Since this is one of the favorite and most often used in cooking products, many housewives are concerned about the question: how many eggs are stored? According to GOSTs, the shelf life of chicken eggs in food canteens is 25 days from the time of sorting (the main condition is the storage temperature from 0 to +20 ° C). Those that were stored in special refrigerators from the manufacturer (from –2 to 0 ° C) are stored for up to 90 days (humidity - 85-88%). Terms of implementation do not change throughout the year.
The optimal way to cook them depends on how many eggs are stored. During the first 7 days, they are suitable for use raw, for the preparation of "fried eggs", boiled eggs "soft-boiled" or "in a bag." With longer storage of this product with such cooking methods, there is a risk of salmonella infection.
How many eggs are stored at home? The raw product is allowed to be in the refrigerator at a temperature of from –2 to 0 ° C for 3 months, but this is provided that it is just laid eggs. And since this situation is quite rare, it is better to store them no more than 30 days. Also, do not leave them without a refrigerator for a long time. Although it is allowed to find eggs in room conditions for up to 25 days, not knowing the date of their production, you run the risk of eating a spoiled or microbe-infected egg. In room conditions they are stored for no more than a week. The ideal option for determining the date of production of eggs is to buy those on whose shells indicate the date when they were laid. But in this case, one should not be too confident in how they were stored until the time of purchase. And why buy such an affordable and inexpensive product for future use? Do not forget that the most useful are diet eggs (valid for up to 7 days).
Boiled eggs in the refrigerator can be 7-10 days. Further storage increases the risk of microbial infection and poisoning. In room conditions, such a product is stored for no more than 12 hours. Some sources indicate that boiled eggs in the refrigerator can be left for up to 20 days, and at room temperature - up to 10. Do not trust this information too much, since only the product in which antibiotics are present can really be saved at such times. Eggs are perishable, therefore, many unscrupulous producers often add antibiotics to chickens (or they prick them). Thus, they protect them from diseases and extend the shelf life of poultry products. Also, eggs on which the production date is not indicated, often come to us at the end of their shelf life, so they spoil faster. A boiled egg with a cracked shell is stored in the refrigerator for no more than 4 days.
In addition to chicken, duck, goose, quail eggs are on sale . Their shelf life varies widely. How many duck eggs are stored? You can leave them in the refrigerator for a period of not more than a week. This product is more likely to be a source of various bacteria.
Goose eggs are kept in the refrigerator for no more than a week.
The shelf life of quail eggs is much longer than chicken eggs. They can be in the refrigerator for up to 3 months. At room temperature, they persist for about a month (with an intact shell).
Egg poisoning has recently become a very common occurrence. The spoilage of this product contributes to moisture, heat and shelf life. If in doubt about the quality of the egg, break it into a separate bowl before cooking. If he has an unpleasant odor and a suspicious look, it is better to throw it away. To determine the freshness of an egg, you can dip it in water if it plunges horizontally or with a slope - it is quite fresh. The freshest of them sink to the bottom. If the egg floats on the surface or falls slightly into the water vertically - it is rotten. Such a product is better not to use.
The most sensitive to poisoning by expired or stale eggs are elderly people, children and adolescents, pregnant women. Do not use heavily soiled, old or stored with cracked shells. Eating raw or thermally poorly processed eggs increases the risk of salmonella infection and common food poisoning. In this case, a person has nausea, vomiting, fever or chills, headache, loss of strength, muscle weakness. Symptoms of the disease appear 12-48 hours after infection. If they occur, you should immediately consult a doctor.