How do you store eggs?

[AfterTheRainComesSun]

I have only ever kept eggs in the fridge and I was reading that keeping them outside of the fridge could result in them being exposed to changes in temperature and could become unsafe. I see a lot of very cute egg storage items for the kitchen counter though and MIL always keeps them in the kitchen counter too.
I have seen a beautiful ceramic hen pot for eggs storage that I'd love to buy (lol) but I'm thinking it's probably not the best way of storing them?

If you're in the UK, there's no need to refrigerate your eggs. They're not washed before they're sold, so the shells retain their protective bloom. They can be safely stored in a cupboard or on a shelf, and will keep for weeks. Just don't wash the eggs yourself, unless you're about to use them.

It's dfferent in the US, where all eggs are washed before they're sold, removing the bloom, and resulting in them having to be refrigerated.

I have hens that lay a lot of eggs, so I use a helter skelter so that I use the eggs in order of date laid.

If you keep eggs in the fridge they crack when you boil them.
Ours live in what DS calls an egg house on the kitchen counter

I keep mine in the fridge. I dont think you actually have to but it just makes me feel safer lol!

Keep mine in the kitchen cupboard- never in the fridge, never had any problems and they last for ages

I keep mine in the fridge purely for convenience because there is an egg tray in there.

At work I keep a box in the cupboard. If I kept them in the cupboard at home someone would knock the box off and I don't want my worktops cluttered.

I keep mine in the fridge. Every fridge I've ever owned has had an egg tray in the door!
My kitchen is South facing so the eggs would cook in the Summer if left out on the worktop. I've just boiled 2 eggs for my lunch straight from the fridge and they didn't crack.

I keep them in a cupboard. Even when it was 30+ degrees here a couple of weeks ago I still didn't feel the need to put the eggs in the fridge.

I eat them raw quite frequently (can't resist cake mix) and haven't had any issues at all.

Me too!!

I love the helter skelter, it gives me a ridiculous amount of joy just getting an egg from it and watching the rest roll down 😂

Supermarkets are meticulous about food safety & maintaining the ‘cold chain’ for perishable products. They don’t refrigerate eggs, so why on earth would anyone refrigerate them at home?

cupboard, never fridge. American eggs need kept in a fridge.

You do know how to check they are safe, don't you, OP?

Put them in water. If they float, they are off. If they bob, they're on the turn. If they stand up they're fine; if they lie down, they are very fresh.

That's all you need.

Oh, and the counter is just fine.

I think storing in the fridge (in UK) actually increase salmonella risk as when they are moved from fridge to room temperate condensation forms and those water droplets can make it into your food causing illness.

@Libertass I think it's not much about fridge or not but more about keeping the temperature stable. They need to be stored in a cool, dry place and the supermarket always has the same fresh temperature whereas a kitchen could get quite hot with the hob, oven, sun from the window etc...

Would a ceramic pot with a lid keep the temperature fresh you reckon? I am in love with a ceramic hen, do you know the ones?

@SummaLuvin god, so much to worry about😅

tbh my waitrose eggs say "keep refrigerated after purchase"

I thought egg shells were porous and sucjlk up flavors from the fridge that's why we don't put them in there

I have a helter-skelter too and excess eggs in a box in the cupboard featuring egg holders extracted from my last 3 fridges. They're usually removable!

Kitchen counter. My fridge is crowded as it usually! I do make sure not to buy eggs that have been previously refrigerated.

The reason it says keep refrigerated is because supermarkets can regulate the temperature of their store. That is why they are on the shelf, not in the fridge section, it is safe to store them out of the fridge. Some kitchens get very hot when cooking so to cover all kitchens it will say to refrigerate.

I have never put mine in the fridge but I also store them out of direct sunlight and my kitchen is north facing. Americans deal with temperatures hitting 40 degrees in some places so of course they refrigerate their eggs. Not all homes have air con.

Mine are in a wire basket so I can see how many we have left. We are a house of egg lovers.

After the salmonella controversy in 1988 we were told to keep eggs in the fridge. I’ve kept them there ever since.

Mine go in the fridge but i think those cermaic hens are usually quite thick, I think the temperature would be stable in there unless it's very very hot.

@SirenSays I might just buy it and use it for something else lol, it's too cute!

Have kept mine on the counter my entire life and never died. I've literally never put an egg in the fridge.

If in doubt about the freshness, drop in cold water. If it sinks and lies on the bottom on its side it's fine, if it sinks stands up on one end on the bottom it's old but still edible, if it floats it's gone bad.