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[nathen007]

The funny thing is though, in the UK, we buy them from the grocery store or supermarket where, like you say, they are on normal shelves with dry goods and then when we get them home they bunged in the fridge! Habit I guess. Here in Thailand is the same as you in Mexico, unwashed and they stay out of the fridge. Is it also right that in the US they put tomato ketchup in the fridge too?

[moneymosey]

In the US the ketchup is usually refrigerated after opening. However, it is common to see a bottle of it sitting on a restaurant table permanently, unrefrigerated. About the eggs, I have read that some countries require vaccinating the chickens for salmonella, and here in the US this is not required, and that is why we refrigerate. I am not sure if that is fact. Also, the eggs sold in our stores here are unfortunately usually already a month old or so, and are not fresh, so they are refrigerated to make them last longer than eggs usually would at room temperature. I personally prefer to eat my own homegrown eggs and don't need to worry either way. However, if I don't have access to these, I will just eat any egg available.

[alanman]

The packaging tells us to. :P

[nathen007]

I think we all need to bring out our inner rebel!!

[damon225]

This isn't necessarily true as a rule of thumb. I'm British and never put eggs in the fridge. They seem to keep just as well at room temperature.

I guess it's similar to how some people leave butter in a butter container on a counter top rather than refrigerating it.

[bowentroyer]

We raise our own eggs and people think we are crazy for not washing or cooling them. Great article!!!

[nateonsteemit]

Preach!!

Everyone should have their own chickens :) they're so fun and sweet and rewarding.

[zsukanta]

"Find a farmer that doesn't wash or chill their eggs, and keep them that way once they're home" the sentence says more than this is.

[alanman]

Awesome article.

I've had chickens for the past 4 years, and our eggs are kept on the counter unwashed and unchilled as well. Much better eggs definitely. And eggs are much easier to work with when at room temperature.

[damon225]

I'm from the UK and was raised on unwashed/untreated home-farmed chicken and geese eggs, and whenever our chickens and geese produced too much we'd simply sell those cheaply to the locals. I'm 26 years old and have never fallen ill due to unwashed eggs.

[primal-buddhist]

True that, just brush off the dirt / poop, and they are good for at least a month unrefrigerated;
and most people don't know to put the pointy end down..