"Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
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> "Rich" > wrote in message
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>> "Del Cecchi" > wrote in message
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>>> "Gal Called Jani" > wrote in message
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>>>> One time on Usenet, "Staycalm" >
>>>> said:
>>>>
>>>>> My name's Liz and I've been lurking here off and on for a long time.
>>>>> Picked
>>>>> up a whole lot of great recipes but thought I might start posting now
>>>>> and
>>>>> then - mostly with questions - as there's always too much I don't
>>>>> know. I'm
>>>>> a one pot or minimalist cook who never has enough time for anything
>>>>> complicated. I love my slow cooker.
>>>>>
>>>>> Question: if I cook hard-boiled eggs how long can I keep them in the
>>>>> fridge?
>>>>
>>>> Welcome Liz! And I try to use up my hard-cooked eggs within a week...
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jani in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~
>>>> "The ships hung in the sky in much the same
>>>> way that bricks don't" - D. Adams, HGTTG
>>>
>>> The raw ones keep for like a month. Hard to see that hard boiling would
>>> decrease that time, unless they crack.
>>>
>>
>> Boiling an egg removes the waxy coating that helps defend against the
>> entry of bacteria. Also, raw eggs are still living . . . boiled eggs are
>> dead.
>>
>> Food safety is not the only issue here. Fresh flavor is lost with time as
>> well.
>>
>
> A raw egg is not alive unless it is fertilized, and then only a small part
> of it- the embryo - is alive. Freshness is a concern but it is a taste
> concern and not a safetly concern.
>
>
> --
> Peter Aitken
>
> Remove the crap from my email address before using.
>

I stand corrected. Of course you are right.

--Rich