An egg has a natural coating called a cuticle (As briefly mentioned). An egg can actually keep for 3 to 4 weeks without being refrigerated, even in warm climates which is pretty amazing - that is as long as you dont wash the cuticle off. So, in North America they wash off the natural protection and add a unnatural/chemical/potentially poisonous (take your pick) one instead. Guaranteed with the way things work in America this has its origins in someone making a lot of money.
@bakedbean37
11 ай бұрын
Who needs good animal husbandry practises when you can just chlorinate the sins away at the end?
@evastavrou4928
11 ай бұрын
You are absolutely right -even my granny never wash eggs ( long ago we did not had fridge - just cellar) but we have eggs even vintner when snow stops chicken from producing them , until spring -and they taste perfect , never I head of salmonella ….
@SweetLotusDreams
11 ай бұрын
As a Brit I have always kept my eggs on the counter, they are much better for cooking when they are at room temperature and I have never had salmonella.
@hansolo2121
11 ай бұрын
As a Dutchman I have too. Here in The Netherlands eggs are sold on the shelf and uncooled.
@hairyairey
4 ай бұрын
First, what kind of eggs? Second, you may have been exposed to salmonella but not enough to be infected. Third, salmonella is usually present inside the egg when you buy it. Less likely with free range eggs.
@lottieew135
4 ай бұрын
I keep my eggs in the fridge, too! Maybe it's because I don't have enough space on my worktops, but my mum, and my husband's mum, put them in their fridges 😅
@sangfroidian5451
Жыл бұрын
Evidently the US system doesn't work, since salmonella is so rife (one case in every 250 people per year) and relatively rare in UK (one case for every 5,500 people per year). So of course, it's very unclear as to which has the safer approach!! 🤣
@NGT4LIFE
Жыл бұрын
Right,,i think thats partly because they have a bad habit of washing their chicken before they cook it,which can spread salmonella.
@MrPaw45
Жыл бұрын
@@NGT4LIFE Quite. The statistics probably don't separate out the cause of infection in the reported cases. How many cases are from eggs and how many from meat?
@dealbreakerc
Жыл бұрын
It's not quite so simple as that. There may be differences in what exactly the US and UK are tracking (i.e., salmonella infections only hospitalizations as a result of salmonella, only those confirmed to be from eggs rather than other sources, etc.), how prevalent testing is to determine the exact cause when someone reports to hospital with minor food poisoning symptoms, the overall prevalence of salmonella among UK and US hens may differ, etc. Those numbers certainly suggest that the UK system works better, but we can't conclusively say that without more information than is shared in this video.
@CJHump
Жыл бұрын
@@MrPaw45 That is an important point. I suspect eating uncooked/undercooked meats is a major source of "S". Also, contaminated fruits and vegetables.
@heatcheck3
Жыл бұрын
@@dealbreakerc whoa bro you can’t have such a reasonable point of view, you’re just supposed to bash Yanks.
@hansolo2121
11 ай бұрын
This is not just in Britain but in many other European countries as well. I am Dutch and our Dutch eggs are sold here on the shelf uncooled and unwashed. It has always been like this.
@Bexyboo88
Жыл бұрын
And a good lot of us Brits have and do technically eat our eggs raw too from a very young age - getting the scrapings of the bowl of uncooked cake batter is one of the best things ever! Haha Never got ill from that.
@PolarAnt
11 ай бұрын
I used to love licking the bowl clean and now my grandkids do it.
@SuperLittleTyke
11 ай бұрын
Have people observed how Americans cook scrambled eggs? They are stirred and stirred for about three days until they are nice and rubbery. It's a staple of American TV movies. Daughter comes down ready for catching the school bus and "mom" is slaving over a hot pan with a pile of rubbery eggs getting even more rubbery by the minute. "I've cooked your breakfast, dear!", ventures "mom" hopefully. But inevitably daughter has no time to eat, so the eggs go to waste - or can be used to plug drafty holes in the brickwork.
@phillwainewright4221
11 ай бұрын
Raw cake ... food of the gods.
@juliaperry2812
11 ай бұрын
still do it and I am in my 70s, cats love it too
@helene4397
11 ай бұрын
Finnish here, raw cake batter remains were licked from the bowl in my childhood too.
@JeffHall-dd3cl
11 ай бұрын
In Germany the eggs were always on the normal selves and we didn’t put them in the fridge, unless cooked. We bought the coloured eggs for special occasions and these weren’t refrigerated either. The same goes for buying eggs in the UK from farm shops or supermarkets.
@rickconstant6106
Жыл бұрын
I keep my British eggs in a ventilated cupboard and it can take over a month to use them all. I've never had one go off.
@annother3350
11 ай бұрын
Fridges do cone with egg compartments though. It's not idiotic to keep them in the fridge
@mistie710
11 ай бұрын
@@annother3350 Over the last few years, I've had problems over the winter with my heating so it often made no difference where I kept my eggs! 🥶
@jonathanmallard3965
11 ай бұрын
As far as my memory serves me - about 20 years ago I was meandering about in the kitchen and tidying up a little and re-noticed a closed half dozen box of eggs and opened it to see if there was anything in it - and there were 2 eggs . . . I was a little hesitant as I didn't remember eating the other 4 within at least the past year - but - I decided to fry one and see if it was not rotten and edible - it was - so I fried them both and they were as normal as ever - and that happening has stayed in my mind for the last 20 years - and I've eaten many, many eggs since then - and some have been up to 2 months old - kept in room temperature - and not a single rotter . . !
@hansolo2121
11 ай бұрын
This is not just in Britain but in many other European countries as well. I am Dutch and our Dutch eggs are sold here on the shelf uncooled and unwashed. It has always been like this.
@ukgroucho
Жыл бұрын
A couple of things to add. As has been pointed out UK egg laying chickens have a MUCH better quality of life than US 'battery' chickens. Which means the (probably) lay nicer eggs. Certainly our 5 chickens lay some of the nicest eggs ever, we have kept chickens for maybe 10 years so I have some experience to compare with our truly free range (pampered) chickens, best farm shop free range and supermarket free range. I also know what eggs taste like in the US (my brother lives in California so I visit regularly) . Second point is that for many applications - poached, fried - it's better to start with a room temperature egg. Even scrambled and omelettes it helps as you can apply less heat and avoid that overcooked hard protein (which completely looses the taste of the egg) that Americans seem so fond of.
@ukgroucho
11 ай бұрын
'nicer eggs' = eggs that taste of egg, not taste of pretty much nothing. Proper yellow yolks (not yellow because the chicken was fed a diet including food colouring). And those REAL yellow yolks contain a LOT of nutrients that are good for you. If you really want to test egg 'niceness' try them poached or soft boiled - eaten with just some simple toasted bread. No masking of the flavour that you get with omelettes or scrambled where often butter etc. (or more) is added - although you can still taste the difference IMO. If you are making batters (pancakes, Yorkshire pudding etc.) then it's not so important but you are still missing out on the more nutritious aspects of a proper free range organic egg.@@streetvida2707
@hairyairey
Жыл бұрын
The salmonella outbreak in the 90s was publicised by Edwina Currie as I recall. However I think battery hens are now completely banned across Europe, which has reduced the spread of disease.
@Superfandangoo
Жыл бұрын
Not quite correct we use "enriched battery cages" Battery cages now have to provide 600cm squared useable space per bird - that's less than the size of an A4 piece of paper each and a perch.
@hairyairey
Жыл бұрын
@@Superfandangoo I only buy free range, have done since I entered a battery hen enclosure when I was 13. Horrible experience.
@Superfandangoo
Жыл бұрын
@@hairyairey I've not seen that nor want to, even these so called enriched battery hen's, I also only buy free range, luckily living in the country there are a number of local whom keep chickens getting gorgeous thick orange yokes.
@atlantia
Жыл бұрын
@@hairyairey Same, I only buy eggs once in a while so the price difference is not that much but if I can I like to get the extra large egg from the local farmers market, "9/10 double yokers"
@grahamreeve5209
Жыл бұрын
There wasn't an outbreak. It was just Edwina telling us what was happening all the time. Good old Tories gave her the sack for it.
@tfell4782
Жыл бұрын
Probably one of the more stranger comments you'll get today but I have suffered some pretty severe mental health issues over the past year or so and I'm always looking for really comforting, upbeat distractions on KZitem to forget how I'm feeling for a few minutes and your videos are so much fun and often make me laugh. I have really enjoyed them and found them quite uplifting. So thank you for that.
@martinfox3478
11 ай бұрын
Nice comment that many of us can relate to
@stevemcgowen
Жыл бұрын
In the Czech Republic eggs aren't refrigerated in stores, but Czechs put them in the fridge when they buy them. Restaurants and bars keep them at room temperature...
@uoodSJW
Жыл бұрын
A lot of UK fridges have an egg tray/compartment, but as Allanah said, it's recommeneded not to hence why restaurants don't.
@stevemcgowen
Жыл бұрын
Czech kitchens on average, aren't as large as those in the USA or Canada. It is a space saver to put them in the egg trays in the fridge, especially since eggs don't come in small containers, but large flats...@@uoodSJW
@hannahk1306
Жыл бұрын
@@stevemcgowen Same in the UK - I wouldn't have room to leave my eggs out! I just leave out a few for when I want to cook or bake with them.
@wolfgangpreier9160
11 ай бұрын
We do too in Austria, they hold even longer in the fridge.
@robg1151
Жыл бұрын
I keep my Alanna videos in the fridge to keep them cool calm and collected. Every now and again when I open the fridge the light bulb comes on, I pick an eggy vid and I learn something new.
@mikepxg6406
11 ай бұрын
How do you know the light goes out ?????
@hairyairey
4 ай бұрын
@@mikepxg6406 Depends on the fridge, you can see it from the edge of the door as you close it
@angelique_cs
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate this video so much 😂 not just egg facts but the A+N sass: "I cleaned my whole kitchen for this 5 second bit... MOVING ON!"
@geoff2504
Жыл бұрын
You can tell Alana that I for one appreciate her domestic efforts for the sake of pristine presentation. Awesome job hun!
@PaulFisher-uj9vb
Жыл бұрын
I’m so fortunate,living in Cornwall uk , all my eggs are bought from roadside honesty places.Never wash or refrigerate them. Genuine free range and at a price that you would be amazed at.
@dermotmcglinchey282
11 ай бұрын
I agree ,even though I’m now living in Fuerteventura Canary Islands I don’t refrigerate eggs…I buy my eggs from a local man and get 33 eggs for 6 Euros , it should be 30 but he says in case any are cracked he throws in the extra ones…I know his costs went up since Covid so I give him €10 they are amazing, in the summer he also leaves me bags of fresh figs and a couple of Papayas for free…This is why as you say the eggs you get are quality…Eggs in the US along with beef and pork are dodgy enough, I seen some of the terrible growth promotors fed to animals..
@frankmitchell3594
Жыл бұрын
Years ago British fridges had egg racks moulded into the door. It became habit to keep egg boxes in the fridge back then.
@TheBoothy666
Жыл бұрын
Even new fridges still come with this in the UK, even though they are not really needed. I moved into a new house about 9 years ago, and the new fridge freezer came with two trays, 6 eggs each, designed to fit in the door shelves. They do not get used!
@wolfgangpreier9160
11 ай бұрын
Mine is a Gorenje Side by Side American style fridge and has the same egg racks moulded into the door.
@somethingfilms24
11 ай бұрын
I use them to hold the lemons for my gin and tonics 😊
@frankmitchell3594
11 ай бұрын
@@somethingfilms24 Excellent idea! (or is it eggsellent?) There is also have a rack on the door for the bottles.
@marcse7en
11 ай бұрын
My 2005 Bosch Fridge Freezer DOES have an egg rack in the door. I usually put the egg boxes in the Fridge and only occasionally use the egg rack.
@stephenlee5929
Жыл бұрын
The problem with comparing rates of salmonella between US and UK, is that it is not only carried in Eggs/Chickens but can be found on raw fruit and veg. But I think the figures suggest the European approach is safer.
@ricci8497
11 ай бұрын
Ah but in the US the idea of buying fresh fruit and veg for a huge chunk of the population is a you are having a laugh when buying ready made junk food is cheaper than buying fresh food. Just watch the many video's comparing the cost of food in the US compared to the UK where by in almost every possible way you pay more and get miles less in the US when buying fresh food.
@bdwon
Жыл бұрын
You are the most trustworthy reporter that I have heard yet on KZitem. Thank you for your work.
@JPVLDRodrigues
11 ай бұрын
Actually refrigerating the eggs has a pernicious effect. When you take them out of the fridge, they are so cold that moisture condensates on them and that provides a means for Salmonella to go through the already compromised shell.
@KorkytheKat-h3c
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: THE Red lion on British eggs is a traceability code, so the egg or eggs can be traced back to the point of origin. KorkytheKat
@abarratt8869
Жыл бұрын
Needed in only eggsceptional circumstances...
@anthonyscott4270
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for eggsplaining.
@KorkytheKat-h3c
Жыл бұрын
Is that supposed to be a yolk@@abarratt8869
@wendykelly8551
Жыл бұрын
Kinda eggspected the answers you got ..
@Kratos-005
11 ай бұрын
Eggcellent comment, thanks for the eggplaination.
@clivemitchell3229
11 ай бұрын
Eggs are coated in a natural antibacterial bloom which keeps the bugs out. This is essential as eggs laid in a clutch will have a nice warm chicken sitting on them for three weeks before they hatch. They may have poo on them but it's not a problem. The shells are not air-tight or the chicks would suffocate. If they are washed, the bloom is removed then if they are cooled, the pressure inside drops, sucking anything on the surface into the egg. If we have a particularly pooey egg from the local chickens, we can wash it just before cracking it.
@rikmoran3963
Жыл бұрын
According to the British Egg Information Service (Lion Eggs), best practice is to keep the eggs in the fridge. Although they don't have to be kept in the fridge, you do need to keep them at a steady temperature below 20C. If you keep them on a kitchen counter or in a kitchen cupboard, the temperature may go above 20C when you are cooking, using the oven etc. During the Summer, it is often over 20C in our homes to begin with, so unless you have somewhere like a nice cool pantry, you should really consider the fridge. If you do keep them in the fridge you need to remember that you may need to bring them up to room temperature prior to using them for baking etc.
@packersmresandvintage
Жыл бұрын
That's y I love living in house that's 115 years old at least I'm gonna remodel my pantry it's gonna be an awesome wine cellar/home brew beer storage too
@grahamwalker5693
11 ай бұрын
bollocks never had a bad egg i am 65
@Daytona2
11 ай бұрын
I keep mine refrigerated after experiencing too many bad eggs.
@PolarAnt
11 ай бұрын
@@grahamwalker5693 69 and never put an egg in the fridge
@leematthews6812
Жыл бұрын
I'm a Brit and I've always stored my eggs in the fridge. Big deal. 🙄 Also...I *always* buy free range.
@TheYorkRose
Жыл бұрын
I think they single person I know buys free frange and stores them in the fridge. I'd react with surprise if anyone told me otherwise, but I guess statistically some of them must do it differently. I also don't know anyone who stores ketchup in the fridge, so maybe that's linked, idk.
@PeleRana-pp6zc
Жыл бұрын
Buy organic. Organic eggs have have more nutrients than free range eggs as the hens are raised in far less stressful situations and their feed is a lot healthier. Your body will thank you for it and I’m sure the hens would too if they could speak😊
@karenblackadder1183
11 ай бұрын
I'm a 67yo British woman. I do not anyone idiotic enough to store eggs in a 'fridge. Always buy mine from Farmers' Markets.
@PolarAnt
11 ай бұрын
@@TheYorkRose I never put eggs in the fridge and always put ketchup in the fridge 😉
@TheYorkRose
11 ай бұрын
@@PolarAnt you monster :P
@gerardacronin334
Жыл бұрын
I live in Canada and I only buy free range eggs. I keep them in the fridge because it’s convenient. When I prepare to bake I take the requisite number of eggs out of the fridge and let them equilibrate to room temperature.
@robertcottam8824
11 ай бұрын
Wouldn’t it be simpler to leave the eggs in the box and put the latter somewhere that is constantly at room temperature?
@gerardacronin334
11 ай бұрын
@@robertcottam8824 No, because I don’t have enough counter space and my kitchen cupboards are full.
@Derry_Aire
11 ай бұрын
@@gerardacronin334 Can't you afford a kitchen extension?
@gerardacronin334
11 ай бұрын
@@Derry_Aire You can’t do that in a condo.
@BrockMcLellan
11 ай бұрын
Yes, it was an interesting video. I provided a summary of it to our household purchasing agent, who doesn't watch KZitem videos. We are Canadians (from Vancouver) who have lived in Norway for 43 years. We buy our eggs from a neighbouring farm. They are washed and refrigerated. Eggs in stores also appear to be washed, and they are definitely refrigerated. So we are not experiencing any form of culture shock in this area. The purchasing agent could tell me that she removes the eggs from the fridge well in advance of using them, so that they will be at room temperature.
@luddski038
Жыл бұрын
Hi Alana, please don’t confuse Europe with the EU, two very different things x
@hairyairey
Жыл бұрын
She's not the first to describe the EU as a geographical area and sadly won't be the last.
@lucarmyfool4800
Жыл бұрын
And NO turkey is nOT Europe.
@SciFiFemale
Жыл бұрын
@@lucarmyfool4800 Part of it is, as its on the Europe continent.
@hairyairey
Жыл бұрын
@@SciFiFemale This is where I beg to differ, Eurasia is the continent, divided arbitrarily into Europe and Asia.
@Elwaves2925
Жыл бұрын
@@hairyairey Yes but Europe and Asia are still continents in their own right and you're 'begging to differ' with a fact. However, you are correct as well as Eurasia is also a continent. It all depends on which geographers and sources you go to. Just like some split North and South America as separate continents, while others put them together as The Americas. 🙂
@DaveF.
Жыл бұрын
I mean, they _do_ keep longer in the fridge - if you need an egg to last months.
@tonys1636
Жыл бұрын
Coat them with melted butter, they will then keep for months in a dark, cool cupboard. They will also not get that large air bubble inside that causes the egg shell to crack when boiled. The butter seals the porous shell and imparts a slight buttery flavour to the egg over time. Just ensure they are as fresh as possible when purchased. Duck or Goose fat can also be used.
@allenwilliams1306
Жыл бұрын
They don't keep any longer in the frig. That's a myth.
@DaveF.
Жыл бұрын
@@allenwilliams1306 Maybe - I don't have them round long enough to find out. Seems likely they would though. Entirely possible I'm myth-taken.
@mccpcorn2000
Жыл бұрын
Speaking as a Brit, I also put my eggs in the fridge. It's just a convenient place to keep them. Dunno what all the fuss is about lol.
@dreddykrugernew
Жыл бұрын
They absorb the smells in the fridge, put them in a fridge with sliced lemons when you eat them you will taste lemon for real....
@hairyairey
Жыл бұрын
@@dreddykrugernew pretty much all food uncovered in the fridge does that. I have the "all food must be covered" notice inside our fridge door but does anyone take note? Of course not!
@hairyairey
Жыл бұрын
We have had several fridges that had egg holders fitted.
@catgladwell5684
Жыл бұрын
@@hairyairey I have always removed them. I think it was Delia, patron saint of cooking, who said that eggs needn't be kept in the fridge, and that has always been good enough for me.
@mccpcorn2000
Жыл бұрын
@@dreddykrugernew I have never experienced that at all. I typically keep my eggs in their box in the fridge, rather than the egg placer. But even when I don't, I've never noticed anything like that. If I did I wouldn't do it!
@Oxley016
Жыл бұрын
Brit here, my family and grandparents have always kept our British eggs in the fridge since as long as I can remember (23 years old). Sounds like the people that got angry at you have some feelings they need to get under control. Anyway, yank eggs are one thing but their chlorinated chicken meat is another 🤮
@zhukov43
Жыл бұрын
I'm English and I've always been in a family, that buys and loves eggs, we all store them in the fridge, in fact every person I know does this, maybe its a Grimsby thing.
@archwombat9250
Жыл бұрын
I don’t, but you don’t know me.
@TheYorkRose
Жыл бұрын
Not a Grimsby thing, it's everyone I'm aware of across the UK that I'm friends with, no idea what else we have in common haha
@Ionabrodie69
Жыл бұрын
@@TheYorkRoseIt’s not a Yorkshire thing at all …my eggs and most people I KNOW store their eggs on the worktop..
@ShaimingLong
11 ай бұрын
@@Ionabrodie69 I live in Yorkshire and my secondary school science class once did an experiment on whether it's better to keep eggs in the fridge after a bit of an argument broke out in a class discussion, granted it was about keeping the eggs fresh. We got two 6 packs, put half of each in a minifridge in the prep room and the other in a cupboard, we only did the float way of checking, but to our surprise all the refrigerated eggs would float after two weeks. The ones left in the cupboard were mostly okay, one or two standing on their ends. I think the last one finally floated five weeks later. Far from conclusive evidence, especialy with so many opportunities for contamination, but it's an experience that led to me ignoring the egg tray my fridges have had. Incidentally, we also did an experiment with bread. Freezing bread for a day and then leaving it out in the cupboard made it last longer than bread in the fridge - because apparently some families do that. It lasts longer than if you just store it in the cupboard. Handy to know if your household doesn't go through bread quickly.
@JJ-of1ir
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for explaining this highly complex problem regarding the storage of eggs so beautifully. Perfect!
@glen1555
Жыл бұрын
Strangely, domestic fridges used to have a tray with holes in so you could transfer your newly purchased eggs from the box into this tray
@jrd33
Жыл бұрын
Hmm, I was told this was for hard-boiled eggs. Because storing hard-boiled eggs in the fridge is otherwise tricky, as eggs typically don't fit well into bowls or boxes.
@chrisgeorgiou8680
Жыл бұрын
And i think they still do, mine does have such a tray, and was bought in 2020. Its removable though, not even snapped at the door shelf, just sitting on there.
@BigAlCapwn
9 ай бұрын
8:32 "American regulators declared there *was not enough evidence* to conclude that vaccinating hens would prevent sickness" There, in a nutshell (or should I say eggshell), is the difference between US and UK/EU attitudes towards regulation. In Europe you have to absolutely prove the regulation is redundant to not have it; but in the US you have to absolutely prove it will completely eradicate a problem before they think of introducing it.
@enurii
Жыл бұрын
I have an hen shaped egg basket in my kitchen, I’ve had it as long as I remember so they’re easy to story on the side and it looks cute too. I’m glad I don’t have to worry about keeping them in the fridge.
@marcusnichols5595
Жыл бұрын
Checkout Water Glassing eggs. Long before home refrigeration was common, fresh unwashed eggs could be stored submerged under water glass for up to 24 months and still remain unspoiled. Water Glass is Sodium Silicate, but pickling lime (Calcium Hydroxide) is also used by homesteaders to the same effect today.
@billydonaldson6483
Жыл бұрын
The U.K. changed the way that chickens were packaged and stored in supermarkets. They also don’t recommend washing the meat before cooking. We had an outbreak of salmonella a while ago, this was caused by a supermarket chain using cheap imported eggs in their prepared salads. In the U.K. it is illegal to mix flocks in order to prevent introducing infections to an existing flock but some European countries don’t adhere to that.
@stevebarlow3154
11 ай бұрын
Washing a chicken before cooking is not a good idea because it spreads any salmonella bugs around the sink and kitchen. As long as the chicken is properly cooked all the salmonella bugs will be killed by the heat.
@BeatboxNorwich
11 ай бұрын
Right so I've watched it and found very interesting. I messaged my local egg farmer and she said keeping them in the fridge is just best overall for longevity and freshness so keep on keeping them in the fridge - regardless of where you but them from. I but mine in trays of 30 out in the blazing sun. They keep for *weeks*!
@flatoutflatbroke
Жыл бұрын
The big salmonella panic in the UK was in the late 80s and associated with Tory Health Secretary Edwina Currie (before she became more famous for having an affair with John Major!) where her comments about the prevalence of salmonella led to a big drop in sales and her being nicknamed Eggwina. The late 90s was when the 'Red Lion' stamp came in on eggs (part of which involves the hens being vaccinated).
@allenwilliams1306
Жыл бұрын
The Little Lion mark had previously been used only on British eggs as long as I can remember with any confidence (1958). It had to be discontinued by order of the EU because British people, by and large, refused to buy eggs that had been imported, even from the EU. The mark returned when it denoted eggs produced that corresponded with the animal and human health standards that prevailed in Britain, not specifically eggs laid in Britain.
@douglasgreen437
Жыл бұрын
WTF are you on about ? 🤡
@edmundblackaddercoc8522
11 ай бұрын
@@allenwilliams1306My Gran used to scrub the lion off to trick my Grand dad that they were 'free range' as lion eggs were cheaper😂
@jonb4020
11 ай бұрын
If you get decent, fresh, free-range, non-battery eggs (ideally from local farms if you live in the country) there is no need to keep them in the fridge. They last for weeks perfectly fine. Bigger suppliers tend to wash the eggs; local farms and smallholdings don't. We do, just before using them, if they are very dirty.
@daffyduk77
Жыл бұрын
ii put the eggs I buy in the fridge (UK) where they will typically keep for upto 3+ months. Admittedly, by that time their taste, when cooked, is no longer very "eggy" but they very rarely have actually gone off & are eatable
@simplesimon5739
11 ай бұрын
Eggs actually deteriorat you can usually tell by the egg white which tends to go really thin and spread everywhere rather than around the egg. I'd suggest your eating crap with a lower amount of vitamins etc breaking down.
@daffyduk77
11 ай бұрын
@@simplesimon5739 Yes, they typically go runny as the age advances, but as long as they don't smell "off" etc I'm prepared to do that rather than throw away & buy another one. In an omelette with cheese or suchlike, the absence of "egginess" doesn't matter to me, as I *hate* waste with a passion akin to religious fervour. Not harmed me these last few years
@DarrenWhittington
11 ай бұрын
Eggs are stored at a constant temperature in a supermarket, and if you read the packet in the UK it says to store in refrigerator after purchase!
@StrongBalloonChris
Жыл бұрын
An eggcellent video, and increased gratitude for finding Alana and her channel :)
@Motherhubbard170
Жыл бұрын
lol Dad joke
@cartoonvandal
Жыл бұрын
Why would you post this?
@gdok6088
Жыл бұрын
The British Egg Council ran a big TV ad campaign in the 1970s with the slogan, "Go to work on an egg" with amusing spoofs of people sitting astride huge 'eggs' and 'driving' down the road to work atop their personal egg. No need for gas / petrol - very eggofriendly!
@geoff2504
Жыл бұрын
Hi Alana. I’m amazed to hear that American poultry farmers consider it more expensive to inoculate hens than pay to refrigerate eggs through storage, transport and display! Refrigeration must be real cheap there?
@wolfgangpreier9160
11 ай бұрын
Energy is cheap in the US. And chemicals to chlorinate the chicken.
@geoff2504
11 ай бұрын
@@wolfgangpreier9160 in that case, maybe they should wash the chickens in chlorine every week?
@wolfgangpreier9160
11 ай бұрын
@@geoff2504 Only in the US. In Europe chlorine washing is forbidden. You want to know why?
@numanuma20
11 ай бұрын
@@wolfgangpreier9160Yes
@PolarAnt
11 ай бұрын
@@geoff2504 no no no
@juliamaitland7160
Жыл бұрын
It's the same reason as we we would NEVER wash fresh chicken before cooking because if there are any germs lurking washing just spreads it among the meat. If you just cook the chicken thoroughly the heat will kill any potential infectious germs
@DaveF.
Жыл бұрын
Unless they're from Kinder, in which case the reverse is true.
@HilaryB.
11 ай бұрын
Just want to say, I'm a Brit and we're NOT angry, in fact most people I know keep their eggs in the fridge!
@danielblyth2841
11 ай бұрын
Criminal
@mickb2009
Жыл бұрын
Every fridge i've ever owned has had an egg tray to keep eggs in the fridge I've always kept eggs in the fridge and i'm as english as can be ( Yorkshire actually )
@grahvis
Жыл бұрын
I have never owned a fridge with an egg tray.
@allenwilliams1306
Жыл бұрын
@@grahvis Nor have I - well, one came with an egg tray but I pulled it out and threw it away before I switched it on for the first time.
@cadifan
Жыл бұрын
It's only north America that washes the protective layer off the shell, no other country world wide does that. That's why the egg shelf in fridges is removable, in North America they use them, everywhere else we remove them.
@keithwesley2471
Жыл бұрын
Well I live in the UK and have always put eggs in the fridge. My fridge even has special trays for this! Sure the local store doesn't keep them in a fridge which I find odd!
@PolarAnt
11 ай бұрын
did you not watch this video which explains why?
@markmiller6402
4 ай бұрын
As a Brit, I’ve always kept them in the fridge, I’m 54, never had a problem
@tifrap
Жыл бұрын
One good reason to avoid putting UK unwashed eggs in the fridge is that you may well end up introducing salmonella into the interior of your fridge. This is because the shells natural defence against salmonella stops it getting to the inside of the egg but it is bound to be present in small amounts on the outside of the shell.
@onawhim9079
Жыл бұрын
It's really rare to find salmonella on eggs in the UK all hens are vaccinated against it
@hikareti9503
Жыл бұрын
Some of the free range eggs I buy in New Zealand still have chicken shit on them. Can’t get more natural than that.
@CdEmm50
11 ай бұрын
This never happens, are you the ultra risk adverse Mark Drakeford?
@marycarver1542
11 ай бұрын
There are no longer chickens being incarcerated like this !!! They are raised in huge barns on straw etc. and are free to roam in that environment !
@richardhathaway2901
Жыл бұрын
I know you are talking about the UK but I think you will find that the whole of Europe and Asia keep their eggs out of the fridge. I was in France only last week and met a five year old little girl who was most confused because she could not understand the writing on our UK eggs. She had recently learned the meaning of all the codes that are written on the French eggs in school!
@tomro5039
11 ай бұрын
Norway keep them in fridge, has to do with durability. it has a shelf life of 3 months in the fridge vs one month at room temperature
@vinniechan
11 ай бұрын
UK is still pretty much EU standard so you should expect the same Not so sure about Asia as many countries import from elsewhere and the standards and practices vary wildly
@Futura2500
11 ай бұрын
well im english and wife is polish, the polish side of family just like my english family keep eggs in the fridge
@anthonysmith9250
11 ай бұрын
The real deal is if an egg is kept cold then it needs to stay cool. If they are kept warm then it’s safe to keep them warm. If you move them from fridges to warm and back then condensation can develop within the egg and bacteria can grow
@sailingby
Жыл бұрын
Very Interesting video, and I’m impressed by the thoroughness of your research - you’d make a good investigative journalist! Keep up the good work - leads on to another eggy question; why do the US like white eggs, and the UK (& Europe?) brown ones?
@charlestaylor3027
Жыл бұрын
feed
@tonys1636
Жыл бұрын
All down to the breed of chicken, the colour of their ears not body feathers determines the colour of the egg, brown ears brown eggs, white ears white eggs.
@sailingby
Жыл бұрын
@@tonys1636 good to know 😀 What I’m really wondering is why each country prefers different colour eggs? When I was younger, eggs in the UK where 50/50 white/brown - guess it’s a cultural thing these days - US likes sanitised ‘pure’ looking white eggs, and UK prefers ‘rustic’ looking brown eggs
@julianbarber4708
Жыл бұрын
I remember when I was a kid, you would get boxes of mixed colours, white and brown, but mostly white. It was considered lucky to get a brown egg, but no idea why.
@rickconstant6106
Жыл бұрын
At some point, during the seventies and eighties, the great British public got it into their heads that, if brown bread and brown rice are better for you, then brown eggs must be better, as well. The marketing people jumped on board, and now virtually all eggs sold are brown, despite the fact there is no nutritional difference, they just come from different breeds of hen.
@rasputinorco
Жыл бұрын
in Italy the climate is milder, even here the eggs are not washed and are found outside the refrigerated counter, but the warning is that, once you return home, put the eggs in the refrigerator, in a closed compartment, without remove them from the cardboard wrapping. Everyone has a production error, however, while for North America it is contaminating the egg, what I find is finding an egg with a feather attached to the shell, or guano residues, but in my case I can identify the lack of correct cleaning, because even in Europe we clean the eggs, but without washing them, in North America not, they all look the same, all apparently healthy. I had my own henhouse with 7 free-range hens, I opened the gates in the morning and they were not forced to return to the henhouse in the evening, they were in the middle of the woods between Liguria and Piedmont, they returned on their own; in the morning I drank the raw eggs while they were still warm, even placing my lips on the shell, maximum danger, but nothing ever happened to me, no illness; I certainly don't do that today with store eggs. 9:42 you're keeping the fridge door open too long, it annoys me
@maximushaughton2404
Жыл бұрын
One of the reasons why it's hard to find the figures for salmonella in the UK, is because we get wrapped up in the European figures, as they use the same process. Also it gives you a lager sample size.
@hairyairey
Жыл бұрын
We mainly don't have an equivalent agency to the CDC. The Food Standards Agency is close, but I don't think it collates data on food poisoning (you would think they should). Nor does the Office for National Statistics. Theoretically you could sum up the data from all the NHS trusts. There's a dull job for someone!
@maximushaughton2404
Жыл бұрын
@@hairyairey As we were members of Europe, until recently. We used the European standard. And as far as I am aware, we have not lowered the standard. That's why I said it could be wrapped up with the European figures.
@hairyairey
Жыл бұрын
@@maximushaughton2404 No, we were members of the European Union - not Europe. It would be nice if we weren't part of Europe, let's move the whole country alongside the Canine Islands.
@maximushaughton2404
Жыл бұрын
@@hairyairey I said Europe, meaning the European Union. By the way Europe is a continent, which we are also part of, and have been since the continent was formed many centuries ago, way before man stood on 2 legs. And if we were able to move, the Tories would move us just off the coast of the US.
@hairyairey
Жыл бұрын
@@maximushaughton2404 which would good if it was the southern US, it's warmer there. The European Union is not Europe though and you'll see from my other comments that Europe itself is not clearly defined. The continent is Eurasia.
@patsydf
11 ай бұрын
I'm a Brit and have always kept eggs in the fridge, it's just more convenient to have them put away somewhere and many fridges have an egg storage section anyway. If I need eggs to be room temperature then I take some out some time before needed.
@SherryAnnOfTheWest
Жыл бұрын
Eggs in the fridge don't "go bad" as fast if you don't use them up quickly. I always keep mine in the fridge so expiration dates are a little ... fluid ... around here. There ARE tests you can do at home to see if your eggs are still good ...
@MareSerenitis
Жыл бұрын
This. It's not really necessary to keep eggs in the fridge if you're dead set against it, but there is a minor time benefit to doing so. I also keep my eggs chilled for the same reason.
@geoff2504
11 ай бұрын
Float them in water. Dodgy ones sink. I think?
@PolarAnt
11 ай бұрын
I've kept eggs in a cupboard for a couple of months loads of times no problem
@PolarAnt
11 ай бұрын
@@geoff2504 That rings a bell but I don't know if there is any science behind it. Anyone know?
@katrinabryce
11 ай бұрын
@@geoff2504 Dodgy ones float.
@pdevonport7266
11 ай бұрын
British eggs are cleaned. They use a dry cleaning system which consists of basically sandpaper. Eggs are porous which means any chemical can be absorbed into the egg when it is washed as well as bacteria which can lead to a shorter shelf life and this is why North America refrigerats straight after washing.
@heatcheck3
Жыл бұрын
I am an American and keep my eggs in the pantry. Room temp eggs are better for baking, etc.
@diaxus388
Жыл бұрын
in the 90s there was a salmonella out break in the uk due to battery farm eggs, i was part of a temping team (manpower) that had to destroy 16,000 chickens due to a couple of infected eggs being found, i learnt that day that chickens can run around without a head for a while. While we may of cleaned up our act now and keep eggs in cupboards instead of fridges, there is something about this that makes me wonder, with older firdges in the UK, normaly the top rack inside the fridge door was an egg rack so we havent always kept eggs outside the fridges as evidance points otherwise
@Elwaves2925
Жыл бұрын
I'm English and my whole life our eggs have been kept in the fridge. I don't see anything changing that.
@zortzsborgnine3983
Жыл бұрын
It must be a PITA trying to cook them in the fridge.
@CdEmm50
11 ай бұрын
@@zortzsborgnine3983 ho ho ho 🤡
@juliawigger9796
11 ай бұрын
In the old days eggs were usually kept in a cold larder, then in later years in the fridge. This was because the rooster was always ran with hens. So keeping the eggs cool or cold would prevent the egg developing embryo. But nowadays roosters are not allowed to run with egg producing hens.
@howardkey1639
Жыл бұрын
Alanna, I think I like having the best of both worlds by putting my clean UK eggs in the fridge, mainly because I have always done it plus the fact my fridge has a nice little shelf in it specifically for that purpose. .🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🆒😀
@caw25sha
Жыл бұрын
Every fridge I've ever owned has had an egg holder thingy in the door.
@missharry5727
Жыл бұрын
Mine certainly does, it holds 20 eggs. My kitchen is so small there's nowhere to put eggs except in the fridge otherwise the cat would sit on them.
@howardkey1639
Жыл бұрын
@MytelegAdventures_and_naps is a FAKE ACCOUNT
@ftlpope
4 ай бұрын
I have never heard of Brits NOT putting their eggs in the fridge. Great videos.
@rnp497
Жыл бұрын
Alana does science! I Bet when you started your channel nearly 8 years ago you never thought that eggs would be a topic of research! Or that your liver would take a battering from all the cider taste tests done
@mfcabrini
11 ай бұрын
As much as possible I buy eggs from local people who keep "happy" chickens. That's harder in the winter when they stop laying unless the backyard farmers put lights in the hen house.
@bubbly_fuck
Жыл бұрын
If you rotate the eggs every 10 days they can last up to a year on the shelf (rotating stops the egg yolk touching the sides, drying out & going bad).
@Mariazellerbahn
Жыл бұрын
The two snotty bits attached to the yolk are attached to the shell before cracking open to stop the yolk touching the sides, so rotating actually breaks that "string" so rotating is therefore worse than not rotating at all.
@camera2painting
Жыл бұрын
A years supply of eggs. That is a lot of rotating.
@janakafernando4283
10 ай бұрын
The silly thing with keeping eggs in the fridge is you have to take them out for half an hour before cooking to reach room temperature. If you cook a cold egg you get uneven results, lumpy batter, and have to adjust baking times.
@krissyg7026
Жыл бұрын
Room temperature eggs are better for baking.
@bazoo513
11 ай бұрын
I work with food safety in Croatia. Salmonella contaminated eggs are practically unheard of, mostly because the focus of fighting it is keeping laying hens healthy, to the point of destroying infected flocks. Salmonella contaminated custard pastries, OTOH, are relatively common - dirty hands and work surfaces. For similar reasons we have raw milk vending machines without fear of contracting something nasty like tuberculosis from infected cows. And if some poultry farm was caught washing carcases in bleach solution, it would be a major scandal.
@andycapp3499
Жыл бұрын
You can also get salmonella from rice. I know because I didn't cook it long enough and I was ill for 3 days afterwards 🤢🤮
@TheEulerID
Жыл бұрын
What you get on rice is not salmonella, it's most commonly bacillus cereus, and it has spores which can cause food poisoning unless the rice is properly cooked and/or if it is kept warm for a long time. It's not the only such pathogen on rice, but salmonella is very unlikely. However, if you are hit be Castro-enteritus, then it might not appear any different.
@rickconstant6106
Жыл бұрын
@@TheEulerID Castro-enteritis? Is that what you get from eating Cuban food?
@IMBlakeley
5 ай бұрын
I still refrigerate my eggs, knew someone was a buyer for supermarket as I recall the expiry date was based on the customer (us) refrigerating when they got home. Saying which we never do not use our eggs within a week or two of buying.
@cdeford
Жыл бұрын
You should keep eggs in the fridge, not for safety reasons but to make them last longer. Two times as long. They will stay fresh longer at a lower consistent temperature. 'They' don't recommend keeping eggs out of the fridge. 'They' recommend keeping eggs below 20 degrees c. 'They' being the British Egg Industry Council.
@Ionabrodie69
Жыл бұрын
Rubbish….they last no longer kept in the fridge 🙄🏴
@cdeford
11 ай бұрын
@@Ionabrodie69 Just quoting the experts.
@Rjhs001
11 ай бұрын
So, let me get this straight. In the US the production process concentrates on market demand which results in the hens being kept in horrible, cruel conditions and this, in turn, results in the consumption of huge amounts of energy to wash and refrigerate the eggs. I am so happy I live in the UK.
@hairyairey
Жыл бұрын
We ARE Europeans Alanna, although arguably we're Eurasians because the boundary of Europe is somewhat vague.
@allenwilliams1306
Жыл бұрын
The boundary of Europe is not at all vague.
@geoffpriestley7310
Жыл бұрын
@@allenwilliams1306is Russia in Europe or Asia?
@hairyairey
Жыл бұрын
@@allenwilliams1306 If only you were right! Look it up, you will find multiple definitions of the boundary of Europe. At least North and South America are clearly divided by the Panama Canal, and the boundary of Africa is the Suez Canal. But where do you draw the line for Europe?
@catgladwell5684
Жыл бұрын
In fact, Europe, Asia and Africa are all joined uo.
@hairyairey
Жыл бұрын
@@catgladwell5684 well they were until we dug the Suez Canal and made a clear boundary! Never heard anyone claim the Sinai Peninsula is in Africa.
@keithpearson7539
11 ай бұрын
UK resident here... We keep our eggs in the fridge, always have done and always will do...sometimes in their original container, sometimes in an egg rack. Since you have to keep them somewhere, why not? Just seems like an extra precaution against "bad" eggs to us.
@jumperpence
10 ай бұрын
Americans wash chickens as well which is discouraged in UK
@mesparky9
11 ай бұрын
Love your vids, you make me smile.😊
@nekite1
Жыл бұрын
Fridge cold eggs are a complete no-no for cooking. Just fry a cold egg against a room temperature one, and the difference is noticeable.
@vaughanellis7866
Жыл бұрын
This is an old one, when I worked in the US I would never buy eggs in supermarkets as they wash the dammed things, Instead I'd buy direct from farms that did not wash their eggs. In the UK chickens are spray inoculated against Salmonella as chicks and the eggs are not washed to preserve the protein cuticle that is around the outside of the egg. The Americans saying that inoculated against Salmonella is expensive are talking though their butts as it only needs to be done once as chicks who are actually sprayed with the vaccine at the hatchery. As for the FDA saying there is not enough evidence that inoculating against Salmonella is effective all they have to do is look at the at the number of Salmonella cases in the UK & EU that can be traced back to eggs by the ID number on the carton of eggs which gives the farms ID number production date and best before date.
@vmitchinson
11 ай бұрын
Canada has a marketing board for poultry and eggs. This means that the producers are required to produce quantities of chickens, turkeys, etc and eggs to meet consumer demand and at a controlled price. I have never seen or purchased any eggs or poultry produced outside Canada.
@michaeldodds2722
11 ай бұрын
Eggshells are porous, therefore if you spray them with any sort of chemical you're introducing that chemical into the egg. I used to cater for a living and was told to keep my eggs refrigerated by Health And Safety inspectors. The reason supermarkets don't do this is because they turn over eggs so quickly it's not necessary - apparently.
@ordesolomons9545
11 ай бұрын
Strongly reminds me about another difference of opinion between North America and Europe. The vital importance of where to mount lights on cars. The Americans insist on rules about how high off the ground tail lights can be mounted, whilst in Europe they can be anywhere. Rules tend to develop beyond the needs for simple safety and migrate to whim.
@Derek_S
11 ай бұрын
Even though it's not necessary, I think most people still keep their eggs in the fridge in the UK once they get them home. They keep for months without any deterioration.
@Mariazellerbahn
Жыл бұрын
Why do all fridges have egg holders .... it's to put eggs in. Who knew?
@Lanser1964
Жыл бұрын
Few misconceptions, I have worked in in the poultry industry. The Edwina Currie scandal was late 80's At that time the majority of eggs were factory farmed not free-range. Since that time with the UK/EU focus on reducing salmonella in the flocks, salmonella has almost been eliminated from poultry. However nature abhors a vacuum and another bacteria replaced it, not quite as nasty, but campylobacter can still make you feel rough. Having dealt with both on the whole UK/EU food hygiene standards are higher than USFDA mostly because of industry pressure about costs in us The egg situation is also why US chicken can't be imported, they wash the chickens in bleach, which the EU banned because it can create carcinogens.
@750triton
11 ай бұрын
For about 10 years as kids, we kept hens, ducks and goats. Never had a touch of the Sam- n-Ella. Often had the milk still warm from the nanny on our breakfast cereal. Our mum made the most fulfilling Victoria sponge with duck eggs
@johnLee-qm7pm
11 ай бұрын
I remember when fridges in the UK came with an egg tray fitted on the top self of the door but now they have disappeared.
@blowfishes
11 ай бұрын
As far as I’m aware you can store eggs in a fridge or not. The washing of eggs however can force the bacteria on the outside of the shell inside. I think even though the UK isn’t exactly a pillar of health, compared to a nation that allows the chlorination of chicken meat to be sold for human consumption, I’ll trust the UK guidance.
@davidmillard2655
11 ай бұрын
I'm British and my fridge is always really cold, eggs have been in my fridge for months and never gone off. Came home to find my visiting mum had cooked a stack of my out of date eggs and nothing was wrong with them.
@Mariazellerbahn
Жыл бұрын
Salmonella can't enter the egg from outside, there is a protective membrane on the inside of the shell. Salmonella comes from the bird itself and if salmonella IS present, it doesn't come from outside of the egg.
@j.p.vanbolhuis8678
11 ай бұрын
Unless you wash the egg, and you compromise that membrane....
@colddiesel
11 ай бұрын
The Brits have the same regulations as the EU. I think that Oz copied them as well. What the lady did not mention is that about 65-70% of US hens are now vaccinated voluntarily, because the farmers do not want to run the risk of liability consequent on supplying infected eggs. I always buy the cage eggs, because the problem with free range is that you never know how old the egg is before it is collected. I noticed that the US seems to prefer white eggs as the Japanese do. However, in UK and OZ people seem to prefer brown eggs. Like it or not the big battery hen operations in the USA have a much better record of low salmonella than the small farmers.
@SuperLittleTyke
11 ай бұрын
The American system is ridiculous. Nature has provided the egg with a protective coating around the shell, but American regulations stipulate that the egg has to be washed, thus destroying the protective barrier. And then American regulators realised this process could compromise egg safety, so immediate refrigeration was deemed necessary. Crazy! I store eggs in the fridge and take one out each morning two hours before breakfast. All our commercial hens are vaccinated against salmonella anyway. Only in the coolness of winter will I buy a box of free range eggs from the farm gate and I can store them in my unheated garage, which can get as cold as a fridge. Another food item we will never import is chlorine-washed chicken, which again in America is treating the issue of possible food poisoning _after_ the production of the food, not before. American farm husbandry leaves a lot to be desired. And why do Americans insist on eating white-shelled eggs? Makes no sense.
@jonathankemp8496
11 ай бұрын
An interesting point is that factory-farmed eggs have much more fragile shells than free-range, so the washing process makes the shells even MORE fragile! Double-down on the hazard why not?
@mrgrumblebum7613
11 ай бұрын
My eggs get delivered from a local farm not three miles away, they get delivered to the front porch where they might sit for a day or two before I remember to move them indoors and I know exactly why there is no problem leaving them out but once they come indoors I keep my eggs in the fridge, not because it is needed, I've always known it's not, it's just that's where they live, they gotta live somewhere and there is a very handy drawer in the fridge which serves perfectly. There is a minor drawback of having to let them come to room temperature before using them in some fussy recipes but it's not a real problem.
@verttikoo2052
11 ай бұрын
I do that exactly for the same reasons 👍 Usually the companies that makes the fridges have a place for them. So we have been assimilated to do so.
@verttikoo2052
11 ай бұрын
Maybe it’s actually good idea to do so just in case 🤔
@verttikoo2052
11 ай бұрын
They can’t be on the counter. They are just in the wrong place.
@andywheeler6912
11 ай бұрын
Hi Alana, Loved your eggs video. You can free up some room in your fridge though by keeping your red sauce in the cupboard 😀
@mdkram
11 ай бұрын
As an American now living in Scotland, I prefer the British way. You can also get Salmonella from chicken so I wonder if they distinguish the source of Salmonella infections in both countries.
@schrodingerscat1863
11 ай бұрын
The reason eggs are refrigerated after washing is because after washing the surface of the eggs are porous allowing bacteria to get in. In the UK eggs are left with their natural coatings preventing bacteria getting into the eggs meaning they stay fresh even out of the fridge for weeks. Vaccinating the hens against salmonella also removes the risk even in intensively farmed hens. The US system does not work as evidenced by the huge numbers of people infected every year but probably makes someone a lot of money selling the egg washing machines and in the US that seems to be the important thing.
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