Originally Posted by gregpark (Post 11239412)

When we first got chickens I read an experiment on keeping eggs. They shelved 100 non store bought eggs for 6 months at room temperature and did the same with 100 store bought eggs. After the 6 months cracked them all. They found one rotten egg among the non store bought batch and 2 among the store bought. The remaining 197 were just fine. They surmised that eggs do not need to be refrigerated and the 3 bad eggs could have been bad before being laid by an older chicken. Eggs don't need refrigeration. The FDA requires commercial egg guys to pressure wash the eggs which destroys the natural coating but apparantly eggs do fine without. I've made several of these egg holders and given them away (full of eggs) to friends for the kitchen counter
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1614278108.jpg
This one is 3" redwood burl

Originally Posted by masraum (Post 11239493)

Very, very interesting.

The first time we lived in Japan, late 70s, I had my first experience with a rotten egg. My guess is that the eggs in the commissary came on a slow boat from the US, but I don't know for sure. I'm 50. I think I've only experienced that one bad egg ever.

Originally Posted by Joe Bob (Post 11235556)

Roll them on the counter while pressing down, then peel under water.