gringorio - 2-19-2005 at 07:34 PM
Hi everyone,
OK, I know that this may be a strange question, but: I?ve always been suspicious of the eggs offered at the local markets in Baja ? you know the ones,
sitting out in the heat and sun on the walk stacked in egg crates in front of La Tienda. My paranoia comes from years of brainwashing as a baker and
having (anti) food contamination procedures drilled into my brain ? eggs have to remain refrigerated until use. The thing is, I?d like to be able to
increase the food possibilities during trips to Baja, but worry about food poisoning or other food born illnesses. Are these ?fresh? Baja eggs safely
edible?
[Edited on 2-20-2005 by gringorio]
Bruce R Leech - 2-19-2005 at 07:40 PM
You are right and they are wrong. you take a chance when you eat them. but I have been doing it for years and out side of losing my ability to spell I
am still relatively normal in my opinion.
Mike Humfreville - 2-19-2005 at 07:45 PM
We've eaten eggs kept at room temp for weeks at a time. Twenty years ago we collected our own flock of ~20 hens, 1 rooster in rural Ventura County,
So Cal. We learned that eggs do not need to be refrigerated and will keep for weeks. But once they're refrigerated, they must be kept that way. But
that doesn?t mean that if the seller hasn?t had the eggs on-shelf for a long time, so you still have to use common sense.
Ok Bruce
Keri - 2-19-2005 at 08:04 PM
Now that was funny see you wed. k
yankeeirishman - 2-19-2005 at 08:10 PM
MH is very right. But here is a little more for your data banks! Brown eggs....Mmmm the tastiest of the lot! Oh...I do alot of cooking, a hobbie.
Fresh eggs in the shell - 3 to 4 weeks
Fresh egg whites - 2 to 4 days
Fresh egg yolks (unbroken and covered with water) - 2 to 4 days
Hard-cooked eggs - 1 week
Deviled eggs - 2 to 3 days
Leftover egg dishes - 3 to 4 days
Dave - 2-19-2005 at 08:14 PM
Test them in a bucket of water. If they float....pass. Fresh eggs sink. Once you get them home leave them out in a cool shady place. Refrigerating an
egg (that has never been refrigerated) actually shortens its shelf life. An egg shell is God's most perfect packaging. They weren't meant to be
refrigerated.
Crack them seperately, one at a time. You will be able to smell a bad one.
One of the best things about Mexico is small local markets. If they are just around the corner why would anyone get a dozen (or more) eggs? Get what
you need fresh for today...go back tomorrow.
Dave - 2-19-2005 at 08:22 PM
One more thing:
Refrigerated eggs bought in the States AREN'T fresh. Also they have been pasteurized.
Dave - 2-19-2005 at 08:24 PM
Okay, sorry...that was two more things.
JESSE - 2-19-2005 at 08:24 PM
My opinion might not matter here since i am Mexican, and i may have developed inmunity to all the bugs and critters that can kill most of you, but
having said that i can say that i have never except in 1 occassion ( i hate an egg that had been sitting in my fridge for far too long) gotten sick
from Huevos.
fresh eggs
bajagrouper - 2-19-2005 at 08:49 PM
Hola Gringorio, It's funny that you worry about an egg sitting on a counter in Baja,it's probably much fresher than most eggs in the states are
bought...at the end of the carton are 2 sets of numbers,a sell by date and day harvested...I bought a dozen eggs today(Feb 19th),according to the
carton code the egg was gathered on day 33 (Feb 2nd.) and should be used by March 3rd....so my store bought eggs were already 18 days old but I bet
the egg in Baja was only a day or 2 old...enjoy