Nancy2 wrote:
> kilikini wrote:

>
> Kili, to add to my previous post - you can tell if there are any stuck
> eggs, by opening up the carton and running your hand lightly over the
> top of the eggs to make sure they all move in the carton. Often, the
> cashier will do this anyway to make sure you don't have any broken
> ones. (Hmm, I guess I should wash them before using....)
>
> N.


I've never seen a cashier open an egg carton going through checkout in
my life. I guess they figure you're buying the eggs, you check.
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>
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And what Sheldon says is true.


Unless purchased direct from the farmer eggs sold in the US have
already had their shells washed, sanitized, and coated with a
protectorate... any home washing will only help cause contamination.




If I am unfortunate enough to get a cracked egg after checking the
carton, I trash it. No telling how long it's been sitting there with a
crack and I just don't want to take the chance of getting sick. Eggs
are too cheap to risk it.