did you know that eggs are porous!
By littleowl
@littleowl (7157)
April 6, 2008 9:03pm CST
did you know that egg shell is porous like human skin, so if you put them in the fridge they will pick up all the smells in the fridge eg onions etc-i keep my eggs in the kitchen cupboard instead of the fridge so they don't pick the smells up from there-so where do you keep your eggs?
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@ellie333 (21016)
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7 Apr 08
Hi Littleowl, Thanks for sharing, my nan always used to keep her eggs in a larder so I have always just put my eggs into a large ceramic bowl and have them on the side in the corner of the kitchen. I have never put them in the fridge for this reason. Ellie :D
@littleowl (7157)
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7 Apr 08
hi ellie my mum always put them in the cupboard and always said that was the place to put them not in the fridge so like you i have always done the same-but in the old days i think women knew better how to keep food anyway-but the reson for eggs is because they can pick up smells etc form whatever else is in the fridge-your friend littleowl
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@ruby222 (4847)
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5 Aug 08
I didnt know that..but ive always kept my eggs in the fridge,and as we dont really know how `fresh` the eggs are when we first buy them,then I think I wil stick to keeping them in the refrigerator,but years ago I always kept them in the pantry,we didnt have a fridge then,so everything was kept in the pantry on the cold slab
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@littleowl (7157)
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8 Aug 08
Hi ruby yes the shell of the egg is like our skin with pores so therefore can pickup dirrernt smelld from other things..my mum has always kept them in the lardeer or the cupboard she was the one that told me..being a nurse I followed her advice and still always put them in the cupboard-bright blessings littleowl
@Angelwhispers (8978)
• United States
7 Apr 08
In the refrigerator because of the salmonella risk. eggs can go bad, and if you have ever smelled a rotten egg you would not want to again. Of course I keep a box of baking soda in there also. Cut onions go into an air tight container as do all of cooked foods. Not much risk of odors if you just take a few precautions.
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@littleowl (7157)
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7 Apr 08
hi angelwhispers,that new to me baking soda in the fridge-thanks for that i will start doing that-thanks for your advice and response
@littleowl (7157)
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7 Apr 08
i keep them in the box as my cupboard is cool and keep them in a seperate cupoards to jams spices etc-littleowl
@littleowl (7157)
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4 Aug 08
Hi Hatley thanks for your advice about that salmonella is real as today..but it won't stop me keeping my eggs in the cupboard your friend littleowl
@luckycharm00812 (621)
• United States
7 Apr 08
I never knew that.
I've always kept them in one of the bottom draws of the refridgerator. Nothing but eggs goes in there for the most part at my house.
I learn something new everyday here!
@littleowl (7157)
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7 Apr 08
hi lucky-yep eggs are porous just like our own skin the shells have little holes that any smell in your fridge can get into them-leittleowl
