Eggs: How long to they keep out of the shell?

[Martinjmpr]

Sorry if this has been asked, but if I crack some eggs into a sealed plastic container and then put it in the fridge, how long can I expect the eggs to last? I'm assuming that even minor contact with the air will accellerate spoilage, right?

Reason I might want to do this is to be able to carry eggs without having to worry about them breaking. I don't care if the yolk breaks, everything I cook would be with a scrambled egg anyway.

 

[jimi breeze]

Good question. I read in a book about solo navigation around the world (sailboat) that you could seal the air from the egg by dipping in wax. The wax apparently seals the microscopic membrane of the egg from air thus prolonging shelf life by months.
I believe he was planning on getting three months worth without refrigeration. Test it now while your still home.

 

[njtacoma]

I am curious about this as well.

I read a great article 1.5 years ago, that did a test of the various ways to store an egg in the shell. There wasn't a significant difference in the methods if the eggs were stored at room temperature.

Are you planning to still cook the eggs in a pan or cook them in the plastic bag with boiling water? If so what type of bags are you using?

 

[4x4x4doors]

For blown eggs, After blowing out the egg, refrigerate the contents and use within two to four days; cook thoroughly before eating.

Same website says you can freeze up a year.

http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/food/food_safety/handling/hgic3507.html

 

[2scars]

before electricity

they used a practice called "waterglassing" similar to waxing, but easier it sounds and you don't have hot wax to sort of cook them first. That is how farmers and such would keep eggs over the winter when the hens stopped laying, back when things were still natural.

Other than that I would use one of the little yellow holders you get from an outdoor supply house or whatever. Maybe freeze dried eggs.

Brandon

 

[Martinjmpr]

I am curious about this as well.

I read a great article 1.5 years ago, that did a test of the various ways to store an egg in the shell. There wasn't a significant difference in the methods if the eggs were stored at room temperature.

Are you planning to still cook the eggs in a pan or cook them in the plastic bag with boiling water? If so what type of bags are you using?

Not sure yet. Zip loc omelets are great, and cleanup is super easy!

 

[MadMedic]

I saw this site a while ago http://cookiecrumbsandsawdust.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/another-camping-tip.html?m=1 only problem is that it doesn't mention how long they may last, with it though i suppose it would be common sense and use your sense of smell and taste and cook it thoroughly

 

[Ramjet]

Eggs by nature are hermetically sealed. Once you crack them, they can go bad quickly even refrigerated. Your best bet is keeping them in the shell.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Not sure yet. Zip loc omelets are great, and cleanup is super easy!

Im also a zip loc omelet guy for all the same reasons

Once your eggs are broken you are good for 2-3 days. Cold is your friend when it comes to time.

I normally crack them open willingly prior to leaving into a watertight container.

If it smells bad........

 

[Scoutn79]

I have used this design for decades. Even used them backpacking jambed into a pack and never broke an egg.
http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-Egg-C...395263992&sr=8-2&keywords=egg+carrier+camping
You want to get large not extra large eggs as the extra large ones can be too big and get broken closing the container.

Darrell

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

I have used this design for decades. Even used them backpacking jambed into a back and never broke an egg.
http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-Egg-C...395263992&sr=8-2&keywords=egg+carrier+camping
You want to get large not extra large eggs as the extra large ones can be too big and get broken closing the container.

Darrell

I found using a container your egg selection is critical. The chickens that supply us with eggs are not very good with creating the same sizes regularly.

 

[cruisertoy]

I've got 6 chickens and have read the same thing about the natural coating on eggs that seal them. People all over the world leave them out on the counter or have them out in a hot market. You also have to figure that a hen sits on an egg for something like 21 days at 100 degrees. If at any point in that process the contents were rotting you wouldn't end up with little chicks.

 

[SoCal Tom]

You can also by egg beaters or other prebroken eggs. I think they are pasteurized so they have a decent shelf life
Tom

 

[photo_i]

The One Thousand Dozen by Jack London

http://www.classicreader.com/book/570/1/

 

[peneumbra]

Well, you could just let them turn into chickens and then they'd probably be good for, oh, six or seven years...