It comes down to personal preference. I have never put eggs in the fridge. I keep then in a coolest place in my kitchen.I have never had any go bad. Eggs are always available, I rarely buy more than one weeks requirements in advance. A few will say to keep them in the fridge. Your choice.
lala2,
Jan 19, 7:10pm
I keep mine on the bench.
mwood,
Jan 19, 7:22pm
I keep both - the fridge ones are for poached or fried eggs as the white will stay firmer forming the classic moon shape.
jessie981,
Jan 19, 7:24pm
Fridge cos that's what it said on a carton
pericles,
Jan 19, 7:25pm
supermarkets don't have them in the fridge
daleaway,
Jan 19, 7:43pm
You get better results in meringues and pavlovasand sponges if they are at room temperature before beating (basically any recipe where you need air in the egg whites). They don't fluff up as much if they are refrigerated.
sarahb5,
Jan 19, 7:50pm
Ed Zachary - mine are in the pantry which is generally the coolest place in my kitchen.Only once had an egg go off and that was because someone messed up my rotation system
wackmac,
Jan 19, 8:00pm
Apparently if you turn them every now and then it does not matter (ie, flip them once a day.)What happens when they go off is the yolk touches the shell.
us109,
Jan 19, 9:10pm
Thanks everyone it looks like my eggs are going in the fridge pointy side down!
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makespacenow,
Jan 19, 9:29pm
In many countries it is against the law to sell eggs that are not refrigerated.they say especially in hot weather.salmonella etc.but then those are the countries that protect customers by having not just best before date but use by date.plus country of origin.
sarahb5,
Jan 19, 10:38pm
Can't really see why it's an issue even in hot countries - basic common sense would suggest that if, when you crack open the egg, it's off then don't use it .I always crack mine into a separate glass rather than direct into whatever I'm cooking anyway and even if you weren't shelling the egg before use (ie. boiled) then you'd know as soon as you did peel it that it was off just by the smell.
darlingmole,
Jan 19, 10:50pm
I have a ditty about eggs, not mine, belongs to *Fisher* and here it is!
If you're not sure you oughter then place them in water. If it lies on it's side then it's fresh - eat with pride. After 3 or 4 days at an angle it lays, but it still is a treat so go on and eat. 10 days, stands on end in your baking t'will blend. 'Cause it's definately edible in your baking - incredible! But if it floats to the surface that egg serves no purposes 'cause afloaters a stinker out back door best flinger!
Just love that (thanks for sharing that one ages ago Fisher)
sleyle,
Jan 19, 10:56pm
I watch a lot of Food TV and all the chefs say not to put eggs in the fridge - I still do though LOL
makespacenow,
Jan 19, 11:13pm
tv chefs get best of the best fresh daily from the market.eggs sold in the uk are often from china.now if you have own chickens and collect eggs daily then you are lucky!
mwood,
Jan 19, 11:50pm
yep I make my own luck :-)
korban,
Jan 20, 12:04am
Found this on egg.co.nz website
Eggs should always be stored in the refrigerator. They lose their quality very quickly at room temperature. Eggs age more in one day at room temperature than in one week in the refrigerator.
atena,
Jan 20, 12:07am
when you are going to cook the egg, the egg must be room temperature in order to get the full flavor into the food. So, no matter where you keep it, half an hour before using it you need to put in on the bench etc to have it room temperature. I personally don't put them in the fridge.
timturtle,
Jan 20, 12:17am
I have Hens, and keep mine in the pantry, takes about 7 days before they can be hard boiled so that you can peel them. Mum always had Hens and she always stored hers on top of the fridge in a wooden bowl Lol. I don't think there is a correct way to store them. Just buy as many as you will use in a reasonable period of time.
momma1,
Jan 20, 8:23pm
yeah we ahve hens too and have found older eggs are better for bouling baking and frying. when frying i've found the white runs everywhere if newly laid and i have mine in the fridge but remove morning of baking
lythande1,
Jan 20, 9:07pm
It's not preference. When eggs are really fresh, the air cell within them is very small. As the eggs age, moisture is lost and is replaced by air, which means that the eggs will become lighter and lighter in weight, as the air cell grows bigger and the egg becomes less fresh. This happens a lot faster at warmer temperatures.Make sure that the eggs are kept in the same position as when they were packaged, with the pointed end facing downwards, as this prevents any damage to the air cell.
lythande1,
Jan 20, 9:08pm
24 hours of storage in a cool room is the same as 4 - 5 days in a refrigerator.
To warm eggs up to room temperature for certain recipes,remove the eggs from the refrigerator at least 30 minutes before needed.
yjeva,
Jan 20, 9:11pm
"Staggeringly, almost 11 billion eggs are consumed in the UK every year. Over 85 per cent of these are produced domestically"
yjeva,
Jan 20, 9:11pm
It doesn't seem like it - "Staggeringly, almost 11 billion eggs are consumed in the UK every year. Over 85 per cent of these are produced domestically" "Imports from non-EU countries are currently less than 1%"
dalkemade,
Jan 20, 9:48pm
The fridge of course. Egg shells are porous.
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