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Will we get sick?

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Pink977 · 07/12/2024 19:39

Baked a cake. Eggs had been in the fridge previous. Since found out that the eggs I used had actually been sat out on the kitchen side from 11am-6pm when I used them for the cake. Will we get sick??!

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ChristmasRobinson · 07/12/2024 22:22

Eggs do not need to be refrigerated. The clue for this is that they aren't stored in the fridge at a supermarket.

OP I bet a million pounds you are fine.

SensitivePetal · 07/12/2024 22:26

Pink977 · 07/12/2024 21:39

I’m in the UK. British lion eggs actually say on their website thing egg info to store in the fridge as it keeps them at a constant temperature and keeps them fresher for longer. I read somewhere that eggs should be discarded if left out for longer than 2 hours after refrigeration so I panicked! It said about salmonella.

A Very, very cursory google would bring up the facts.

How do you live your life with such poor research and critical thinking skills?

SensitivePetal · 07/12/2024 22:28

RaspberryRipple2 · 07/12/2024 21:55

I keep mine in the fridge (you know, in the egg holder that comes with all Uk fridges - what on earth do you all put in yours?!)

Dont keep the packet so never consult use by dates.
Never in my life had a rotten egg.
Never had any problems baking or cooking with cold eggs.
Never had food poisoning.

where do you all put your eggs? On the side or in a cupboard? And what do you do with the egg holder shelf insert thing in the fridge?

They stay in their cardboard packaging in the cupboard. Just because a fridge has an egg compartment doesn’t compel you to use it 🤦‍♀️

WeeWigglet · 07/12/2024 22:30

Salmonella is killed by heat.
It won't survive 150*c for 20 minutes.

saveforthat · 07/12/2024 22:30

ChristmasRobinson · 07/12/2024 22:22

Eggs do not need to be refrigerated. The clue for this is that they aren't stored in the fridge at a supermarket.

OP I bet a million pounds you are fine.

Yep, this. How long do you think they have been on the shelf in the supermarket. I never store my eggs in the fridge.

SensitivePetal · 07/12/2024 22:30

Also, the reason eggs are nearly 100% safe in the UK is nothing to do with washing. It’s because all UK hens are inoculated against salmonella now.

WeeWigglet · 07/12/2024 22:32

@RaspberryRipple2
I've got one of these.
DH loves his wire chicken.

Will we get sick?
Wolfpa · 07/12/2024 22:34

You don’t need to keep eggs in the fridge in the UK just look at the supermarket who don’t store eggs in the fridge and they could have already been on the shelves for days before you bought them.

the only reasons our fridges come with egg holders is because the same fridges are sold in the US and due to different food standards eggs do need to be stored in the fridge in the US

BlondeFool · 07/12/2024 22:34

I never put my eggs in the fridge.

teatoast8 · 07/12/2024 22:36

RaspberryRipple2 · 07/12/2024 21:55

I keep mine in the fridge (you know, in the egg holder that comes with all Uk fridges - what on earth do you all put in yours?!)

Dont keep the packet so never consult use by dates.
Never in my life had a rotten egg.
Never had any problems baking or cooking with cold eggs.
Never had food poisoning.

where do you all put your eggs? On the side or in a cupboard? And what do you do with the egg holder shelf insert thing in the fridge?

My eggs go in the cupboard. Don't need them in the fridge

Mwnci123 · 07/12/2024 22:37

We never refrigerate eggs and have never been sick.

EmmaEmEmz · 07/12/2024 22:38

SaagAloopa · 07/12/2024 22:17

I keep them in the fridge

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Ok.... and your point is?

SmudgeButt · 07/12/2024 22:44

There are eggs holders for the fridge because the same fridges are sold in the US. The eggs are processed differently there and it's safer for them to put them in the fridge than to leave them on the counter. Your eggs, assuming you are in the UK, would be fine.

fyi - even in the US there are recipes that state "leave the eggs out of the fridge to get to room temperature" so you'll def be ok.

oviraptor21 · 07/12/2024 22:45

EmmaEmEmz · 07/12/2024 22:16

It's not really normal to keep them in a fridge in the UK. I've never met anyone that has done that because there's no need to, and eggs are better cooked from room temp.

Ours are kept in an egg basket on the side or if no one can be arsed to put them in there, left in the box in the cuoboard or on that side.

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I've never met anyone who doesn't keep their eggs in the fridge!
Just seems easier to me. They keep longer. Just let them get to room temperature before baking.

dementedpixie · 07/12/2024 22:46

Pink977 · 07/12/2024 21:39

I’m in the UK. British lion eggs actually say on their website thing egg info to store in the fridge as it keeps them at a constant temperature and keeps them fresher for longer. I read somewhere that eggs should be discarded if left out for longer than 2 hours after refrigeration so I panicked! It said about salmonella.

The 2 hour thing will be advice for the USA as they wash their eggs. Also UK hens are vaccinated against salmonella.

MereDintofPandiculation · 07/12/2024 22:52

Pink977 · 07/12/2024 21:39

I’m in the UK. British lion eggs actually say on their website thing egg info to store in the fridge as it keeps them at a constant temperature and keeps them fresher for longer. I read somewhere that eggs should be discarded if left out for longer than 2 hours after refrigeration so I panicked! It said about salmonella.

Yes, it’s to keep them at a constant temperature, that’s all. Elsewhere on the site it says they should be kept below 20deg,

The 2 hour thing may have been for eggs that have already been cracked and aren’t any longer protected by their shell

MereDintofPandiculation · 07/12/2024 22:53

oviraptor21 · 07/12/2024 22:45

I've never met anyone who doesn't keep their eggs in the fridge!
Just seems easier to me. They keep longer. Just let them get to room temperature before baking.

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How do you know? Have you had eggs go off?

MereDintofPandiculation · 07/12/2024 22:54

SensitivePetal · 07/12/2024 22:30

Also, the reason eggs are nearly 100% safe in the UK is nothing to do with washing. It’s because all UK hens are inoculated against salmonella now.

The not washing is to stop them going rotten.

OchonAgusOchonOh · 07/12/2024 22:55

Bjorkdidit · 07/12/2024 20:22

OP questions like this baffle me.

When did people start to think eggs (and butter) needed to kept in the fridge or else they'd turn into poison in a few hours. WTF has that come from?

In my entire life of over 50 years I've never put eggs in the fridge. As it happens I've just had some that were 2 days out of date when I cooked them so had probably been out of the fridge for around a month and they were fine. As was I.

I only start to get concerned if they're a month out of date and then I just do the float test. Eggs are fine months after the bbd.

Hayley1256 · 07/12/2024 22:56

If there british lion eggs they are vaccinated against salmonella. It says to store at less than 20 degrees for freshness and quality- nothing about them making you ill of you don't stick to that. It also says to take them out of the fridge 30 mins before cooking so the shells don't crack. There on supermarket shells for ages before people buy them. Unless you left them on on a radiator for 5 hours I'm sure they were fine. Even in tje summer I don't keep eggs in the fridge

InWithThePlums · 07/12/2024 23:03

SensitivePetal · 07/12/2024 22:26

A Very, very cursory google would bring up the facts.

How do you live your life with such poor research and critical thinking skills?

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Aw that’s harsh. Everyone has something they believe that turns out to be a load of bollocks, usually because they’ve half remembered something they’ve read.

The OP had me scared for a second because I’ve never refrigerated an egg in my life. Mind you, I’m also not dead.

VegTrug · 07/12/2024 23:04

Hurdlin · 07/12/2024 19:44

Eggs should never be kept in the fridge.

You then baked the cake in a hot oven.

Absolutely fine.

Whilst I agree with your overall point that the eggs will be fine, them being cooked in a hot oven makes zero difference. E-Coli & salmonella is heat resistant. That's why people still get food poisoning from fully cooked food!

Sassysia · 07/12/2024 23:06

Pink977 · 07/12/2024 21:39

I’m in the UK. British lion eggs actually say on their website thing egg info to store in the fridge as it keeps them at a constant temperature and keeps them fresher for longer. I read somewhere that eggs should be discarded if left out for longer than 2 hours after refrigeration so I panicked! It said about salmonella.

We never put our eggs in the fridge and we are still here to tell the tale!

Rachie1973 · 07/12/2024 23:07

Eggs don’t need to be in the fridge and they don’t need date stamps.

SALaw · 07/12/2024 23:09

Where were they in the shop when you bought them?