It seems as of recent everyone buying eggs from us whether duck or chicken the first question out of their mouth is always can I store them on the counter or do I need to refrigerate them ?
Now I realize that this is some new age thinking of old ways. But this concept wasn't there as a fad or yuppie statement but because no one had a fridge available.
Look at what your doing. You're decreasing their shelf life . Non- refrigerated eggs 1-3 weeks on the counter. Refrigerator eggs 4-5 weeks. Now if you're paying good money for these eggs why wouldn't you want them to last as long as possible ?
The other question normally asked is are they washed . Now this is a great question. Because there is quite a difference of opinion on this one.
Now the extreme difference is that there is quite a significant bloom that is on the chicken eggs and it does provide protection that extends the life of the egg so when you do wash it those pores in the egg are now open for bacteria to enter more readily. And chickens for the most part keep their lay boxes clean and free of manure that could dirty the egg. But if a chicken egg or any egg for that matter becomes soiled by manure this can infiltrate the egg and ruin it quickly. That's the reason if it does become soiled with manure it has to be washed quickly and a different time clock has to be put on that egg that reduces it's useable period.
The duck eggs are quite a different story. The ducks not only will not use elevated lay boxes but like to lay them on the ground and really don't mind using , at times , any ground in which to lay their eggs. As a result most are dirty and have to be cleaned as soon as they are harvested. With the larger pores that are in duck eggs , at least by a few microns , the egg could be considered more susceptible to infiltration by bacteria. As a result there useful period is decreased so refrigeration is a necessity if you want to prolong the useful period of the egg.
So with all that said yes we do refrigerate our eggs from the time they are later. With all the work that goes into producing good healthy eggs why let them spoil early on a counter just to make a statement or look " new age " , which is technically old school where people didn't have refrigeration ?
Nope we like getting every useful minute out of each and every egg produced. It's a lot of work and trust me with that much work you would cool those little suckers down too.
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