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Who stores eggs in the fridge (UK)? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I’ve just bought a new fridge and it comes with a section to hold eggs. I’ve never stored them in the fridge since salmonella isn’t really a problem here because our chickens are vaccinated. Does anybody in the UK actually refrigerate their eggs?

As an aside, I tend to decide what goes into the fridge based on where it was in the supermarket. If they don’t refrigerate it, neither do I. So for eggs, I don’t.

Secondary question - what am I gonna use the egg holder in the fridge for now, other than maybe briefly cooling my balls?

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It's not just vaccination - European eggs aren't pressure washed like American ones to remove the protective coating.

I've honestly never understood why America does that to their eggs.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Salmonella. It's carried in chicken dung, sometimes eggs get a bit of feces on them, so the US washes them to attempt to reduce exposure.

Problem is that without the protective coating, the eggs are more permeable and susceptible to bacterial infection, hence the refrigeration.

So it's a question of whether it's better to reduce bacteria exposure or susceptibility. I am sure there's research out there with numbers indicating one works better than the other, but it's been such a long-standing thing at this point that I don't think Americans would trust unrefrigerated eggs.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

The research shows both methods are equally effective at controlling salmonella, afaik

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Both work for protecting humans. However, I believe vaccination is better overall. It also improves the quality of life of the chickens. Unfortunately, it's also (very slightly) more expensive, so America went the cheap route. The EU mandated to reduce animal cruelty, by vaccination.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

In Australia our eggs are kept in the refrigerated section in the supermarket (usually near the cheese and butter, because everyone knows eggs are dairy), and we've always put them in the fridge at home, so I guess they wash the protective coating off here too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Another reason I'm glad I'm not american or living there today

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think refrigerating eggs is inconsequential compared to the other thing that happened.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Agreed, though, it adds up.