’s a witch.

Oops hit send too soon.

I will say OP if you are going to cook the egg completely then it's totally fine. But if you want any type of runnyness to the yolk then. I would check to see if they have been washed or not.

Anonymous wrote:I live in Germany and we never, ever refrigerate eggs here. In grocery stores, they are on shelves near bread or other non-refrigerated goods. Nobody refrigerates them at home, either.

I don’t understand why you would refrigerate eggs? You realise that eggs that grow into chickens sit out in warm temperatures until they hatch, and they don’t rot? Eggs are designed to stay fresh without refrigeration.

Things are different in the US. They wash the cuticle off of commercially prepared eggs. That makes them have to be refrigerated. And US hens aren't vaccinated for Salmonella like they are in the EU.

I live in Germany and we never, ever refrigerate eggs here. In grocery stores, they are on shelves near bread or other non-refrigerated goods. Nobody refrigerates them at home, either.

I don’t understand why you would refrigerate eggs? You realise that eggs that grow into chickens sit out in warm temperatures until they hatch, and they don’t rot? Eggs are designed to stay fresh without refrigeration.

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Anonymous wrote:Eggs are meant to be left out of the fridge. We never put ours in. When baking, make everything room temperature - eggs, milk, etc your cake will come out much better.

Even when you buy them from the store and they were previously refrigerated? My DH grew up in a country where eggs are always left out too but my understanding is that with the way we process eggs in the U.S. its safer to refrigerate them.

Many other countries also vaccinate the laying hens for Salmonella so that improves their safety too. We don't do that here b.c of $$$

I would call the farm to see if they do wash them or not. If not then you are good to go b.c of the aforementioned protective coating.

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Anonymous wrote:I’d do the water egg test and eat them if they sink.

This. As long as they don’t float in water you’re fine.

Wow no. That doesn't test the Salmonella level. Just if it's rotten or not.