I left a carton of eggs out overnight

[textbookcase]

They are probably okay.

[Deleted]

They are fine. Keep them.

[Deleted]

They are fine.

[TrickyBob]

They are fine.

[fuckyourcouch]

they're fine

[toepick]

Totally fine. Don't even worry about it. Some people store eggs on the counter.

[usuallylurking]

They are fine - they don't need to be refrigerated.

[Dezi]

Keep them, they're fine. Growing up in England eggs on the counter is totally normal to me.

[Deleted]

Nah, they are fine. I've waited a couple days before collecting eggs from the hens, so some of the eggs sat outside for 24 hrs. They are always fine.

[Deleted]

I'd keep them.

[bex1973]

I probably would use them but I do know that while eggs can be left out once they have been in the fridge (like in the store) they should stay there. We get them from the Amish & they don't refridgerate (duh) so they told us it'd be fine if we didn't.

[sunshineray]

Well I learned something today. Who knew?!

[angelaa73]

I would toss. But I am just weird about eggs

[latte]

I would feed them to MH, but I wouldn't eat them myself. I am generous like that.

[meggers5]

I would throw them out.

In many places they don't refridgerate eggs, but once they have been refridgerated they need to stay that way.

Eggs in the UK are are never kept cold, so they're ok on the counter.

[karmasabiotch]

I've never heard of people not keeping them in the fridge. I'm shocked.

[Jalapeñomel]

Eggs are not stored in the fridge here. You buy them right by the check out, on a shelf.

[tdk2]

Apr 19, 2013 13:29:31 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

I personally would not use them, but if you are less strict about food safety than I am, you could crack one and see if it smells.

It's true that in many countries, eggs are not refrigerated. But during processing in the U.S., the eggs' natural protective coating is washed off.

lol, my parents researched that after their visit to Australia.  They were very surprised eggs weren't kept in the fridge there.  It used to freak me out, but I got used ot it.

It has also made me a little less concerned if eggs sit out for a little bit.  And I'm like super food safety conscious.


In other words, even I think you're fine and I'm a little bit of a freak about things having any potential contamination. 

[snickers]

I would throw them out. I wouldn't want to risk it, but I am emetophobic so that's probably why.

[walterismydog]

I don't know what I would do. The fact that they were previously refrigerated would give me pause.

[dragonfly08]

You can always test them. Put an egg in a container of water...a fresh egg will sink, a bad egg will float.

[idoinjuly]

I'm surprised that so many people say it's ok. I would have tossed them, but now I will have to rethink that next time I leave mine out. I'm guilty of making eggs in the morning and rushing out the door without remembering to put them back.

[lsea0323]

Learned something new today. I would have said to toss them for sure.

[Deleted]

I had NO idea eggs don't have to be refrig; I wouldn't have thought twice about throwing them out. Huh.

[TrickyBob]

There's something about if they sweat, you should toss them. But almost anything that warms up is going to sweat, but I've left eggs out for awhile when baking something and needing room temp eggs. I'd grab however many and set them out with the butter to warm up.

I'd say that if you had left them out for a few days, toss.

Hell, I once forgot about MILK and let it out for a few hours, un-opened (brand new). I still used it for what I needed it for. But then I tossed it. Either way, milk is more unstable than eggs and I lived to tell you this incredibly boring story.

[Jalapeñomel]

Milk is also kept on the shelf here before it's opened.

[TrickyBob]

Apr 19, 2013 17:04:16 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Milk is also kept on the shelf here before it's opened.

Shut up with your logical shit Jal. LOL

I know our stores keep rice milk and coconut milk on the shelf but cow milk is kept cold. 

[Jalapeñomel]

To be fair (I realize I use this term a lot, lol), it is UHT milk, so I think that's why it can be kept on the shelf.

[TrickyBob]

Apr 19, 2013 17:12:35 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

To be fair (I realize I use this term a lot, lol), it is UHT milk, so I think that's why it can be kept on the shelf.

At the risk of sounding stupid; what is UHT?

[Jalapeñomel]

Not stupid: ultra high temperature