Sweaty eggs

[qthewetsprocket]

Ugh. Twice in a row now I've tried to buy eggs from the Fred Meyer's down Highway 99, and both times the eggs have come back all sweaty...ie, covered in the condensation that forms when something goes quickly from one temperature to another

Comments

[cocoajava]

They'll be fine. They're still cold inside! If they were DIRTY eggs, you'd have some issues as the temperature change can draw contaminants into the shell, but store bought eggs have been cleaned. Eat up!

[qthewetsprocket]

Hooray! Sweaty eggs in mah belleh!

[tencrush]

They're fine as far as I'm aware. But then I don't keep eggs in the fridge at all, even in the summer. And I'm not yet dead, so...

[qthewetsprocket]

Do they sell them cold there, though, or at shelf temperature? I've been told American egg producers make things way more complicated than they need to by cooling eggs so they'll last longer in transit, which kills the natural protective bacteria, therefore making more refrigeration necessary to keep them from spoiling once they're back up to normal temps again.

[gem_pinkeh]

Same here-my Dad's always told me never ever to keep eggs in the fridge-we use the little egg holders that come in fridges to store Cadbury's Cream Eggs =D

Q, the eggs here are sold at room/shelf temperature, so they can be kept at that temperature. And like tencrush said, I'm not dead yet...

[anonymous]

Can you not take a re-freezery cool block and little insulated bag kind of thing along with you, dear Q? Then you can shove all sorts in there with the eggs too...

Sad Ken

[qthewetsprocket]

Well, now, that would just make entirely too much sense. Dunno if they make insulated bags big enough to hold a dozen eggs, though...I suppose I could pack a few gel icepacks into a cloth bag and carry that along; I reckon it'd be something at least...

Btw, had any more thoughts about the Bard?

[antikythera]

If there's sweat on them, it means they are cold. If they were not cold, moisture from the air would not condense on them, and if they warmed up to ambient temperature the condensation would evaporate again. You're fine, especially if you're not in the habit of eating raw eggs.

[oncelikeshari]

I don't keep them in the fridge at all!