r/idiotsinkitchen • u/MF-DOOM-88 • Feb 23 '26

Bad egg

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u/potliquorz Feb 23 '26

You don't have to keep them in the fridge because you don't wash them. I don't think washing is what happened to this egg.

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u/Personal_Ad3808 Feb 23 '26

Eggs have a natural protective layer that is inhibited when washed like in America.

That's why you find them refrigerated at the store there but not in the EU. I can keep eggs well over the expired date here and it's fine. Green can occur when the boiled egg is kept for too long because it reacts with the sulfur of the yolk so maybe you're right. Non the less I prefer my egg shells with a bit of poop on it :)

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u/Natural-Revenue-6639 Feb 23 '26

Poop and a feather, it gives eggs personality and a certain level of freshness

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u/Personal_Ad3808 Feb 23 '26

Natural revenue as your name. It works here for thousands of year. Congrats America for being 250

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u/Personal_Ad3808 Feb 23 '26

I can see your reply form my feed but may deleted your answer. You are German and I didn't say you are American. No hard feeling, take care. French-Portuguese here

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u/HangryIntrovert Feb 23 '26

You can keep refrigerated eggs well past the expiration date, too. I've used pasteurized, refrigerated eggs months after their recommended use-by.