How To Wash Farm Fresh Eggs

[@cowbosskristy]

I didn’t know that about the cold water. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@wildheavenfarms]

You’re welcome 😊

[@goodintentions1302]

I feel very blessed to be able to buy fresh eggs from a nearby neighbor. Thanks for this info although I rarely clean eggs from them. Yesterday I got a few that look like they need to be cleaned.

[@SixAcresFarm]

Beautiful eggs! When I get way too many to use or sell, I will scramble or boil and give them back to the chickens.

[@wildheavenfarms]

Thank you! I usually boil them up and mash them shell and all if they come to me with dirt on them.

[@TheHighwayVideo]

Thank you!!!

[@youtubelak4080]

There are so many videos and articles in different languages say eggs should not be washed before cooking so i wonder

[@wildheavenfarms]

@@youtubelak4080 anyone can put something on the Internet.

[@youtubelak4080]

@@wildheavenfarms Yeap, some are reasonable valuable but some are misleading

[@cindyfelton4570]

Thank you.

[@FortunateSon]

Someone just gave me some clean appearing, eggs from their personal chickens. I don't see any debris and don't know how they were handled. However, I worry about bacteria. How is it that only warm water does the trick?

[@wildheavenfarms]

Colder water than the inside of the egg will cause bacteria to be pulled into the egg through the shell. Warmer water does not.

[@FortunateSon]

@@wildheavenfarms I got that. I’m just saying how does warm water alone deal with the potential bacteria?

[@wildheavenfarms]

@@FortunateSon I wouldn’t worry too much about it, the bloom keeps bacteria from entering the shell. Just don’t eat the eggs undercooked and wash your hands after cracking. Oh and don’t eat the shell! 😉

[@goodintentions1302]

​@@FortunateSonI don't worry about it, yet your question has made me realize that I could let them sit in colloidal silver that I make & use for a large variety of things. ☮️💞🙏

[@ArkansasAmyQuilts]

I feel like a dope. I just purchased silicone egg scrubbers. A nail brush would be easier!!

[@wildheavenfarms]

@@ArkansasAmyQuilts those scrubbers look interesting to me but the nail brushes are best for my tired hands.

[@artelisx]

Why don’t you use soap? Does it harm the eggs?

[@wildheavenfarms]

@@artelisx I just follow the guidelines set out by the USDA. I worry soap would penetrate the shell. They are porous.

[@mdzafar2482]

But there is an another layer inside the eggs. Won't it protect the egg from being contaminated? I really wonder about it!​@@wildheavenfarms

[@wildheavenfarms]

@@mdzafar2482 the inner membrane is selectively permeable. When the egg is warmer than the water you wash with, water(and soap) along with any bacteria on the outer shell get sucked inside.

[@lydiabeachy4668]

​@@wildheavenfarmswhat about something like vinegar? Would that penetrate as well? Or be useful with cleaning?