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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 4, 2016 15:39:24 GMT
I was going to do some baking today, but...I went to Publix a couple of days ago and forgot to put the eggs away. I have a long desk/counter space in the kitchen and the eggs got wedged in next to the printer and overlooked. I went to grab them out of the refrigerator and realized at that point that somehow they got missed. Darn. Overnight? Probably wouldn't even think about it, but three days? Not sure. What do you guys think? Oh, and these are just regular old eggs. Not organic, not from the farmer's market, just eggs.
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Post by christine58 on Jul 4, 2016 15:41:56 GMT
Toss them
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Post by oldcrow on Jul 4, 2016 15:42:18 GMT
When I was little we didn't have a fridge for several years. So our eggs were never in the fridge but I don't know for how long.
So I guess I am no help.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2016 15:43:28 GMT
I'd toss them.
It's not just you with eggs..I bought a dozen yesterday and went to put them away and dropped the whole lot.
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Post by paget on Jul 4, 2016 15:44:38 GMT
If they were refrigerated when you bought them they need to go. I've read that after eggs are refrigerated they need to remain that way - leaving them out will facilitate bacteria growth. I looked it up again and it said eggs that have been refrigerated can't be left out more than two hours. Sorry!
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Post by elaine on Jul 4, 2016 15:46:15 GMT
Toss them!
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Post by Miss Cleo on Jul 4, 2016 15:46:50 GMT
Eggs that have never been refrigerated do not need to be refrigerated. However, once the eggs have been refrigerated they must continue to be refrigerated.
Toss them.
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Post by GiantsFan on Jul 4, 2016 15:48:54 GMT
Eggs can be left out, but only a week after laying AND if they haven't already been refrigerated.
Most store bought eggs are refrigerated and last 30-45 days. Although I toss after 30.
Sorry, but if I were you I'd toss them.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 4, 2016 16:13:17 GMT
You guys are a serious buzz kill. That's what I figured. Darn it all. No brownies for me.
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Post by its me mg on Jul 4, 2016 16:18:00 GMT
When in doubt, throw it out! Sorry about the brownies!
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Post by mom on Jul 4, 2016 16:25:14 GMT
Not much fazes me about leaving things out - but eggs? Yeah. Toss them.
I've heard of people using applesauce as an egg substitute in baking. Any change you have some of that on hand? (I dont know if it works - i just wanted you to have your brownies!)
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Post by joelise on Jul 4, 2016 16:26:58 GMT
I must be the odd one out here. I never keep my eggs in the fridge and sometimes it's several weeks until I used them!
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Post by stargazer on Jul 4, 2016 16:28:48 GMT
I must be the odd one out here. I never keep my eggs in the fridge and sometimes it's several weeks until I used them! I'm with you joelise. Our eggs live in the garage (on top of a fridge ironically). I've never refrigerated eggs & have never had a problem.
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Post by raindancer on Jul 4, 2016 16:31:11 GMT
It depends where you live. If you live in the US the washing process is the issue and all store bought eggs need to be refrigerated. In Europe, my understanding, is this is different.
If you put eggs in the fridge in Europe and then left them out again later it wouldnt matter. It's not the temperature change that allows for bacteria growth, it's washing off the protective coating that does this.
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Post by cannes on Jul 4, 2016 16:34:03 GMT
It depends where you live. If you live in the US the washing process is the issue and all store bought eggs need to be refrigerated. In Europe, my understanding, is this is different. My understanding is the same. The eggs that our chickens lay we don't refrigerate and they'll stay on the counter for two weeks or so before getting used. Store bought eggs we always keep in the fridge.
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Post by refugeepea on Jul 4, 2016 16:39:45 GMT
You guys are a serious buzz kill. That's what I figured. Darn it all. No brownies for me. If you are the daring type, go for it!
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Post by joelise on Jul 4, 2016 16:40:48 GMT
It depends where you live. If you live in the US the washing process is the issue and all store bought eggs need to be refrigerated. In Europe, my understanding, is this is different. If you put eggs in the fridge in Europe and then left them out again later it wouldnt matter. It's not the temperature change that allows for bacteria growth, it's washing off the protective coating that does this. This makes sense. I've just googled it and apparently in the UK most of our eggs are Lion branded which means they are guaranteed free from salmonella so therefore safe to leave unrefridgerated.
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Post by jp1989 on Jul 4, 2016 16:43:40 GMT
Definitely throw away. Not worth getting food poisoning. If it's any consolation, I left out four gourmet hamburger patties this week and some deli roast beef.
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Post by raindancer on Jul 4, 2016 16:44:56 GMT
It depends where you live. If you live in the US the washing process is the issue and all store bought eggs need to be refrigerated. In Europe, my understanding, is this is different. If you put eggs in the fridge in Europe and then left them out again later it wouldnt matter. It's not the temperature change that allows for bacteria growth, it's washing off the protective coating that does this. This makes sense. I've just googled it and apparently in the UK most of our eggs are Lion branded which means they are guaranteed free from salmonella so therefore safe to leave unrefridgerated. Yeah the US has a huge salmonella problem but we like to use crazy tactics to make people feel safe. even though there are far better ways to precent salmonella spread from poultry products, as the UK has demonstrated nicely.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 4, 2016 17:08:50 GMT
It depends where you live. If you live in the US the washing process is the issue and all store bought eggs need to be refrigerated. In Europe, my understanding, is this is different. My understanding is the same. The eggs that our chickens lay we don't refrigerate and they'll stay on the counter for two weeks or so before getting used. Store bought eggs we always keep in the fridge. This is what I've read too. Our freshly laid, unrefrigerated eggs usually sit out on the counter for a couple days before we get around to putting them away. My sister has chickens too and she leaves the eggs sitting out until she needs them. But once they've been refrigerated they need to stay refrigerated. I'd toss them and buy new, and since you have to go back to the store anyway just buy a pan of brownies while you're there.
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Post by PLurker on Jul 4, 2016 17:16:49 GMT
Darn it, I left the eggs out
Darn it. Somehow this got into my brian.......and now it's stuck now! and I don't even remember remembering that song.
"Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again ...
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jul 4, 2016 17:55:06 GMT
I'd use them! (In fact I did the same last night and we used them today in a quiche)!
If eggs are bad, the float--so test by putting them in a bowl of water.
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Post by gale w on Jul 4, 2016 18:07:10 GMT
Store bought eggs have had the protective coating removed so they have to be refrigerated. I wouldn't use them.
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Post by lurkingsince2001 on Jul 4, 2016 18:15:10 GMT
I can't even bring myself to let eggs come to room temp for baking recipes that call for it.
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Post by scrappinghappy on Jul 4, 2016 18:16:03 GMT
It depends where you live. If you live in the US the washing process is the issue and all store bought eggs need to be refrigerated. In Europe, my understanding, is this is different. If you put eggs in the fridge in Europe and then left them out again later it wouldnt matter. It's not the temperature change that allows for bacteria growth, it's washing off the protective coating that does this.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 4, 2016 18:21:29 GMT
You guys are a serious buzz kill. That's what I figured. Darn it all. No brownies for me. If you are the daring type, go for it! I tend to be fairly fast and loose with the 'rules' but three days of no refrigeration in Central Florida in the summer? I don't know-I keep my house at 78 and I would guess that probably isn't good.
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Post by Miss Ang on Jul 4, 2016 18:22:57 GMT
I'm from the camp that says "I would eat that." on 90% of the threads here. But store bought eggs out for 3 days, even I wouldn't eat that.
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Post by raindancer on Jul 4, 2016 19:15:56 GMT
I'd use them! (In fact I did the same last night and we used them today in a quiche)! If eggs are bad, the float--so test by putting them in a bowl of water. I don't believe the float test is an indication of bacterial contamination.
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Post by lucyg on Jul 4, 2016 19:30:28 GMT
I like to live dangerously and I would use them without a second thought if they'd been left out overnight. But three days in the Florida heat? Okay, even I would toss them. You probably win a prize, because this may be the first time I ever said toss it in a Would You Eat This? thread.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 4, 2016 21:47:15 GMT
I like to live dangerously and I would use them without a second thought if they'd been left out overnight. But three days in the Florida heat? Okay, even I would toss them. You probably win a prize, because this may be the first time I ever said toss it in a Would You Eat This? thread. I hope the prize is eggs. or brownies.
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