Tesco Eggs

[gollob]

Why do Tesco put on the Egg Boxes , Keep refridgerated after purchase yet they do not refrigerate them when they are in their shops?. Then as they have a 28 day code on them So they could be that old and not be refridgerated

[Mamyalynne]

Not a clue crazy isn't it - have never ever refrigerated eggs.

[Barmaid]

I never refrigerate my eggs. I've got eggs in my kitchen older than some policemen.

The eggs hit the shops at between 4 and 7 days after lay, but admittedly, they could be hanging around in the supermarket for a while.

[craft1948]

I never refrigerate eggs..........

[mccfluff]

i refrigerate my eggs :-)

[RATTER15]

We never refrigerate our eggs but we do tend to eat or sell them within 2 days of laying.

[LoftyLottie]

I refridgerate because we hardly eat any eggs at all. Mr LL would eat more if I bought them I suppose, but I don't like eggs. A box of 6 lasts me about a month.

Does refridgerating harm the eggs in any way. Obviously years ago people kept eggs at normal room temp. because there were no fridges.

[Barmaid]

No idea Lottie, but I keep eggs for weeks and weeks in the utility (which is reasonably cool due to having a cat flap with no flap on it).

[LoftyLottie]

Just like I keep veg. in our study (well junk room) - because it is probably colder than the fridge!!! The old wash house attached to our cottage which is north east facing!!! brrrrrrrr. Our computer is in here as well, which is why I am wrapped up as if in Siberia!!

[atalanta]

Ignore the eat-by dates for eggs. They can be perfectly edible weeks after that date, even unrefrigerated. All you have to do is sniff - you can smell a bad egg even through the shell. If you break an egg, and it doesn't look or smell really bad, it will be fine to eat, though some of its nutrients may have faded a bit.

[boxtops]

I put mine in the fridge because if I leave them out, the cats boot them off the worktop and round the floor. We take no notice of use by dates on eggs (nor many other things, either)

[snags]

''Mr LL would eat more if I bought them I suppose, but I don't like eggs''

Poor chap... deprived of the joys of 'les oeuf' purely because of your personal preferences ;-p

[LyndaB]

I do keep eggs in the fridge, but there are no sell by dates on them as I get them from my local butcher. I buy 2 dozen every four weeks, and providing I'm not doing a lot of baking they last perfectly well

[gollob]

As eggs are porous they should not be put in a fridge. This means they pick up smells or odours from other foods. This still does not explain why Tesco say the Eggs should be put in a fridge which is wrong.

[Old_Geezer]

Probably a serving suggestion.

[Robinia]

Tesco eggs are all Lion stamped so the refridgeration advice will come from them
http://www.lioneggs.co.uk/page/egg_advice

[Sir Alec]

If at all unsure about freshness, drop an egg, unbroken, into a jug of water. If it sinks, it's fresh, if it floats, it's bad.

[plautus]

From a practical point of view a refrigerated egg takes longer to boil and is much more likely to crack.

[ChuckFickens]

Eggs don't *need* to be kept refrigerated, they should be kept at a constant temperature below about 20 and the only place in most people homes this can be done is in the fridge. I always keep egg in the fridge in the summer. in the winter I often don't bother.

[Iluvspikey]

I asked this question once and the man in the supermarket said it's because domestic kitchens are smaller and warmer than supermarkets and heat contributes to eggs going off quicker and 'we' tend to leave them in warm places like the kitchen top next to the microwave and kettle/toaster etc.


Eggs and cheese - two funny things in my house - I end up using either loads and loads in one week or not use any for week or two and have to throw them.