Eggs do have a long shelf life regardless of where they’re kept but they can quickly deteriorate in freshness when stored in certain places.
When an egg broken onto a flat surface has a watery, spread-out white, this usually indicates that the egg is stale.
While this is hard to determine without cracking them open, there is a way to prevent it from happening in the first place.
And that can be done by swapping the countertop for the cool environment of the fridge, according to storage experts at Clossy.
The Irish storage solutions company claimed that although it’s not necessary as per Food Safety Authority advice, the fridge is key to keeping eggs at their best.
A spokesperson at Clossy said: “The secret to storing eggs for optimum freshness, and to prevent them from spoiling, is keeping the temperature consistent.
“This is why the best place to store your eggs is in the fridge. Eggs stored in the fridge last twice as long as eggs stored at room temperature.”
But it’s not as simple as placing the carton on the shelf. A little more thought needs to be put into exactly where in the appliance the versatile ingredients are kept.
The storage expert warned – “never store eggs in the fridge door”, adding: “Although many fridges are designed with egg trays on the door, this is, in fact, the worst place you can store them because of inconsistency in temperatures.
“It’s recommended to store your eggs in the middle shelves, where the temperature is most consistent.”
This can be done by keeping the eggs in their original carton or, even better, swapping the porous container for an airtight version instead.
Something like the Clossy Stackable Egg bin would work well and make the most of the space in the fridge, but anything along these lines is suitable.
Of course, many people may argue that the fridge is not the right place for eggs considering they are often unrefrigerated in supermarkets, but there’s good reason for this.
In the UK and Ireland, the advise is that retailers should keep eggs at ambient temperature to prevent condensation from forming on the cold eggs on the transport home from the shops, but the consumer should refrigerate the eggs once home.
